St. Paul, when on earth, a terror to Satan. all whereof Christ lived, which were crucified to the world, Roм. which were Christ's members, which were clad in Christ, were a temple of the Spirit, an holy building, bound in the Acts 20, Spirit, riveted to the fear of God, which had the marks of Christ. This body is a wall to that City, which is safer than all towers, and than thousands of battlements. And with it is that of Peter. For he honoured him while alive. For he Gal. 1, went up to see Peter, and therefore even when departed grace deigned to give him the same abode with him. Fain would I see the spiritual Lion. For as a lion breathing 11 Gr. sending, forth fire upon the herds of foxes, so rushed he upon the rug ¿qiclan of demons and philosophers, and as the burst of some Cant. 2, thunderbolt, was borne down into the hosts of the devil. 15. For he did not even come to set the battle in array against 32. him, since he feared so and trembled at him, as that if he saw his shadow, and heard his voice, he fled even at a distance. And so did he deliver over to him the fornicator, 1 Cor. 5, though at a distance, and again snatched him out of his 2 Cor. 2. hands; and so others also, that they might be taught not to 1 Tim.1, blaspheme. And consider how he sent forth his own liegemen against him, rousing them, suppling them. And at one time he says to the Ephesians, We wrestle not against flesh and Eph. 6, blood, but against principalities and powers. Then too he puts our prize in heavenly places. For we struggle not for things. of the earth, he says, but for Heaven, and the things in the Heavens. And to others, he says, Know ye not that we shall 1 Cor. 6, judge Angels? how much more the things of this life? Let' us then, laying all this to heart, stand nobly; for Paul was a man, partaking of the same nature with us, and having every thing else in common with us. But because he shewed such great love toward Christ, he went up above the Heavens, and stood with the Angels. And so if we too would rouse ourselves up some little, and kindle in ourselves that fire, we shall be able to emulate that holy man. For were this impossible, he would never have cried aloud, and said, Be ye imitators of me, as I am of Christ. Let us not then 1 Cor. 11, 1. admire him only, or be struck with him only, but imitate him, that we too may, when we depart hence, be counted worthy to see him, and to share the glory unutterable, which
HOMIL. God grant that we may all attain to by the grace and love toward man of our Lord Jesus Christ, through Whom, and with Whom, be glory to the Father, with the Holy Ghost. now and evermore. Amen.
Abel, 42. (see Cain :) honoured for his death, 134, 390, 402, 403. Abortion, sin of procuring, 413. Abraham, his 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.
333. from other of God's dealings the answer to difficulties against any of them, 291.
Ancestry worthless to those who are unlike it, 356.
Angels, in what their glory lies, 143. to be emulated, 144. competitors, 332.
Antiochus, the impious, 341, 495. Apostles accused of sedition, 394. suc- cessful through suffering, 267, 272. Apollo, 39.
Aquila and Priscilla, their good name an encouragement to those in humble life, 280. Aristotle, 38.
Armour of light, 408. Asceticism, instances of, 101, 229, 414, 429. in women, 487.
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.
Allegory, spiritual instances of, (see Abraham, Moses, Sodom, Tree of Knowledge, Adam,) 323, note c. 333, Bishops, called Apostles at first, 489, n. 361, 362, 492, note n. moral in-Body, not evil in itself, 170, 171. liable 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,
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,
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.
108, 109. specially the young, 109. Daniel in the den, allegorized, 42.
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, ib.
Drunkenness, its disgustingness, 30.
Election, implies an approved character, 330, 339, note a.
Elijah, 280, 319, 328. Elijah's sacri- fice, 362. blesses the widow's stuff,
Elisha, 42. Edomites, 287.
Endurance, why a godlike quality, 41. moral 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
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, ih.
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