ee ae wins forgiving, 29, 47; a ling the water of Bethesda a ples).
HOMILIES ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN,
INDEX OF SUBJECTS
Abraham, supposed by the Samaridying and the dead, 322; raised Dorcas to life, 2d.
Altar, awfulness of the Christian, 167; first, because not confirmed by the Spirit, 82; taught high doctrines gradually,
106; traveled without provision, 108; moderation of, 109; their reverence for Christ, 117; zeal of, seen in the Samaritan woman, 118; their love for Christ in urging him to eat, 119; slowness to understand his meaning: but forbore to ask, 2b.; reaped where the Prophets had sown, 120; their task the easier, 20. , their inspiration immediate and complete, 135; their humble fare, 152; their distance from their Master in respect of grace, 26., their love for their Master shown on the sea, 155; witnessed some miracles alone, z6., disclaimed acting of themselves, 238; retired with Christ during the feasts, 242; spoke like Judas at Bethany, but with different intent, 2d., understood not the mystery of the ass's colt, 245; their mutual love, 266; struck dumb hearing of persecution, 286; yet started not back, and comforted by Christ's Omniscience, 286, 287 [see Dzsctples).
Applause, in Church, Io.
Arius, heresy of, refuted by Christ's tans to have offered Isaac on mount Gerizim, 113; Christ talked with, 116; who the real seed of, 194; wrongly compared with Christ, 198; how he saw Christ's day, 198.
Adam, said to die from the moment danger of approaching in sin, 26., danger of profaning it with gifts from unjust gains, 270.
I Am, implies absolute being, 53.
Ancestry, nobility of, no protection to the bad, 75, 108; availed not the Jews, 108.
Andrew, St., praise of his zeal and of the Fall, because under sentence, 97.
Adulterers, salvation of, impossible, 234.
Adultery, the woman taken in, not modesty in coming to Christ, 64, 65; of his zeal in his brother's conversion, 67; his faith in the miracle of the loaves, 152.
Angel of counsel, a title of Christ, mentioned by St. Chrysostom, 187.
Advice, to be welcomed from any, by 53 (note).
Angels, learn from revelations given Christ's example, 174.
Affliction, the best trial of faith, 125.
Affronts here, to be borne, from thought of heaven, 291, 293; from thought of our Christian membership, 294; of imperious women often borne by their lovers, 294.
Age, adds dignity to virtue, 332.
Agony, the, expressed the weakness to the Church, 2; worshiped Christ in His human nature, 39; have appeared in brightness, 40; act under command, 41; have a well-ordered polity, 42; how men become like them, 2d.,; are holy, 49; have not seen God in His Essence, but only in Christ, 52; their ministry to Christ a proof of His Deity, 73; behold but understand not the mystery of Regeneration, 88; their troubling the water of Bethesda a type of the work of the Spirit, of nature, 318.
Agreement, not always good, 206.
Alms, win praise of God and Angels, 256. ee ae wins forgiving, 29, 47; a pure sacrifice, 46; must not come from dishonest gain, 47; indispensable to our entering the kingdom, 83; a seal to the charitable, 86; will win treasure in heaven, 89; the way to true honor, 118, 143; to gain present delight and the future crown, 147; the meat that perisheth not, 158; to be practiced throughout life, 219; the measure of God's mercy to us, 24., necessary to life, yet easy, and sobering, 220; brings contentment, 244; cleanses from sin, 270; better none, than with covetousness, 24.,; duty of, enjoined, 284; neglect of, leads to hell, 285; due to Christ, 285; blessing of here and hereafter, 126; work without weariness, 127; their happiness in wanting nothing, 298.
Anger, not to be retained, 19; absurdindwelling in His disciples, 304.
Article, the, why added in the phrase, "The Word," 7, 8; omission of, sometimes unimportant, 17, 18; distinguishes Christ from all, 64.
" As," expressing agreement not comity of, 20; brings remorse, 20. ,; deformity of, -92; with servants, reproved, 93; its mischief and pitiableness, 175; a madness and foretaste of hell, 2d. appeased by penitent sorrow, 219.
Antichrist, his characteristic, to gloparison, 41; said of the Father and the Son implies their equality, of men not so, 303, 304.
Asa, his gout a punishment for sin, 132. rify himself, 148; why more clearly predicted by St. Paul than by Christ, 2d.
Antioch, its covetousness and luxury, Babel, an example of mischievous agreement, 206.
Baptism, promise at, 4; gift of the 280.
Apostles, the, mission of, 42; did not Spirit in, 36; regeneration in, 37; superior to natural birth, 88; not needful to Christ, 59; but Christ to it, 60; benefits of, 89, all witness all, 61; preached Christ absent, 63; why greater than Christ's kinsmen and countrymen, 75; did not believe at 286; cleanses and heals the soul, 302; the best winding sheet for the dead, 321; profits both the 126; an obligation to holiness,
GOSPEL OF JOHN: INDEX OF SUBJECTS.
Burial, the, so ordered as to give tes89; danger of delaying, 90; in what sense an earthly thing, 93, them to house, 2d., first revealed His divinity by predictions, 68; showed His authority in changing names, 2d., His wisdom in the time and place of calling His disciples, 69, 70; convinced Nathanael by His foreknowledge,
71; how to be welcomed by those to whom he came, 72; proved His Deity by the ministry of Angels, 73; used to give timony to the Resurrection, 319, 320; a reproof to costly funerals, 321; was done in ignorance of the Resurrection, 2d.
Business, no excuse for neglecting public worship, 38.
112; how connected with the Cross, 94; sin after, not unpardonable, 96; buries sin, 121; gifts of, typified in the miracle of Bethesda, 126; way prepared for the use of water under the law, 126; the only cure of sin, Caiaphas, his shameless boldness, 241; prophesied ignorantly and instrumentally, zd.
