Night, futurity described as, 202; this ing of John v. 27, 2d. ignorant, because unwilling to
GOSPEL OF JOHN: INDEX OF SUBJECTS.
i Mysteries, the, awfulness of, 167; danger of approaching of, in sin, 2b, Parents, obedience to, how limited, 74; virtue of, aggravates the children's guilt, 75.
Participation, Christ received not grace by, 47.
Paschal Lamb, a type of Christ cru171; shadow of, raised a dead man, 234; his reverence in refusing the washing, 258; his vehement love in seeking it, 74. ; his forbearance from asking at the Supper, 263; recovers his boldness, 267; taught self-distrust by his fall, 268; contrasted with Thomas, 269; his conduct before and after the gift of the Spirit, 308; his love of Christ seen in his approaching the palace, his fear in staying without it, 2d.,, his stubbornness in the denial, 309; his lethargy during Christ's examination, 309, 310; his denial related to teach selfdistrust,
310; his zeal at the sepulcher outstripped St. John's, Names of God, why, many, 7; of men, anciently taken from things, 68; why given and sometimes changed by Christ, 2d.; dignity and responsibility of the Christian, 2d.
Nathanael, his exactness and candor, cified, 319.
Passion of Christ, the, foretold darkly, its benefits plainly, 95; voluntary, 199; a proof that His promise of life to man should be fulfilled, 217; in what sense the cause of the Father's love towards Him, 7b., proves His Resurrection, how, 218; His peculiar power shown therein, 20.,, was voluntary, 24.,, not commanded, but consented to by the Father, 20. ; was to teach us to suffer patiently, 315.
Passions, the, restraint of, not their absence, constitutes virtue, 127; are some excuse for sin, 14, 130; make us voluntary slaves, 215; only venial when natural, 278.
Passover, the, when eaten. by Christ, 310, Pastor, character of the true, 44; not 70; contrasted with the Jews, 71; showed his joy in Christ by confessing Him, 2é., his confession, why inferior to Peter's, 72; less zealous and less timid than Nicodemus, 98; a lover of truth, and learned, 185.
Nazareth, why profited not by Christ's being born there, 75.
Necessary things made easy by God, 321; his zea] at the lake, 329; as the leader of the disciples, receives the charge of the flock,
331; why thrice questioned, 2d. ; his martyrdom foretold, 332; appointed "teacher of the world,"
26.;. his loving question about John, evaded by Christ, 2d.
Pharaoh, an instance of reprobation, 8 if Necessity, Christ not subject to, 76.
New Commandment, how a comfort to the disciples, 266.
Nicodemus, well disposed but fearful, 84, 91; received graciously by Christ, 84; and led on to enquiry, 85; desirous of instruction, 2d. , perplexed by his attempts to reason, 24., could not perceive things spiritual, 86; more zealous and more fearful than Nathanael, 98.
Night, futurity described as, 202; this to change places, 2.
Patience, a duty of, 20; a victory, 2d.
Patriarchs knew Christ, 30.
Paul of Samosata, forgot Christ's Eternity, 16; madness of, 29, 59; account of, 30 (note); his reading of John v. 27, 2d.
Paul, St., an instance of God's long199.
Pharisees, hardened by seeing Christ's miracles, 186; reproved by the conduct of their own officers, 2d. ; by Nicodemus, 187; insolence of their appeal to the Scripture, zd. ; ignorant, because unwilling to learn, 189; superficial followers of Christ, 213; their foolish obstinacy, 239; their folly in seeking His death, who raised the dead, 2zd., their false pretenses, 2b. [see Fews].
Philip, St., his thoughtfulness and ready obedience to Christ's call, 69; his brotherly love, 70; why questioned by Christ about the loaves, 151; his trial compared to Abraham's, 152; his imperfect faith the reason of his question, 27%, Philosophers, follies of the ancient, 5; life, why so called, 203.
Nobleman, the, in John iv. different suffering, 36; humility of, 35; spoke of the end by anticipation, from the centurion in Matthew, 121; an example of diligence without carefulness, 158; overcame the world by his love of Christ, 330.
Peace, Christ's, saves from all trouble, 123; an example of faith, 124; but imperfect, 20.
Number, not admissible in the Deity, 7.
Obedience, Christ's blessing on, 261.
Obscurity, used to rivet attention, 214.
Officers, the, of the Pharisees, an ex276.
Pearls, why the words of Scripture so called, 3.
Penitent thief, his sudden change, 3) 42.
; ample of candor, and of its reward, 186, 187.
Offenses,, danger of causing, 206.
Oil, in the lamps, said of mercy, 46 -| Pegple, full of folly, 14; weaker in the mass, 15; most moved by fear of punishment, 106; fickleness of, after miracles, 156.
Perfection in virtue required, 146.
Persecution, strengthens faith, 279; foretold by Christ, 284.
Perseverance, makes us worthy to re- '
(note); of almsgiving, 82.
Omnipotence, includes not the power their uncertainty, 2d., their doctrines exploded, 6; their vainglory, 2d., more zealous against, than we for, Christ, 62.
Philosophy, of Christianity profitable, of ceasing to be God, 39.
Oracles of the heathen, not really prophetic, 68.
232; of the heathen failed, because it trusted to reason only, 234.
Piety, an art, 211.
Pilate, not hasty or malicious in judgceive, 77; great example of, in the Paralytic of Bethesda, 126; enjoined by Christ, 282; its blessedness, 284.
Person, God and Man, one in Christ, Palestine, its scarcity of water, 77.
Parable of the sower, 9, 43; laborers in the vineyard, 33; the wedding garment, 37; the sheepfold, 213At Paralytie of Bethesda, an example of ment, 310; less wicked than the Jews, 311; instructed by Christ, 311, 313; desire to rescue Christ, 313; declares his innocence, 314; his fears of Christ, 2d., made no exact enquiry as to the charge of treason to Cesar, 24.; his guilt in giving way against his conscience: his act was " allowed," not enforced, "from above," 2é. ; his cowardice, 315; his guilt in not enquiring, 316.
Plato, his disciples' enquiries, 5; his 39; Christ's, described sometimes from His Humanity, sometimes from His Deity, 94.
Personality of the Son, 28.
Peter, St., first received the faith from patience under sickness, 128; of meekness, 26., his cure different from that in St. Matthew [ix. 2] in all its circumstances, 2d., his ready faith and courage, 129; his disease was caused by sin, 131; suffered longer than he sinned, _ Andrew, 65; praised for his readiness to hear the Word, 67; change of his name, 68; his confession more perfect than Nathanael's, 72; offended because ignorant of the Resurrection, 82; his regard for John, 117; in fear for himself, because called Satan, 131; Christ urged his sins to warn others, 132; his cure was of grace, not merit, 24., his grateful return and _ boldness, 132; cure of, 199, 200. visit to Sicily, 6; style, 2.; in-