A.

Abel, 42. (see Cain :) honoured for his
death, 134, 390, 402, 403.
Abortion, sin of procuring, 413.
Abraham, bis unquestioning faith, 31,
32. why used to shew the value of
faith, 113. justified while uncircum-
cised, 117. the Jews, brought into
his house, ib. note m. circumcised
for the good of his descendants, 118.
who are multiplied by the faith, 122,
123. obstacles overcome by him in be-
lieving, 124. his unreasoning faith,
125, 162. not a manslayer, 280. His
hospitality, 377. earnest for truth
under disadvantages, 440. his care
for Sodom, 470. his humility, 482.
Abusiveness hurts the utterer, 390.
Adam, a type of Christ, 150, 152.
Adam's sin, 289.

Adam and Eve not equally punished,

495.

Adoption, spirit of changes promises,

and punishments, 239, 240. incom-
plete without redemption of body, 248.
Advent, first why delayed, 95. second,

259.

Ahab, why out of spirits, 15.
Alms will be restored with increase,
105, 106, 107. asked by Christ in
His members, 110.
Alms-giving, privilege of, 261, 274.
Alms, grace to be sought by, even on
death-bed, 334, 336. measured by the
giver's means, 357, 373. compassion
a kind of, 358. styled a blessing,
475. fruitless from wrong motives,
477.

Allegory, spiritual instances of, (see
Abraham, Moses, Sodom, Tree of
Knowledge, Adam,) 323, note c. 333,
361, 362, 492, note n. moral in-
stances of, 42, 86.

Analogies from things seen to things
unseen, 69, 82, 96, 105, 106, 107,
108, 109, 110, 130, 143, 153, 175,
186, 194, 202, 268, 293, 317, 326,

Baptism, its might against past sin,
29. alike to all [see Hilary in Matt.]
makes men dead to sin, 157, 167.
is the Cross, 158, 167. forgotten
by some in a few days, 160.
secures against subsequent sins,
165, 216, 237. wherein like Christ's
Resurrection, 166. wherein unlike,
167. cannot be repeated, 168. placed
all passions in subjection, 176. gives
freedom of choice, 223, note y. pro-
mised of old, 287. analogy between
it and Isaac's birth, ib. an easy and
compendious way, 445.
Beggars, their impostures like our
prayers, 256.
Bishops, called Apostles at first, 489, n.
Body, not evil in itself, 170, 171. liable
to sin before Christ came, 172. why
called of death, 215. made spiritual by
grace, 224, 225, 235. duties towards,
236. to be received again, 257. its
analogy to the body politic, 394.

Cain, harmed himself most, 133. his
punishment, 134, 402, 403, 495.
Calling, not compulsory, 265.
Cappadocian shepherds, what they en-
dure for their sheep, 471. a lesson to
the Clergy, ib.

Celibacy, a freewill-offering, 191. pre-
valence of, 192, 223.
Charity, needful after justification, 99.
shewn in rejoicing as well as weeping
with others, 99, 100. is but fulfilling
a debt, 104. instances of, 105. the
condition of God dwelling in man, 130.
grievousness of the want of, 131.
Christ, meaning of, 7. His twofold

generation, 10. how proved the Son
of God, ib. manifestation of by Re-
surrection, &c. 11. His things called
the Spirit's, ib. Name of its power,
12. His things the Father's, 20. His
humble birth and estate, 28. crucified
a stumblingblock, 17, 28, 107. begs in
His members, 110. the victim on the
Lord's Table, 131. wept for Judas,
132. His Resurrection a proof of His
sinlessness, 136. the love He shewed
in dying for us, 142. atoned for actual
sins since the fall, 152. partaking in
His Death and Burial guarantee for
partaking in His Life, &c. 158. effects
of His Death, 168. His Power shewn
by man's helplessness,214.condemned
sin in none other flesh than ours, 218,
219. importance of this doctrine, ib.
note t. what having Him is, 226, 227.
His presence in His members, 262,
274, 334, 361, &c. intercession of, 269.
to be esteemed above His own gifts,
274. His being justified cause of
righteousness to the rest, 289. in-
stances of His foreknowledge, 293,
294. the end of the Law, 308. His
kindness to Judas, 379, 380. lessons
to be learnt from it, ib. a Garment,
and a Root, 409. sundry Names of,
ib. 452. values men's souls as His
purchase, 422. maketh God's Wisdom
apparent, 445. His example of patient
endurance, 447. why He fulfilled the
Law, 454.

Christians, silenced by captivity under
sin, 85, 86. holy life of, best preach-
ing to the Gentiles, 332, 333. plots
against, 392. maligned as revolution-
ists, 394.

