Abba, same as Father, [3]381; St. Paul uses both words, [4]532.

Abel, [5]31, [6]252, [7]268, [8]450.

Abimelech, [9]72, [10]197.

Abraham, seed of, faithful Christians also, [11]148, [12]149, [13]627; servant's hand under his thigh, [14]149, [15]334; poor in midst of riches, [16]410.

Absalom, David's son, [17]4, [18]5; type of Judas the traitor, [19]4, [20]20.

Absolution granted by the Church, [21]500.

Abyss, or deep, of God's judgments, [22]88; of man's heart, [23]136.

Accuser, the devil the great, false, [24]328; false accusers entangled, [25]221, See Devil.

Achish, [26]75, [27]197.

Adam, transgression of, [28]16; type of Christ, [29]131; meaning of name, [30]474.

Advent, day of second, not known, [31]15. See Christ and Judgment.

Adversity. See Tribulation.

Æman, i.e. Heman, the Israelite, [32]424.

Æthan, [33]429.

Ahithophel, [34]20.

Allophyli, [35]218, [36]219.

Almsgiving, one of the wings of prayer, [37]140; the Lord requires it, [38]171; poor can give alms, [39]605; a fixed sum to be set aside, [40]668.

Altar of God, who only can approach it, [41]139.

Amalek, [42]398.

Ammon, [43]398.

Amorites, [44]625.

Angels, ministered to Christ, [45]227; the redeemed equal to, [46]259; abode of, [47]415; bodies of, [48]416; greatness of, [49]472; food of, [50]625; office or function, [51]627.

Angels, rebel, fell through pride, [52]591.

Anger, definition of, [53]16; anger of God, [54]382, [55]399; terribleness of His anger, [56]443.

Anointed, [57]151, [58]622. See Christ.

Ant as an example, [59]137.

Antichrist, "that Wicked," [60]532; Jews deceived by, [61]532.

Apollinarians, [62]411.

Apollos, [63]281.

Apostles, the twelve, wrought miracles, [64]272; designated as rams, [65]335; number of a mystery, [66]421; words of, reached unto end of the world, [67]430; anointed by the Holy Spirit, [68]623.

Arians and Arian heresy, [69]217, [70]297, [71]592, [72]615.

Aristotle the philosopher, [73]640.

Ark of Noah, type of the Church, [74]421.

Asaph, [75]334, [76]335, [77]348, [78]367, [79]386.

Ashes, mark of penitence, [80]497.

Asp, or adder, [81]232, [82]233, [83]451.

Assur, [84]398.

Assyrians, [85]386.

Augustin on lying, [86]13; anxious to be understood, [87]99, [88]285; alludes to Sermon on the Ten Plagues, etc., [89]375; relations to the See of Rome, [90]591.

Aurelius, [91]467.

Avarice. See Covetousness.

Babes, to be fed with milk, [92]217; afterwards with bread, [93]615.

Babylon, means "confusion," [94]268, [95]604; type of captivity of Christians, [96]604.

Baldness. See Core.

Baptism, passage through the Red Sea type of, [97]392, [98]533; for remission of sins, [99]192; laver of regeneration, [100]367; why the Lord Jesus was baptized, [101]450.

Barabbas, [102]396.

Basan, or Bashan, [103]295, [104]625.

Basilica of St. Peter, [105]152; Christian churches called basilicæ, [106]594.

Basilisk, [107]451.

Beasts of the wood, [108]512.

Beauty, of Christ as God and man, [109]146, [110]148; of soul in confession, [111]472.

Being, God alone absolute, [112]441, [113]442.

Belief. See Faith.

Benjamin, how applied to St. Paul, [114]296; meaning of name, [115]387.

Birth, natural and spiritual, [116]231; natural, brings guilt from Adam, [117]192, [118]252, [119]253.

Bishops, called "fathers" by the Church, [120]155; superintendents or guardians, [121]606; under the one chief Shepherd, [122]606, [123]607.

Blasphemers, enemies of God, [124]455, [125]504, [126]665.

Blessed, happiness of the, [127]423, [128]545.

Blindness of mind and heart, [129]18; judicial punishment of sin, [130]308.

Blood of Christ our propitiation, [131]613. See Christ.

Body, human, four portions or elements of, [132]16; garment of the soul, [133]502.

Bones in Body of the Lord, [134]81, [135]82, [136]496; the bone made in secret, [137]638.

Bow, refers to the Scriptures, [138]25; bow of the wicked, [139]94.

Bread for the soul the word of God, [140]99; bread of the heart, [141]176; Christ the Living Bread, [142]621.

