> An officer of rank under Valentinian, 177, 179, 342. Beershebah Meaning of, 383. Bethany Meaning of, 422. Bethlehem Meaning of, 414. Mystical interpretation of, 416. Bishop The word Sacerdos often used of, 1. Instructions for a newly elected, 5, 114. Is the pilot of the Church, ib. Should be filled with Scripture, 6. What he should preach, 7, &c. Is a physician of souls, 15. The guardian of his flock, 115. Should extirpate prevailing sins, 116. Must be husband of one wife only, 375. A pattern of Christian virtues, 377. Able to govern himself, ib. His unanimous election a proof of the judgment of God, 359. Must speak his mind boldly, 257. Bishops the proper judges of questions concerning the Faith, 141. And of Bishops, 138. Are judges of emperors not emperors of them, 139. Should not readily appeal to the civil sword, 185. Must forbid mixed marriages, 115 &c. Lovers of peace except in the defence of the Church, 259. Their poverty an excuse for non-attendance at distant Councils, 34, 337. Their consecration day their birthday, 17. Should be chosen for holiness of life, 374. Blindness, spiritual How healed by Christ, 461. Body, the To be chastened, 249. Bodily sickness sent for the healing of the soul, 458. Bononia 254. Bonosus, letter concerning Probably written by Siricius, certainly not by Ambrose, 339. Brixillum 254. C CABILLONUM (ChÂlons-sur-SaÔne,) 181. Caesar (see Emperor.) Cain A warning to Christians, 8. Calanus His letter to Alexander the Great, 246. Calligonus His threats to Ambrose, 137. Callinicum A synagogue there burnt by the Christians, 257 &c. Camillus His victory not due to heathen gods, 102. Campania A pleasant retreat from the troubles of the world, 350. Candidianus A letter of Ambrose to him. Capua, synod of Seeks to settle the disputed succession at Antioch, 336 &c. Deals with the case of Bonosus, 339. Cassianus, a Bishop Takes part in the Council of Aquileia, 33, 61. Castulus, an Arian presbyter Seized by the Christians, and rescued by Ambrose’ order, 129. Catechumens Dismissed after the Lessons and Sermon, 129. ChaldÆan astrologers Have no hope in
ic@vhost@g@html@files@58783@58783-h@58783-h-3.htm.html#b061" class="pginternal">61. Conversion Its blessedness urged on Theodosius, 327. No cause of shame, 103. Pleasing to God, 268. Even at the last, wins paradise, 423. Its stages, 423 &c. Correction A proof of love, 414. Cross, sign of the Used continually by Christians, and why, 427. Count, of the East 259, note. Creature, the How made subject to vanity, 225 &c. Curse, of man To be desired, if it bring a blessing from God, 392. Cybele Heathen rites in honour of, 111. Cycle Of nineteen years for Easter, 166. Cyrus An instance of reverse of fortune, 113. D DALMATIUS Conveys Valentinian’s commands to Ambrose, 137. Damasus, Bishop of Rome Writes to S.Ambrose, 91. Daniel A type of those who refuse allegiance to the Prince of this world, 25. David His two wives Ahinoam and Abigail, mystically explained, 215. Nathan’s expostulation with, applied to Theodosius by Ambrose, 278. His life an example of the change of fortune, 13. Guilty before God alone, 243. His humble confession a good example, 327. Why he danced before the ark, 347. Death The fear of, slavish, 245. Not a cause of sorrow since Christ’s Atonement, 256. Dead Prayers and offerings to be made for the, 255. Not to be mourned for, if in Christ, 256. Debtors Usually set free in Holy Week, 129. Mankind debtors, set free by Christ, 271. Decani Who they were, 129, note. Delphinus, Bp. A letter to, 475. Demarchus An Epicurean, (see note.), 365. Demophilus Elected by the Arians Bishop of Constantinople, 70, note. Detraction Evil and danger of, 372. Devil, the Held mankind in slavery through sin, 426. The price of our freedom paid to him, ib. His envy against man, the cause of discord among Christians, 71. Allowed to tempt men, that they may be proved, 132. The devil testifies to the miraculous power of the relics of Gervasius and Protasius, 164. Diocese Original meaning of the term, 33, note. Diocletian Era of, 171, note. Diogenes, Bishop of Genoa Takes part in the Council of Aquileia, 33, 61. Condemns Palladius, 56. Dionysius, Bishop of Milan Driven into exile by Valens, 380. S. Ambrose calls himself the successor to his heritage, 149. Discipline The contrary of insolence, 193. Dodona, oaks of Worshipped by heathens, 107. Domninus, Bishop of Grenoble Takes part in the Council of Aquileia, 33, 60<