Children, folly of leaving them rich,

commended to God's care by making
Him joint-heir, 335.

Church, condemns Manichean doc-
trines, 214. the, a new world, 494,

note s.

Chrysostom, under a Bishop, 130. him-
self a Pastor, 472. insists on free-will,
(see Free-will.) does not thereby deny
grace, 250, note r. usually finishes his
Homilies with practical observations,
305. his teaching concerning repent-
ance, note upon 428. Confession and
Absolution, ib. his affectionate in-
timacy with St. Paul, 504. note c.
longs to visit his relics, 506.
Circumcision, the Jews' opinion of, 74,
note a. why not discussed at once,
75. three kinds of, 76, 77. aimed at
specially because the sabbath even
gave way to it, 79. behind the faith,
118. does not make men Abraham's
offspring, 119. useless without inward
circumcision, ib. necessary for carnal
men, ib. yet proclaims its own un-
availingness, 120.

Clergy, much sleeping a fault in, 471.
Clubs, among the poor, 412. noisiness
of reproved, ib.

Coequality of the. Son and Holy Ghost,
hinted, 476.

Communion with others, sweetness of,
23. of Saints, belief in it the basis of
duties towards our neighbour, 101,
110, 130, 132, 179, 180, 261, 274,
334, 370, 438, 449, 452.
Compassion, a kind of alms, 358.
Conceit, described and rebuked, 368.
Conscience, clearness of, true source of
joy, 15. in the Law's stead, 65. invigo-

rates hope, 140. heathen testimony to,
ib. note g. its cheering power, 199, 437.
Covetousness, evils of, 177. worse than
robbery and murder, 178. vanities
and hardheartedness its attendants,
179. ills of, 202. compared to drunk-
enness, 231. cures of suggested, 233.
Creation, a witness, to the heathen, of
God, 36. its beauty and grandeur,
ib. a great system of teaching, ib.
40, 45, 56. serving it, Grecian, 41.
another meaning of, 273. is to enjoy
a great festal time, 333.
Creature, will be incorruptible again,246.
comfort in hope for great change, 247.
Cross, power of, against devils, 28. St.
Paul not ashamed of it, ib. its might,
29. forgiveness through it, 33. a spi-
ritual charm, 120.

D.

David and Abraham, quoted by St.
Paul, and why, 92. his forbearance,
101. God reconciled for his sake, 253.
his sin, 294. ready to die for his
flock, 469. his care for Absalom,
470.

Deacon, a symbol of the Spirit's inter-
cession, 252.

Deaconness, office of, 477, note.
Death, different kinds of, 175. that to
sin by remission and abstinence, 176.
a proof of Adam's sin, 150, 154. advan-
tage of reflecting on, 155. the conse-
quence of Adam's sin, 191. daily in
purpose, 271. instanced in the Apo-
stles, 272. from the faith, 421.
Death-bed, alms to be given on, 334,
336.

Demons, in some cases work with the
sober-minded, 456, note e.
Desire, not in itself sin, 208. indefinite
language of the Fathers before Pela-
gian controversy, ib. note a.
Despair, exhortation against, 333.
Devil, nestles in our souls, 163. know-
ledge of his devices a duty, 164.
Devils connected with idolatrous rites,
390, note e.

Division, the devil's weapon, 501.

Doctrine, use of the term, 175, note i.
Dreams, bad affright the wicked, 200.
sins in, 410, note c. life compared
to, ib.

Dress, ought to be simple, 483. the ex-
ample of Sara and Rebecca herein,

Elisha, 42.
Edomites, 287.

Endurance, why a godlike quality, 41.
inoral upon, ib. to be attained by
training, 42. only way to glory, ib.
Enemies, use of open, 163.
Envy, 100. difficulty of being free from,
ib. is war against God when against
another's honour in the Church, 101.
its sacrilegiousness, ib. its satanical
character, 102, 103. instance of, in
Cain, ib. the cure of it, 104.
Epistles, read twice a week, 1. or oft-
ener, ib. number of, people ignorant
of, ib. dates of discussed with a view
to that of the Epistle to Romans, 2,
3. their order compared with the

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order of the twelve Prophets, 3. later
ones prove the advance of the Church,
4,420. characters of the different, (see
St. Paul.)

Error, manifold, 35.

Esau, 287, 290, 303. inferior to Jacob
in character only, 292.
Esculapius, 39.
Excommunication, 279.
Eucharist, the unforgiving may not re-
ceive, 381.

F.