Building, Christians are God's, [143]498; built as stones in the Heavenly City, [144]593, [145]594.

Burden of Christ light, [146]291.

Cæcilianus, bishop of Carthage, [147]42.

Cain, mark set on, [148]124, [149]241; built a city, [150]252; connection with Babylon, [151]268.

Calling, of God's free grace, [152]15.

Calvary, [153]132.

Canaan, woman of, [154]295.

Captivity of Christians typified by Babylon, [155]604.

Carthage. See Tarshish.

Catholic Church, [156]283, [157]473, [158]489, [159]501.

Catholics, [160]228.

Cedars of Libanus, the righteous like to, highly exalted, [161]456.

Cherubim, [162]386.

Chrism, [163]64, [164]678.

Christ, the Mediator, [165]68; Angel of the great counsel, [166]75; Body of, [167]81; the seed of Abraham, [168]124; man, [169]162, [170]540; born of a Virgin, [171]193; Rock on which the Church is built, [172]249, [173]632; temptation of, [174]249; Lamb without spot, [175]265; food of angels, [176]372; descent into hell (hades), [177]427; Judge of the whole world, [178]474; flesh of our life, [179]485; the anointed one, the Messiah, [180]504, [181]622. See Incarnation.

Christians, must suffer troubles in this world, [182]219, [183]310; persecuted, [184]342, [185]511, [186]610, [187]632.

Church, inherits eternal life, [188]11; assailants of the, [189]39; Body of Christ, [190]81; Eve type of, [191]131; blessed, [192]166; works done out of, [193]401, [194]402; ark of Noah type of, [195]42; the city of God, [196]484; city of the saints, Catholic, [197]677.

Chusi, or Hushai, [198]20, [199]21.

Cicero, [200]512, [201]513.

Circumcelliones, miscreants, [202]42, [203]218, [204]470, [205]622, [206]623.

City of God, the Church, [207]484.

Cities, two opposed, Jerusalem and Babylon, [208]268.

Clergy and clerks, [209]291.

Commandments, God's, man of himself too weak to keep them, [210]561, [211]562; love, the mark of their breadth, [212]576.

Confession, twofold, of sin and of praise, [213]27, [214]68, [215]155, [216]632, [217]633; benefit of, [218]70, [219]283; always needful, [220]490; of sins of ignorance and negligence, [221]528.

Confirmation, [222]64.

Conscience, an altar, [223]185; testimony of, [224]208.

Consolation, in the desert of this world, [225]260; in hope, [226]604.

Conversion, difficulty of, [227]17; work of God's grace, [228]323; must not be delayed, [229]497, [230]498.

Core, or Korah, [231]132, [232]140, [233]155, [234]400.

Cornelius, [235]478.

Country, the heavenly. See Jerusalem and The City of God.

Covetousness, hateful to our Lord, [236]479; root of all evils, [237]565.

Creation, beauty of, [238]27; not to be preferred to the Creator, [239]389, [240]390.

Crispina, martyr, [241]591, [242]633.

Cross of our Lord a key, [243]155; virtue hidden in, [244]247; mark of, on foreheads of Christians, [245]650.

Crown, Christ's crown of thorns, [246]6.

Cyprian, martyr, [247]92, [248]102, [249]418; table of, [250]391.

Daniel, prophecy of, [251]164.

Darkness, not made by God, but ordered by Him, [252]27; term used for rulers of this world, [253]79.

David, "ecstasy" of, [254]68, [255]70; his sin and fall no warrant for other men to sin, [256]190; type of Christ, [257]209, [258]225; meekness of, [259]616, [260]617.

Day of the Lord. See Advent and Judgment.

Days of the week, [261]459, [262]460.

Dead, do they know in Hades what transpires on earth? [263]538.

Death, of the righteous and wicked, [264]78, [265]79; is certain, [266]117; definition of, [267]174.

Degrees, songs of, [268]112; meaning of, [269]589, [270]596, [271]598; same in number as steps of the temple, [272]681.

Deluge, ark of the Church refuge from, [273]67; of persecutions, [274]511.

Denary, [275]545.

Detraction, a stumbling-block to the weak, [276]188; must not seek revenge for, [277]537.

Devil, the, fell through pride, [278]242; the tempter, [279]299; false accuser, [280]328; lion and dragon, [281]457; serpent, [282]517; persecuted Christ, persecutes His Church, [283]652; warfare between Christians and the devil, [284]654, [285]655.

Doeg the Edomite, [286]197, [287]201.

