HOMILIES ON THE EPISTLES TO TIMOTHY, TITUS, AND PHILEMON. INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Aaron, those that rebelled against, perished, 482. Abraham, riches of, in what they con sisted, 447; concealed his pur pose about Isaac, 458. Activity, needful in our spiritual course, 517. Adam, in what sense not deceived, 435- Admonition, not meant to grieve, but to correct, 414. Age, failings of, 531. Aged, the, not to be rebuked but ad vised, 450. Alexander, persecuted St. Paul, 514. Almsgiving, blessings of, 455 ; objects of, ib. ; communion in, 479; fail ure in, enough to cast into hell, 498; must become a habit, 499; mercifully ordained, ib.; meant to detach from love of riches, 542; effects of, extend to all, ib. ; the chief of virtues, ib.; the mother of love, ib.; the ladder fixed to heaven, ib. Alms, to be dispensed by ourselves, 455; make way for prayer, 479; ofno avail iffrom wrongful gains, 498 ; to avail,must be ofourown, 500; a good inheritance, 504; benefit the giver more than the receiver, 541 ; bind together the body of Christ, 542; blessed ef fects of, ib. Androgeus, story of, 538. Angels, saw the Son, with men, through the Incarnation, 442; Timothy charged before the,464; the elect, who, ib. Apostleship, dignity of the, 408. Apostles, preaching of the, assailed, not their lives, 439 ; power of the, 516; power ofour Lord exercised through, 517 (note); manner of life of, 523. Appearing, the love of the, of Christ, 512. Apphia, 547. Aratus, quoted by St. Paul, 528. Archippus, 547. Asia, Church and people of, com mitted to Timothy, 461; many in Rome from, 484. Athenians, admitted new gods, 528. Avarice, a lust, 430; inexcusable, 536. Balaam, a prophet, though a wicked man, 482. Barochabel, 551 (note). Baptism, the anointing of, 415. Baths, considered too luxurious for very devout persons, 499 (note). Beauty, right use of, 421 ; increases trials of modesty, 422; want of, no reproach, ib.; has no advan tages, ib. ; imaginary, not in na ture of things, 479; moral, alone real, ib. Bishopric, of those who desire a, 522. Bishop, character of a, 437; office of, may be desired from love to the Church, ib. ; vigilant, 438 ; to be instant in his duties night and day, ib. ; the husband of one wife, 437, 438 (note) ; must be blameless, 438; apt to teach, ib. ; no smiter, ib. ; not to smite the consciences of others, ib. ; why the highest attainments not required of, 439; one to preside in every city, 438; to exhibit good order in his own house, 439; not to be a new convert, ib. ; must be well reported of all, ib. Bishops, must know how to manage their household, 408; superior to priests only in power of ordina tion, 441 ; set over and to be feared by all, 461 ; continually slandered wrongfully, 522; dan gers and difficulties of, ib. ; must regard their health for the Church s sake, 523. Blasphemy, produced by ill living, 532. Books, of St. Paul, 514. Brutality, of mankind before Christ s coming, 538. Bulimy, disease called, 502. Cain, offense of, 498. Canker, false doctrine compared to a, . 493- Children, good bringing up of, brings its own reward, 436; great re sponsibilities of those who have, 437; to be well trained from the first, ib. ; greatest care to be taken in choice of tutors for, ib. Children, The Three, example of, 543- Christ, great strength required to bear the name of, 416; true disciples of, the admiration of angels, 417; apathy of men towards, 418; friends preferred before, ib, ; died for the heathen, 431; His suffering a testimony, ib. , mean ing of His directions about prayer (Matt. vi. 6), 432; love of, not returned by us, 431; should put us to shame, ib. ; con descension of, 463; sacramental union with, 464; the good con fession, 471; unoriginated, ib.; cannot be seen in His divine apart from His human nature, ib., note; the cross of, a remedy against shame, 480; power of, shown when His servants are oppressed, 491 ; dying with, a pledge of life with, 492; how to suffer for, 512; why ministered to by others, 542. " Christ, through," meaning of the phrase, 418. Christians, must learn, and obey, and doubt not, 410; not freed only from punishment, but gifted with immense privileges, 418; must not pray against each other, 427 ; engaged in a contest, 424; bid to pray everywhere, 432; bad, hinder conversion of heathen, 440; how dead with Christ, 492;