Faith, able to grasp what reason can-
not, 12. its easiness, unreasoning,
26. its littleness compared to the re-
ward of it, 30. under the Old Testa-
ment men saved by it, 31. the mo-
ther of all blessings, 32. scorned for
its easiness, 62. not a new thing as
being foretold, 92. and typified, 93.
takes away boasting, 96. assists the
Law, 98. its seeming opposition to the
Law a perplexity to the Jews, 99. a
life of charity necessary after it, ib.
not to be ashamed of, 112. its power
set in a strong light, 113. lies in a
belief of God's power, 114. esta-
blishes the Law, 120. and the pro-
mise, 121. does not reason, and so is
unchanging, 125, 310. its excel-
lencies above works, 126. contem-
plated by the Fathers as fides for-
mata, 162, note n. that whereby men
come to salvation, 304. a chief cha-
racteristic of, to disregard calculation
from cause and effect, 310. by hear-
ing, 322. gives relationship to saints,
356. in a special sense, 437, note c.
Fasting, apt to make men despise
others, 419.

Father, manifested specially in the
Gospel, 8. implies Son, 114.
Fear of God, safeguard against Satan's
first encroachments, 50.

Fire, its effects on iron compared to
Spirit's on the flesh, 226.

Flesh, not evil in essence, 211, 213,

217, 221, 224, 227. (see Manichees.)
can be subject to God, 222.
Forbearance, present and future re-

wards of, 205. sign of love to Christ,
382. good results of, 383, 386, 388.
Forgiveness, duty of, 132, 133. duty of
before prayer, 255, 256. a condition
of being heard, 380.
Form, (pogon) opposed to unreality, 363.
Free-will, proof of existence of, 66, 209,

and note d. not denied by the simile
of the potter, 297.
Future glory, comparisons in attempt
to illustrate, 257. inadequate, ib.

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G.

Generalities, uselessness of, 412, note d.
Gentiles, 98. why equally accepted with
the Jews, 63, 354. have not law to
accuse them, 64. the virtuous saved,
80. how they attained righteousness
rather than the Jews, 303. their call
foretold, 301, 323. their use of exist-
ing means ground of God's giving
greater, 326, 438. their salvation a
benefit to the Jews, 344. raised to
equality with them, 348.
Gifts, proportioned to faith, 371.
Glorifying God, privilege and modes of,
126, &c.

Glory of the Saints, 59. gift of, 266.
God, announces great things long before,

9. styles Himself God of Abraham,
17. abuse of His gifts, the ground of
His rejecting men, 40. this rejection
sometimes for a trial, ib. His glory
untouched by man's sin, 41. always
ready to deliver, 43. His long-suffer-
ing a harbinger of greater punish-
ment to the unrepenting, 57, 58. a
reason for keeping from sin, 58. man
the author of His vengeance, 58, 59.
wrath not any passion in, 59. His
importunity to man, 68, 78, 82. the
Author of revealed and natural law,
98. His love in storing what we spend
on Him, 105, 106. His love in giving
the Holy Spirit to sinners, 141.
threatens from love, 144. gazing at
Him a cure for troubles, 147. His
yearning towards sinners, 160, 161.
pleased to be called Father, 161.
calls Himself God of Abraham, ib.
His recompense always a gift, 242.
power in making untoward things
lightsome, 264. His love a reason for
trust, 271. foresees failure of His pro-
mises, 288. objection from His doing
so how to be met, ib. does not learn
things from their issue, 290, 292.
alone knows the worthy, 291-4,
438. judges by differences unseen to
man, 295. man's nothingness before
Him, 296. duty of silence before, 298.
obedience due to His miracles, 322.
to be made joint-heir with children,
335. His Wisdom and Power, 353.
His long-suffering an example to us,
357, 401. instance of towards Cain,
402. compared herein to a mother,
402. mere mercy not His only at-
tribute, 426. not to be called to
account, 444. rewards seeking unity
with foes, 449. faithful to the Jews,
1, 454. glory of friendship with, 143.
Good, does not come of evil, 84. recover

easily after being surprised into sin,
294.

Gospel, the gladness of, 8, 9. older than
the Greeks, 9. sudden spread of, 17.
suited to all, 26.

Governments, civil, 397. prayer for, 398.
Grace, went before the Apostles, 11.
destroys earthly distinctions, 13, 25.
does not supersede will, 21. to work
miracles, given for holy deeds, 42, note
f. the time of as contrasted with earlier
times, 60, 61. needed before and
much more after the fall, 66, note g.
superiority of Gospel a reason why
the Fathers seem to deny its working
before, ib. given to Jews, 80. is better
than a reward for works, 115. implies
remission so fulfilling the promise,
121. past a guarantee for future, 137,
138, 140, 141, 142. the superabund-
ance of, 153. does not supersede the
will, 174, 300, 339. ground of higher
rules, 191. makes perfection attain-
able, 223. fruits of in producing monks,
virgins, &c. 223. needful in the light-
est good deeds, 250. and to the last,
503. its universality, 312, 439. saves
the willing, 331. with effort mutually
increased, 456.