Dogs, use of the word, [288]295, [289]296.

Donatists, schismatics, [290]42, [291]228, [292]470; claimed to be the only true Christians, [293]414, [294]473, [295]592, [296]640, [297]641, [298]670.

Donatus, [299]216, [300]298.

Dove, type of love, [301]212.

Drunkenness, spiritual, so called. See Inebriation.

Eagle, explanation of characteristics, [302]285, [303]506.

Earth, God's saints on, [304]48; lower places of, meaning of, [305]262; God's footstool, [306]485; things of, cleave to Christians, [307]564.

Eastertide, type of everlasting happiness, [308]545; follows Lent with praise and feasting, [309]673.

Ecstasy of David, [310]68, [311]70; trance or transport of mind, [312]296, [313]555.

Edom, or "earthly," [314]244; name for Esau, [315]631.

Egypt, ten plagues of, and meaning, [316]375; land of Ham, [317]523; emblem of this world, [318]550.

Election of the Gentles, [319]625.

Elijah, [320]181, [321]545.

Endor, [322]399.

Envy, defined, [323]524; entices to sin, [324]642; the devil the great envier, [325]642.

Ephraim, meaning of name, [326]247, [327]386.

Ephrata, [328]617.

Epicurus, philosopher, [329]349; named "hog," [330]349; teaching of, [331]349.

Episcopus. See Bishop.

Epithalamia, [332]146.

Esau, type of the proud, etc., [333]162; type of carnal men, [334]631.

Esther, Queen, [335]197.

Eternity, eternal, meaning of, [336]3; our refuge, [337]442.

Etham, [338]347.

Ethiopia and Ethiopians, [339]298, [340]346.

Eucharist, sacrament of the, how spoken of, [341]75; for rich and poor alike, [342]169; mystery of eating and drinking in, [343]485, [344]486. See Sacraments.

Eunomians, [345]297.

Eve, type of the Church, [346]131, [347]607, [348]608; our flesh compared to, [349]170.

Evil, sent on men in just judgment, [350]80; bodily, comes on good and bad alike, [351]384.

Examples, effect of, [352]589, [353]590, [354]643.

Exultation of the just, [355]209; in the Lord, [356]467, [357]468; exult with fear, [358]679.

Eye of God on those who look to Him, [359]71; wantonness of eyes condemned, [360]190; eye of the flesh, [361]480, and of the heart, [362]480; eyes of Christ's Body, the Church, [363]426.

Ezekiel, prophet, song of, Ps. lxv., [364]267.

Face of God, meaning of expression, [365]44, [366]286, [367]298.

Faith, path to knowledge, [368]29; of the fathers same as ours, [369]195; in Christ cleanses, [370]438; necessary to reconciliation, [371]522.

Faithful, the, God's tabernacle on earth, [372]134, [373]606.

Fasting, one of the wings of prayer, [374]140, [375]423; fast of Lent enjoined in Old Testament and by our Lord, [376]545; of Christ, [377]304; on heathen festal days, [378]484.

Father, the, first Person in the Blessed Trinity, [379]301, [380]289; Abba, [381]381.

Fear of God a safeguard, [382]13; two kinds of fear, chaste and servile, [383]55; Christians need have no fear, [384]64; fear of damnation, [385]170; flight of the mind, [386]286; Christ our Lord's death changed fear to love, [387]451; one of the leaves of the door of the heart, [388]649; in working out our salvation, [389]653.

Felix the martyr, sermon on, [390]609.

Field, God's field, the world, [391]677.

Finger of God, refers to the Holy Ghost, [392]29; fingers for the Body of Christ's warfare, [393]654.

Fire, purging or cleansing, [394]103; destroying, [395]103; of God's judgment, [396]180; used for affliction, [397]278; used in exorcism before Baptism, [398]278.

Flesh, lust of the, [399]32; fleshly desires, [400]64; infirmity of the, [401]129; resurrection of the, [402]196, [403]259; all flesh, how to come to God, [404]269; frailty of the, inherited from Adam, [405]406.

Food of men and angels, even the Incarnate Lord, [406]625.

Forgiveness, on confession and amendment, [407]193; promised, to prevent despair, [408]498; of others, so as to obtain mercy, [409]547.

Foundation, our, is Christ, [410]510, [411]594.

Free will, man punished because he sins through, [412]498; gift of God, [413]545; divine grace needed to enable man to serve God, [414]579; man has free will, [415]637.

Friendship, danger of worldly, [416]631.

Fulgentius, [417]91.

Gaiuseius, [418]646.

Gath, David in, [419]218.