Cain, offered not his best, 47; ruined 190; cleanses from sin, 270; the work of all Three Persons of the Trinity, 289.
Baskets, the twelve, of fragments in present proof of some prophecies, so to gain credit to others,
26., invited to Cana as a common guest, 74.; did no miracles in His childhood, 74; nor till after His Baptism, 80; rebuked by envy, 130.
Callosity, similar in soul and body, number proved its truth, 153.
Basilides, 30 (note).
" Because," refers to the event, not 196.
"Can, cannot," sometimes express choice, not power, 252.
Cana, marriage at, 73; miracle at, the the cause, 252.
Beasts, spare their own kind, 130.
Bethabara, why mentioned by John, His Mother at Cana, to clear His miracles, and to instruct her, 74; His care to show respect for her, first absolutely, 2d.
Canaan, woman of, 42; an example
38.
Bethlehem, the Messiah expected OMe 70.07
Lek Bethesda, the miracle of, was to pre75,773; was not bound to certain seasons, but Himself appointed His hour, 76; made the wine at Cana without a new creation, yet proved Himself Creator by His power over matter, 77; His care to provide evidence for His miracles, 78, 125, 129; improved upon nature, 78; changes men's disposition as the water at Cana, 2b., how manifested His glory at Cana, 80; why went to Capernaum from Cana, 2d., Baptized just before the Passover, 726. cleansed the temple twice, at the first and last Passover, 24.; His care to show respect for the law, 81; refused a sign to the Jews, because insensible, 2d. ; used dark sayings to the dull hearers, 82; why used often the sign of Jonas, 26., knew and trusted not false disciples, 83; his condescension to Nicodemus, 84; His usual authority abated, 24., often speaks obscurely to rouse His hearers to attention, 85; His care to lead Nicodemus to higher thoughts, 87; but permits him not to pry into mysteries, 90; His Flesh was of the Virgin, 91; His perfect knowledge signified by Seeing and Hearing, 92, 103; his perfect gentleness, 92, 175 ; why dealt most in the lower doctrines, 93; foretold his Passion darkly: its benefits plainly, 94, 95; His love contrasted with man's ingratitude, 95; His twofold Advent to redeem and to judge, 96; delays judgment to admit repentance, 97; rejected by those who chose to continue in sin, 98; His different dealings with Nathanael and Nicodemus, 99; why frequented crowded places, 20., why not baptizing till death of John, 100; needed not the support of John's testimony, 103;
His credibility arising from His knowledge, 104; referred to His Father and the Prophets to convince the Jews, 24., one with God, because speaking God's of perseverance rewarded, 77.
Capernaum, corruption of, 80; why Christ's "own country,"
123; carnal-mindedness of, after the miracle of the loaves, 156.
Carefulness, a slavery, 298.
Catechumen, position of, contrasted pare the Jews for the regeneration of holy Baptism, 84.
Bibles, splendid copies of, written in gold letters, on fine parchment, a charm against the Devil, 114; unfolds the spectacle of the spiritual combat, 2d.
Birds, teach their young to fly by dewith that of the faithful, 89.
Change of pastors and flocks condemned, 44.
Charity, wins forgiveness, 29; unites grees, 45.
Blind man, the, his courage and truththe brethren, 54; to be substituted for luxury, 215; may be exercised by the poor, 216; the means of entertaining Christ, 2d.
Chastisement, the right use of, 132.
Chastity, consists in self-restraint and fulness, 204, 208, 209; becomes a disciple, 209; bore reproach and suffering for the truth, 210.
Blindness, never cured until Christ, subduing, not wanting passion, 200; a judgment on the Jews, 212; sensible and spiritual compared, 213.
Blood, the, of Christ, the soul's nourbode Children, need spiritual instruction, 10; should receive right impressions, 24., pass over the real, to admire false show, 301.
Christ, His humility, 13, 204; His ishment, 166; the terror of Demons, 26.
Body, the, chastised for the soul's health, 131; of Christ includes all, 166; how worketh on the soul, 167.
Boldness, its virtue and reward, 58; condescension, 26; known to Patriarchs, 30; always in the world, 31; his forgiveness, 36; both God and Man by unity of Person, 38; His authority, 41; His mean appearance, 45; in what sense both before and after John's Baptism, 46; the Fountain of Grace, 47; His fullness,
48; how superior to Moses, 49; His acts brought grace and truth, 50; alone of all, hath seen God in His Essence, 52; one with the Father, because "in His Bosom," ib., clearness of His teaching shown in the word " declared,"
53; inferior to the Baptist in externals, 55; why mixed unknown among the people, 57; His dignity compared to John's, 2d. , why came to John again after His Baptism, 59; object of His coming into the world greater than John's, 24., needed not Baptism for Himself, but for us, 26,; received His disciples from John, 63; distinguished from all by use of the article, 64; asked question of the disciples to encourage them, 65; how bade comes by hearing, 210.
Books, scarcity of, 38; generally neglected at Antioch, or only kept for show and ornament, 114; written in letters of gold, on fine parchments, 2d.
Bosom, of the Father, implies Unity of Essence, 52; and Coeternity, 53:
Branches, signify our néed of Grace, and of union with Christ, 279; the fruitless perish, 280; are true disciples, 2d.
Bread of life, said only of Christ's Godhead, 161; of His doctrines, and of His Body, 165.
Brethren, of Christ, did not profit by their relation to Him, 75; believed not, from envy, 174.
Brightness of the Father's glory, why said of Christ, 17, 28; of Moses's face, 40; of Angels, 2d.
Brotherly affection best shown in spiritual aid, 67.
Burdens, duty of bearing one another's, 253.