HOMILIES ON TIMOTHY, TITUS, AND PHILEMON. honor God, ib. ; if he teach her esy not to be obeyed, 482; a, by his office, a spiritual father, 483; intercession of, ib, ; wicked, im pairs not God s work, 481 ; an angel of the Lord, ib. ; his words, not his own, but God s, 482 ; God worketh through evil, 483. Priesthood, dignity of the, 423; re sponsibility of the, 483 (note). Priests, anointing of, typical of in ward virtue, 41 5 ; but instruments of God, 483; Christ in His, their words His, ib. Principles for solving difficulties of God s doings, 507. Priscilla, her zeal, 515. Proclamation, the Gospel a, from God, 5.21- Promise of God eternal, 520. Prophets, false, 511. Prophecy, not of future things only, but of present, 423; used of teaching, 449. Prosperity, real, shared fairly even now by good and bad, 411. Psalmody, of the monks, 456. Punishment, the saints rejoice not in, of the evil, but the Gospel re quires it, 514; all who will may escape, 557. Pure, all things pure to the, 529. Purification, many means of, 549. Purity, in what it consists, 433; true, cannot be defiled from without, 530; what real, consists in, 499; outward, attainable by the most wicked, ib. Questioning, uselessness of, 467; in consistent with faith, ib. Ransom, meaning of, 431. Reasoning, evil effects of, 424. Reading, diligent, necessary for teach ers, 450. Rebuke, offensive, especially of the old, 450 ; careful enquiry neces sary before, 461. Regeneration, by grace, 538. Relations, affection to, necessary, 453; cannot be neglected without de nial of the faith, ib. Religion, to be without show, or pa rade, 527. Repetition, of the same subjects not annoying to those who practice them, 428. Reproof, discretion required for, 450; to be tempered with exhortation, 510. Republic of Plato, 539 (note). Resurrection, of those who said it was past, 493. Retribution, not here, but hereafter, 411; future, accounts for pros perity of the wicked, ib. Reward, of teachers, 488; proved by various illustrations, ib. Rich man, a,how he can be good, 448. Rich, those who will be, blamed, 468; the, in this world, 472; duties of the, ib. Riches, do not please of themselves but by means of covetousncss, 431; to be despised, 443; true, ib. ; not our own, ib. ; how to take hence with us, ib. ; love of, cannot exist with desire of heav enly things, ib. ; beneath the care of Christians, 447; never justly gathered, ib. Righteous, allowed to be rich, rather than made so, by God, 412; pe culiarly called men of God, 472. Righteousness the true purifier, 499. Robbers, tremble at judgment, 495. Robe, to be sought by Christians, 414. Rome, Christians at, probably men of consequence, 513. Rulers, spotlessness required in, 438; Jewish, sinned not in ignorance, 417. Sabbath Day, distinguished from Lord s Day, 425. Sacrifice, The, mystery of, always the same, 425 ; no limit of time for the celebration of, ib. Sacrifice of goods rewarded in this life, 443. Saints, various as jewels, 458; many ways of becoming, ib. ; conflicts of the, shared by aiding them, 484; their present honor a sign of future, 491 ; ever mixed with the wicked, 504; pleasantry of the, has serious meaning, 555; infirmities of the, why permitted, 5 5- Satan, offending Christians delivered to, and why, 424; made subject to the Apostles, 425. Saturn, plain of, in Cilicia, 529. Scripture, accuracy of, 430; folly of thinking any superfluous, 546. Scriptures, Holy, called sacred writ ings, 507; thorough knowledge of, prevents offense, ib. ; store house of instruction, 510. Seal of Christians, 494. Secrecy, in sinning, 548. Self-command, real power, unfailing, 472. Self-denial, grudging men exact ex treme, 523. Self-examination, 482. Self-preference, sin of, 482. Sensuality leads to hatred, 539. Serians, 470 (note). Sermons, better not to hear, than not to derive benefit from, 428; wea riness in hearers caused by un willingness to practice what they hear, ib. Servants, advice to, 533 sq. ; may gain the regard of the worst masters, 534; should continue in service, 546. Service, daily, 426. Services of God and mammon con trasted, 473. Sepulchre, the body a, when the soul is dead, 499. Shame, sufferings no cause for, 481 ; causes of false, 493. Sickness, in a monastery, 457; a time for reflection, 495. Sin, foulness of, 415; pleasures of, unsatisfying, 416; great, in small matters, 468 ; small, guiltier from slight temptations, ib. ; danger of one, indulged in, 498. Sins, some to be checked with author ity, 495. Sinners, made better by prayers of fered for them, 426; open and secret, 465. Slave, a Christian life will be admired in a, 533. Slaves, duties of, 465; the bishop s concern in, 465; obedience of, puts men to shame, 466; to be imitated by Christians towards God, ib. ; brethren of Christ, 552; to be treated as such, ib. Slavery, to passions, miserable, 473; moral disadvantages of, 533; state of, lawful and capable of good use, 546. Sobriety, what it consists in, 536. Soldiers, spiritual, must endure hard ness, 488. Solomon, experience of, in knowledge of the world, 462. Son, heretical comments on the term, applied to Timothy, 409 (note). Sons, not all true, 521. Sorrows, not to cause impatience or despair, 477; no exemption from, in this life, ib.; each thinks his own most severe, 478; produc tive of advantage, ib. Soul, called the spirit to distinguish it from the body, 421; a healthy state of, called a sound mind, 477; neglected when sick, 540. Spirit, the, mark of the Church, 425. Stephen, St., prayer of, 427. Strangers, kindness to be shown to, 455- Strife, inconsistent in a Christian, 497. Submission, in suffering, 553. Suffering, needful to the righteous, 507; inequality of, no cause for offense, ib. Superstitions, condemned, 440. Sympathy, with those in misery, 478; lightens grief, ib. ; want of, brings its own reward, 504. Swine, flesh of, not unclean, 445. Teachers, engaged more than the taught in the contest, 424; what is required of, ib. ; not to disdain instruction, ib. ; as luminaries, as leaven, as angels among men, 440; must use diligent study, 450; need both gentleness and authority, 467 ; responsibilities and claims of, 481; must think their disciples everything, ib.; we must not judge our, but our selves, 483; succession of, 488; must not be impatient, 497; two things that disquiet, 506. Teaching, when to be used, 449; called prophecy, ib.; made use less by impatience, 497. Thanksgiving, to be made for others good, 427; binds men to love one another, ib.