Gehenna. See Hell.

Generation, of generations, [420]329, [421]502; years of a, [422]521.

Gentiles, called in, [423]478; vast numbers of, in the Church, [424]626.

Getulia, [425]675.

Giant, the Lord termed Giant of giants, [426]427.

Gideon, fleece of, [427]158, [428]329, [429]634; and three hundred that lapped, [430]295.

God, finger of, [431]29; attributes of, [432]35, [433]141, [434]150, [435]184, [436]240, [437]353, [438]502, [439]557; in three Persons, [440]195; anger of, [441]383, [442]399; face of, [443]44, [444]286, [445]298; to be loved for His own sake, [446]223, [447]341; repentance of, [448]531; workmanship of, in Christ, [449]653.

Gods, use of term in Scripture, [450]178, [451]478, [452]479.

Good, God alone truly so, [453]557; good and bad in the Church militant, [454]166, [455]167, [456]489, [457]590, [458]591; good gifts of God, [459]87; good gifts of Heavenly Jerusalem, [460]270.

Gospel, good news of salvation, [461]531, [462]532; preachers of the, to be supported, [463]513; Gospels four in number, [464]635.

Grace of God, leads to confession, [465]117; in Christ abundantly, [466]147, [467]148; all good comes through, [468]287; virtue of the Sacraments, [469]367.

Groaning, of heart and flesh, [470]106; of God's servant, [471]107.

Hades. See Hell.

Hagarenes, [472]398.

Haggai the prophet, [473]546, [474]547, [475]679.

Hail in Egypt, meaning of, [476]375.

Halleluia, meaning of double, [477]532; song of the future life, [478]673.

Ham, land of Egypt, [479]523.

Hand, right, used for preference, [480]538; safety in God's right hand, [481]635.

Hands, lifted up in prayer, [482]261; of the Lord Jesus stretched out on the cross, [483]427.

Happiness of this world, not promised by the Lord, [484]93; a dream, [485]339, [486]340; a pitfall for the ungodly, [487]463; checkered with trials, [488]465.

Hatred, God's, in what it consists, [489]12; hating wrongfully a dangerous temptation, [490]110; is darkness and death, [491]211.

Head of the Church is Christ, [492]642; head of the ungodly the devil, [493]642.

Heart, the, an abyss, [494]136; wings of, faith, hope, and charity, [495]401; should be in heaven, [496]452; straight heart and wicked heart, [497]493; the two leaves of, [498]649.

Heaven, used for books of both Testaments, [499]29; foundation of what, [500]396; how to be bought, [501]466; heaven of heavens, [502]502; figure of God's mercy, [503]501; all holy souls, [504]596.

Hell (Hades), place of waiting before the judgment, Lazarus in Paradise, [505]17; Rich man in Gehenna, [506]17; upper and lower, [507]415, [508]416; no escape in Hades from God's presence, [509]637.

Heresies, why allowed, [510]26; like torrents, [511]233.

Heretics, false prophets, [512]23; names of, [513]217, [514]297, [515]645; characteristics of, [516]367, [517]615, [518]669.

Hermon, Mount, [519]135, [520]433, [521]623.

Herod, slaughter of the innocents by, [522]165.

Hippolytus, [523]70.

Holocaust, [524]184, [525]197, [526]279, [527]633.

Holy Ghost, finger of God, [528]29, [529]451; came down at Pentecost, [530]157, [531]451; sword of the Lord, [532]457; sevenfold operations of, [533]681.

Hope, in God, [534]35, [535]121, [536]614; of immortality, [537]519; comforted by, in our pilgrimage, [538]604, [539]660, [540]663.

House of God, [541]486, [542]606, [543]618.

Humble, the, praise God, [544]73; God gives grace to, [545]534, [546]535; God exalts, [547]549.

Humility, road to life, [548]49; of the publican, [549]126; commended, [550]77, [551]117, [552]371, [553]518; our strength, [554]457; of the Lord Christ, [555]607.

Hymns, sung in churches, [556]143; songs of praise, [557]333; of God's saints, [558]677.

Hyssop, [559]193, [560]194.

Idithun, [561]112, [562]117, [563]119, [564]251, [565]254; to whom applied, [566]360.

Idols and Idolatry, refutation of, [567]477, [568]478; rage of idolaters against Kingdom of Christ, [569]483; madness of idol worshippers, [570]632.

Idumæans, [571]398. See Edom.

Image of God in soul of man, [572]140, [573]177.

Incarnation of Christ, [574]146; born of a Virgin, [575]193; the Word and flesh, i.e. God and man, [576]540. See Christ.

