Schismatics, to be avoided, 106. Scripture, supreme authority of, 8; sense of, not the words must be considered, 11; profane use of, 131; understatements of, 132. Seal, of the Spirit. See Spirit. Self-indulgence, in Christian teachers impairs their power of converting and keeping in the fold, 77. Servants, to be taken care of, 148, 159; as brethren, 157; their duties to serve with good will, 157-58; taken to the theater, but not to church, 159. Sin, is evil, not the world, 5; not to be excused by nature or necessity, 57; its voluntariness instanced by various cases, with reference to the Commandments, murder, adultery, theft, perjury, assault, rapine, 57 et seqq.; would not be punished if of necessity, ib.; the ground of discord, 97; blinds the understanding, 112-13; is self-destructive, 113; is in omission as well as commission, 126; is the only real evil, 140; the source of corruption both of body and soul, 171; should be put away by acts of mercy, 172. Slaves, how to be treated, 123-24. Slavery, how mitigated by the Gospel, 142; is but a name, 157; loses its meaning when it is made volluntary, 158; its origin, it is the punishment of the sin of rebellion against parents, 159. Solitaries, Christians induced to be so by evil times, 78. Son and Spirit, oneness of Their power, 2; sons of God we become through baptism, 4; by the Word, 35; in putting on Christ, 29-30; in receiving the Spirit, 30; out of the course of nature, as Isaac, 33. Soul, its relation to the Flesh and Spirit, 42; should govern the body, yet requires the guidance of the Spirit, 73; the death of, 134. Spirit, Holy, imparts righteousness, 37; gift of not by Law, but faith, not by circumcision, but grace, 47; Christians sealed by Him, 56, 120; the earnest of our inheritance, 56, 166; alone reveals mysteries, 60; and the true knowledge of God, ib.; the calling of the Gen- tiles, 80; alone can strengthen against trial, 81; His indwelling necessary to teach the love of God, 82; binds the faithful in one body, 96; His gifts manifold, 104; yet have all one office to build up each and all in one faith, 105; communicates life from the Head to the whole Church, as natural life is conveyed through the body, 105-06; how grieved, especially by sins of the tongue, 120; by bitterness, 121; His grace typified by the pillar of fire, 165; the sword of the Spirit, 169. Submission, mutual, is mutual service, 142. Suicide worse, and punished worse by God than murder, 5. Sunworship, 110. Superstitions, 8, 79, 111. Synagogue, the, represented by Agar, 34. 977 Homilies on Galatians and Ephesians