H.

Harp, man compared to one, 129.
Heathen, what they should have con-

ceived of God, 38. madness of their
idolatry, ib.

Heaven of Heavens, 258, note d. the
true treasure-house, 261.
Hell, 425. why men deny it,496.specially
for wicked Christians, 497. made
known by the Gospel, 29.
Heretics, reason where they should
believe, 30.

Hope, a gift of the Spirit, 455. a con-
dition of final salvation, 249. implies
love when blended with faith, ib.

Jeremy, 42, 255.

Jews, their precedence in time only, 29.
Jew, his advantages make him more
responsible, 60, 72, 73. shewn not
to have been better than pious Gen-
tiles, 61. weighed down by the Law,
62. his advantage over the Gentiles
in having it as well as reason and the
creation, 62, 64. yet differed not in
action from the Gentiles, 63. their
haughtiness, 74, note a. faithless yet
trusted with oracles, 81. parasites of
Abraham, 117, note m. adoption of
nominal only, 240. injured by the
miracles, 265. St. Paul's love to, 285.
though taking pains attained not
salvation, 303, 304. their pride the
reason of refusing the Gospel, 307,
313. how provoked by the call of
Gentiles, 323, 324. and why, 326.
their unsubmissiveness characteristic
of old, 325, 329. were persecutors of
the prophets, 329, 330. a remnant of
saved, 330, 331. their idolatry, 340.
judgments upon brief in former days,
341. to be saved at the time of second
coming, 342. Gospel sent to them
first, 343. relation of to the Gentiles,
345. will be received upon their be-
lieving, 347. broke themselves off,
350. abstained from all flesh to avoid
being observed in abstaining from
swine's flesh, 416. could gain nothing
from the Law, 422. their suffering
after times of grace, 426. gluttonous,

501.

Jezebel, punished more than Ahab, 424.

If so be,' St. Paul's use of it, 226.
Ignorance, not the cause of heathen
brutality, 53.

Illegitimate children, disreputableness
of, 413.

Independence of man, 66. reason why
spoken indefinitely of, ib. note. false,
385.

Intelligible, use of the word, 273, note.
Intermediate state, favourable to growth
in grace, 138.

Job, his example of patience, 16, 61. his
sufferings turn to glory, 267.
John, St. the Baptist, 318. holier than
the Prophets, 494.

Josaphat, valley of, thought to be hell,
496.

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it, 67-71. unties from fellow-feeling
for things present, 407. and arro-
gance, 423. the exactness of, 498.
believed in by heathen and heretics,
ib.

Judgments, why sent in this world, 34,
note k. difference between them and
the Great One, ib. instances of sore
of old, 425, 426, 431, 495. prove
God just as well as merciful, ib. fore-
bode the great, 427.
Justification, more than forgiveness,
116. (see Faith, Righteousness.)

K.

Keturah, her children, 290, 292.
Kings, worshipped by heathen, 28.
why called Ministers, 395, note c.
Kiss of peace, 381.

L.

Laity, should aid the Clergy in labour
of love, 472.
Lamech, 495.

Law, (see Faith,) teaching unprofit
able to the Jews, 62. why, ib. doers of
it alone justified, 64. not vilified by
St. Paul, ib. threefold; in writing,
nature, and action, 77. valueless with-
out a good life, 80. sense of the word
with the Jews, 89, note a. silences
man's boasting, 90. weighs down
those under it, 91. contrasted with
Righteousness of God, ib. absurd to
keep unseasonably to, 121, note x.
307, 454. given to diminish offences,
155, 308. not chargeable with former
evils, 190. how it increased sin, 193.
other dispensations not unlike it in
this, 194. why St. Paul is vehement
against it, 194. its advantage in con-
vincing men of sin, 196, 208. means
the Mosaic, not any other law, in St.
Paul's view, 197. all men subject to
law of nature, ib. object of man's
laws short of that of the Gospel, 199.
how few auxiliar to good determina-
tions, 212. its demands moderate,
215, 216. of the Spirit why called law
of life, 217. condemned sin in the
soul, not in the flesh, 218. promises
of contrasted with Christian, 238,
240. transgressed by those who for it
disbelieve Christ, 308. how it could
not justify, 309, 312. insisting on it
does away grace, 331. civil an aid to
moral, 395, 396. blessing of living
under, 397. its punishments like
God's, 427.