Inebriation, so called, spiritual, effects of, [577]2, [578]89; refreshing the people of God, [579]272.

Infants. See Babes.

Inheritance, Christians co-heirs with the Lord, [580]178; of Old Testament in contrast with that of the New, [581]292.

Innocence, to be kept with care, [582]102; of heart, [583]380; righteousness included in, [584]492.

Innocents, murdered by Herod, crowned by Christ, [585]165.

Intercession of Moses, power of, [586]529.

Ishmaelites, [587]398; type of worldly seeking Christians, [588]590.

Israel, "seeing God," [589]356; Christians called by this name, [590]550.

Jabin, [591]398.

Jacob, meaning of his two names, [592]369; Jacob and Esau, two nations, [593]437, [594]631. See Esau.

Jannes and Jambres, [595]96.

Jebus and Jebusites, [596]268.

Jeremiah, song of, [597]267, [598]315.

Jerusalem, [599]36, [600]268; Jerusalem and Babylon, the world and the Church, contrasted, [601]252; same as Sion, [602]268; the Heavenly Jerusalem, [603]414, [604]593.

Jews, caused the Lord's crucifixion, [605]264; judicially blinded, [606]308; named from Judah, [607]355; how superior to other nations, [608]408, [609]468; many converted, [610]461; convicted by the resurrection of the Lord, [611]618.

Joab, [612]244.

Job, a pattern to Christians, [613]224; answer of, to his wife, [614]224; holy Job, [615]281; tempted by the devil by God's permission, [616]446.

John the Baptist, a burning light, [617]622; boldness of, [618]648; killed by Herod, [619]648.

Jonadab, [620]315.

Jordan, land of, [621]135; figure of baptism, [622]135.

Joseph, husband of Virgin Mary, [623]381.

Joseph, the patriarch, [624]386; a type of Christ, [625]392, [626]522.

Joy, of the saints in the Church, [627]293; joy in God, [628]406; coupled with fear, [629]415; impure joy, [630]604; in tribulation, [631]639.

Judas Iscariot, case of, [632]538, [633]539; bag entrusted to, [634]668; in Hades, [635]538.

Judge, God judges His people, [636]63; our Lord as Son of man, Judge at the last day, [637]179, [638]351, [639]474.

Judgment, day of last, [640]15, [641]91, [642]148, [643]442, [644]474; God's judgments a great deep, [645]136; Christ's assessors at the judgment, [646]181; temporal judgments a warning, [647]246.

Julian the apostate, [648]602.

Justice, twofold, [649]562; God's, combined with mercy, [650]491, [651]507.

Justification, of the ungodly, [652]22, [653]545; God's free gift, [654]240; precedes good works, [655]545. See Confession, Faith, Grace.

Kedar, [656]590.

Kingdom of heaven, in this world, [657]197; how to be bought, [658]547. See Babylon and Jerusalem.

King, Christ our anointed. See Christ.

Kishon, [659]399.

Knowledge, distinguished from wisdom, [660]629; accompanied by charity and humility. See God.

Korah. See Core.

Lamb, Christ the immaculate, [661]265.

Land of the living, kingdom of the saints, [662]101; land of the dying, [663]101; land of where all is forgotten, [664]428.

Law, written and unwritten, [665]1; of Moses promises temporal rewards mostly, [666]445; Gospels, law of faith and love, [667]564, [668]577; threefold, given in Paradise, implanted by nature, written in letters, [669]580.

Lazarus and Rich Man in the parable, [670]17, [671]78, [672]94, [673]173, [674]416.

Lazarus, brother of Martha and Mary, raised from the dead, [675]500.

Lent, type of misery of life, [676]545, [677]673.

Lies and liars, hateful to God, [678]12, [679]31; some rather lax views of Augustin's as to, [680]12; toil of lying, [681]643.

Life, considered as twofold, of the flesh and of the spirit, [682]16, [683]323; our true life is love, [684]211; old and new, [685]445; sickness and death, [686]505, [687]662; in hope of eternal life, [688]519. See Death and Eternity.

Light, Christ the light of God, [689]139; two kinds, i.e. of the sun and of God, [690]479; rising before light, meaning of, [691]607.

Lion, type of what, [692]188, [693]189, [694]227, [695]516.

Locust, [696]375.

Lot, daughters of, [697]247; children of, [698]398.

Love, foot of the soul, [699]37; our root, [700]174; Holy Spirit's love shed abroad in our hearts, [701]291; wings of the two commandments of the new law, [702]291; all good works summed up in, [703]445; God loves us always, [704]452; law of the City of God, [705]484; exceeding broad commandment, [706]576; strong as death, [707]595.

Luciferians, heretics, [708]297.

Lust, depraved love, [709]37; burning fire, [710]234; lust and fear, causes of all sins, [711]389.

Luxury a slippery way, [712]80.

Macarius, [713]42, [714]97.

Maccabees, [715]77, [716]306, [717]381.

Macedonians, heretics, [718]297.

Man, old and new, [719]16; consists of soul and flesh, [720]105; made in image of God, [721]498; created in and fallen in Adam, [722]571, [723]572. See Adam and Christ.

Manasses, [724]247, [725]386.

Manes and Manichees, heretics, [726]297, [727]645, [728]667.

Manna, [729]287.

Martyrs, and their persecutors, [730]42; sermon on Feast of the Martyrs, [731]128-132; case of, when exposed, [732]248; spirits of, in Paradise, [733]382; "the bones" of, [734]647.

Mary Magdalene, [735]284, [736]645.

Mary the Virgin, [737]54, [738]55, [739]83, [740]146.

Maximianists, heretics, [741]212, [742]218.

Melchisedek, [743]72, [744]543, [745]619.

Members of the body. See Christ and the Church.

Mercy, greatness of God's, [746]150; joined with truth, [747]434; every man needs mercy of God, [748]491; works of, commended, [749]474, [750]547, [751]654.

Merit, our calling and election not of, [752]15; no merit in man, [753]189, [754]410; grace not given on account of, [755]513. See Grace and Works.

Mesopotamia, [756]244.

Messiah. See Christ.

Midian, Madian, [757]398.

Ministers of the Gospel, unworthiness of, no bar to God's grace, [758]42, [759]43.

Moab, [760]247, [761]398.

Monasteries, [762]439.

Monks, evil lives of some, [763]490; why so called, [764]623; Ps. cxxxiii. in defence of, [765]622-624.

Moon, used in various applications in Scripture, [766]41, [767]329, [768]515; as to origin of light of, [769]41.

Moses, man of God, prayer of, Ps. xc., [770]441-446; a priest, [771]486; God's ways made known to, [772]507; books of, how typified, [773]321, [774]654; punishment of, [775]486, [776]487.

Mouth, of God, His revelations, [777]562; what comes out of, from the heart, [778]604, [779]633; door of restraint needed for, [780]645.

Mysteries, the great, of God, [781]640, [782]641.

Name, of Christ, knowledge of Him, [783]484; of God, "I Am," [784]502. See God.

Necessity mother of all employments, [785]402.

Neighbor, every man our neighbor, [786]48. See Love.

Night, type of wickedness, lying, etc., [787]12; type of life here, [788]361, [789]494, [790]569, [791]638.

Nineveh, [792]193.

Noah, ark of, [793]421.

North, what it represents, [794]165.

Novatians, heretics, [795]217.

Numbers, mystical meanings of, [796]15, [797]16, [798]181.

Obedience, parents to be obeyed, [799]315; road to knowledge, [800]577; even wicked masters have right to, [801]602.

Oil, used for spiritual joy, [802]60; for the Holy Spirit, [803]540; "oil of a sinner" flattery, [804]646.

Onagers, [805]512.

Organ, instrument of music, mystically used for the saints, [806]682.

Orphans, God the protector of, [807]39, [808]664.

Pagans, blamed Christians for all misfortunes which occurred, [809]390; cowards compared with Christian martyrs, [810]647.

Pannonia, [811]271.

Parable, i.e. comparison or similitude, [812]304, [813]366.

Paradise referred to, [814]95, [815]382, [816]580.

Pardon. See Forgiveness.

Parents, to be obeyed, and when not, [817]315; sins of, visited on children, [818]538.

Passion, our Lord's, described in Ps. lxix., [819]300; teaches us to look for eternal, not temporal, good, [820]444; suffering of Christ's Body, the Church, [821]251.

Patience, a gift of God, [822]254; the patience of Christ, [823]417.

Patriarchs, called "Christs," [824]522.

Paul, the Apostle, conversion of, [825]149; greatest of sinners, pattern of the grace of God, [826]315, [827]672; in what sense to occupy a throne of judgment at the last day, [828]421.

Peace, to be found only in part in this life, [829]77; exhortations to peace in the Church, [830]591, [831]603, [832]677; Christ is peace, [833]603; Christ the true peacemaker, [834]606.

Pelagius, heretic, [835]241.

Penitential Psalms, seven, [836]15.

Perfect, the, repay not evil, [837]21; none really perfect, [838]116; an example to other Christians, [839]121; to be judges with the Lord at last day, [840]449.

Perpetua, martyr, [841]168.

Persecution, three kinds endured by the Church, [842]39; great persecutions inflicted on the Church, [843]448; why God permits persecution, [844]449; persecutors almost extinct through the Church's prayers, [845]484.

Persons in the Godhead, [846]301.

Peter the Apostle, threefold denial of the Lord, and threefold confession, [847]128; monument of, in Rome, [848]152; chief among the Apostles, [849]536; remembered in Rome, [850]647.

Pharaoh, king of Egypt, [851]625.

Pharisees, pride and outward purity of, [852]493.

Philistines, [853]398.

Philosophers, pagan, some hold the soul to be immortal, but all rejected the resurrection, [854]437.

Photinus, heretic, [855]297.

Physician, Christ the true, [856]90.

Pilate, Pontius, [857]264.

Plato the philosopher, [858]646.

Pleasure of the flesh, [859]31; compared to mire, [860]549. See Lust.

Possession, God ours, and we God's, [861]663.

Powers of this world signified by mountains, [862]157; obedience due to the powers that be, [863]602.

Praise of God man's chief work, [864]148; manifest grounds for, [865]196; everlasting employment of the blessed, [866]402; prayer and praise, [867]520, [868]545; God's works praise Him, [869]659, [870]674.

Prayer, two kinds, outward and inward, [871]107; two wings of, [872]140, [873]423; perseverance in, [874]280; the Lord Jesus prays for us and in us, and is prayed to by us, [875]410; the Lord's Prayer pattern of all prayer, [876]652.

Precepts. See Law.

Predestination, secret with God, [877]671, [878]680.

Pride, deadly sin, [879]32, [880]56; pride of the devil, [881]242; pride of Adam and his race, [882]324; mother of envy, [883]493.

Priest, Christ our Priest and Sacrifice, [884]623. See Christ and Sacrifice.

Primacy of Peter, [885]536.

Promises of Old and New Testaments not the same, [886]342; fulfilled, an earnest of those not fulfilled, [887]660.

Prophets, foretell the future, [888]80, [889]142; Christ speaks in the, [890]635, [891]651; heretics false prophets, [892]23.

Propitiation. See Sacrifice.

Proselytes, [893]664.

Prosperity, perils of, [894]190; not the lot of Christians in this world, [895]207; does not make men happy, [896]638; Christians must not be lifted up by, nor depressed by adversity, [897]638. See Job.

Providence of God, over all, [898]663; sin of not believing in, [899]653.

Psalms, though one book, divided into five books, [900]681.

Psaltery, [901]229; mystical meaning of, [902]678.

Punishment of the wicked, [903]234; how angels are employed in punishing, [904]376, [905]377.

Pythagoras, philosopher, [906]513, [907]646.

Redemption by and through Christ, [908]505. See Christ and Sacrifice.

Refuge, God is our, [909]156, [910]317.

Repent, in what sense God is said to repent, [911]531, [912]619.

Resurrection, the Christian's faith in, [913]501; rejected by heathen philosophers, [914]437; our hope of, [915]614; the resurrection-body, [916]654.

Righteous, delivered by God out of trouble, [917]77; blessing on, [918]98; sure of rest at the last, rejoice in hope, [919]609. See Grace, Prosperity, Tribulation.

Righteousness, beauty of, [920]270; God's gift, [921]316; summed up in innocence, [922]492. See Justification.

Rome, curies or tribes in ancient, [923]594; Peter and Paul remembered in, [924]647.

Sabbath, type of everlasting rest, [925]103; Christian sabbath in the heart or good conscience, [926]453.

Sabellius, heresy of, [927]11, [928]297.

Sacraments, difference between Old and New Testament sacraments, [929]342; result when administered by ungodly men, [930]640; chief means of binding up bruises of heart, [931]666.

Sacrifice, of repentance, [932]9; of praise, [933]183; of righteousness, [934]196; love the fire of our sacrifices, [935]224; of humility, [936]615; our Lord's sacrifice a pure offering, [937]678. See Christ.

Saints, supposed to be represented by number of fishes in the nets, [938]181; in Paradise, interceding for the living, [939]418; differ in glory in heaven, 688. See Righteous and Good.

Salvation, Christ our, [940]90, [941]621; Christ salvation of God, [942]588; of free grace, [943]652. See Grace.

Saul, king of the Jews, [944]50; Saul, i.e. Paul the Apostle, [945]316. See Paul.

Schism and schismatics, [946]216, [947]218. See Donatists.

Scripture, both difficult and clear passages in, [948]43; remedy for sick souls, [949]91; mysteries in, [950]459, [951]667; all written for Christ, [952]634.

Selah, Sursum Corda, [953]8.

Septuagint version, [954]427.

Simon Magus, [955]450, [956]615.

Sinai, Mount, meaning of name, [957]288, [958]293.

Sin, Sinners, must be punished, [959]150, [960]239; Christ alone without sin, [961]192; original sin washed away in baptism, [962]192, [963]252, [964]253; all men sinners, [965]436, [966]560, [967]645. See Baptism.

Sion the fatherland, same as Jerusalem, [968]268; type of the Church militant, [969]500; the true heavenly Sion, [970]620.

Solomon, son of David, [971]606.

Son of God, same substance as the Father, [972]301. See Christ.

Songs of Degrees. See Degrees.

Soul, bread of the Word of truth, [973]260; nature of the, [974]528, [975]529, [976]662; love the virtue of, [977]510; by faith and hope is in Christ, [978]631; made in image of God, [979]668. See Salvation, Body, Image of God.

Spirit, Holy. See Holy Ghost.

Stephen, proto-martyr, [980]237.

Suffering. See Tribulation.

Swearing, forbidden to men, [981]430; what God hath sworn will surely happen, [982]620.

Synagogue, the murderer of the Lord, [983]335, yet out of it came forth Saul, or Paul, the great Apostle, [984]335.

Syria, [985]245.

Tabor, Mount, [986]433.

Tarshish, supposed by some to be Tarsus in Cilicia, by others to be Carthage, [987]166.

Temple of God, the beauty of righteousness, [988]270; how man is a part of, [989]596; heathen temples closed in Augustin's time, [990]637.

Temptation, of the Lord threefold, [991]32; sets forth three classes of man's temptation, [992]32; can be overcome only by God's help, [993]442; assails Christians after remission of sins in baptism, [994]504. See Devil.

Testament, Old prefigured by New, [995]405; Old revealed in New, New revealed in Old, [996]531. See Promises.

Three Children, Song of the, [997]77, [998]674.

Time, our time very short here, [999]93, [1000]94; six times or periods of history, [1001]457; of mercy and judgment, [1002]491; two times of Christ, humiliation and majesty, [1003]544. See Mercy and Judgment.

Titus, emperor, [1004]380, [1005]381.

Tongue, dispersion of tongues, [1006]213; deceitful tongue, [1007]589; Christian's tongue the Song of Jerusalem, [1008]631.

Tribulation, Christ delivers His people in, [1009]145; greatest, is an evil conscience, [1010]156; strengthens us, [1011]313; profitable to us, [1012]186; accompanies us all through life, [1013]361. See Grace and Prayer.

Trinity, one God, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, [1014]11; Sabellian heresy concerning, [1015]11; different errors concerning, [1016]297, [1017]298; three Persons, one Substance, [1018]301, [1019]629.

Truth, alone makes blessed, [1020]9; to be overcome by, is glorious, [1021]235; joined with mercy, [1022]434; must strive for, unto death, [1023]575; lying is toilsome, truth easy, [1024]643. See Mercy and Augustin.

Ungodly, compared to grass, [1025]174; flourish for a time, perish for ever, [1026]208; miserable, though apparently happy, [1027]336.

Unity of the Catholic Church, [1028]328, [1029]501, [1030]591; unity recommended, [1031]677. See Church.

Usury condemned, [1032]99, [1033]612.

Virginity, [1034]451, [1035]452; parable of five virgins, lessons in, [1036]670.

White Mass, [1037]660.

Wicked. See Ungodly.

Wine of the Lord, [1038]514.

Wisdom, book of, [1039]172.

Wives and husbands, [1040]223.

Word of God, Christ Jesus, [1041]502; godhead and manhood inseparable, [1042]6; became flesh so as to be man's food, [1043]372; the written word is bread of the righteous, [1044]99; a well of life to the receiver, [1045]347; was heard read standing, [1046]402.

Works, love the root, good works the fruit, [1047]199, [1048]200; faith works by love, [1049]445. See Grace, Justification, Righteousness.

World, Christ sends both fire and sword into, [1050]245; six ages of the, [1051]456; Christians must use, not serve, the world, [1052]474.

Zechariah the prophet, [1053]546, [1054]547, [1055]676.

Zion. See Sion.

Ziphites, [1056]206, [1057]207, [1058]208.