public@vhost@g@html@files@58783@58783-h@58783-h-14.htm.html#b222" class="pginternal">222. Foresaw the mysteries of the Church, 324. Isaiah Mystical meaning of his walking naked, 348. Isis Rites of, 346. Italy In S. Ambrose’s time free from Arianism, 78. J JACOB A kingly shepherd, 191. His marriage to Leah and Rachel mystically interpreted, 193, &c. A pattern of forgiveness, 391. Of industry and perseverance, 390. An example in this respect to us, 195. Did obeisance not to Esau, but to Christ, Whom he foresaw, ib. His dream a blessing, 86. James, a presbyter of Persia Seeks retirement in Campania, 350. Januarius, a Bishop Takes in the Council of Aquileia, 33, 61. Condemns Palladius, 56. Januarius A follower of Jovinian, condemned, 286. Jason His history urged as a precedent, 343. Japhet His reverence for his father mystically applied, 335. Jerusalem, the heavenly A good mother of souls, 217 (vid. errata.) Jews Sinned in the wilderness when God’s voice ceased, 401. Being stiff-necked required the law as a schoolmaster, 438, 442. A Christian may be in work a Jew, 440. Are the sons of the bond-woman, 450. Full of slander against Christ and His Church, 264. Are under a curse, 451. Are in the shade, Christians in the light of the Sun, 455. Prefer Moses, who accuses them, to Christ who would pardon, 454. Who are spiritually Jews, 430. Jezebel Represents the Synagogue, 383. Job His history applied to the persecution about the Basilica, 131, &c., 144. Resisted Satan by the help of the Spirit of God, 159. John, the Baptist A teacher of abstinence, 368. John, the Evangelist Imbibed Divine mysteries while lying on Jesu’s Bosom, 399. Signed the Lord’s Testament, 393. Jonah A lesson from, read in course during the persecution, on which S.Ambrose preaches, 136. Joseph Though a slave truly free, 238. Though naked not disgraced, 349. A pattern of humility, 11. Of purity, 12. Of the vanity of earthly things, 13. Was a type of Christ, 12. Neither depressed by adversity nor elated by prosperity, 13. Josephus His notion of an earthly paradise, 302. Jovinian A monk who had abandoned monastic life, and rushed into extremes of self-indulgence, 280. Siricius writes about him to the Church of Milan, ib. The reply of the Church of Milan, 282. Jovinus, a Bishop Takes part in the Council of Aquileia, 33, 61. Judas Claimed by Satan as his possession, Morasthite, son of the Meaning of, 412. Moses Why he ground the golden calf to powder, 396. Why he ordered half of the blood of the sacrifices to be poured on the altar, 398. Why he broke the tables of the law, 462. Saw God face to face, 404. Yet deferred to Aaron in regard of priesthood, ib. How a god before Pharaoh, 199. Wrote by inspiration, 295. N NABAL Mystically explained, 215. Nabor (See Felix.) Naboth The lesson of, applied, 149. Naboth truly rich, Ahab poor, 252. Naphtali Meaning of, 253. Nature Can only be changed by its Maker, 446. The Creator can remedy the defects of, 460. God the Author of, 31. The law of, superior to national custom, 411. Nectarius His claim to the see of Constantinople, 75. Neice (See Uncle.) NicÆa, Council of Whether it established a cycle for Easter, 166. Its doctrine upheld by Theodosius, 141. Approved by the Council of Ariminum, ib. Nineveh A proof of the power of fasting, 286. Noah His drunkenness mystically interpreted, 348. Numerius One of the Bishops of Macedonia, 80. Numidius A delegate of the African Bishops at the Council of Aquileia, 33, 61. Condemns Palladius, 55. O OATH Meaning of, 90. Obedience Brings remission of sin, 435. Offering All to be offered to God, 24, 26. Not acceptable unless sincere, 408. Old-age Venerable for good works rather than gray hairs, 86, 103. An unspotted life the true old age, 57. Origen His Commentaries on the New Testament inferior to those on the Old, 441. Original sin Inherited from Adam, 435, 446. A debt incurred by Adam cancelled by Christ, 271. P PALLADIUS AND SECUNDIANUS Condemned by the Council of Aquileia, 31, &c. Pannonia 108. Paradise Man’s soul the true, 303. The road into Christ’s kingdom, 422. Partridge Mystical meaning of, 217 &c. Passover A type fulfilled in the gospel, 169. The Christian Easter how connected with it, 170 &c. The ceremonies of, mystically explained, 22. Paterna Gives evidence in favour of Indicia, 485. Paternus Consults S. Ambrose as to marriage of uncle and neice, 351 &c. Paulinus Supported by the Italian Bishops against Meletius and Flavian for th
vhost@g@html@files@58783@58783-h@58783-h-17.htm.html#b257" class="pginternal">ib. Syricius See Siricius. Syrus A presbyter, praised by S. Ambrose, 474. T TALENTS Need God’s Blessing, 31. Temple To be built to Christ in our hearts, 201. How it is to be built, 208, 448. Temptation Comes in different ways, 132. Instances of Job, ib. Elijah, 133. John the Baptist, ib. Is sent that we may conquer it, 327. The weak conquered by it, the strong proved, 417. Most to be feared in times of trouble, 419. Testament The Old passed away, the New established, 301. The Old represented by the number seven, the New by eight, 297. Thecla Reverenced even by the wild beasts, 369. Therasia Gives up her property to the poor, 345. Thessalonica The massacre at, 324. Theodorus, Bishop of Octodurus Takes part in the Council of Aquileia, 33, 60. Condemns Palladius, 56. Signs the letter of the Council of Milan, 287. Theodosius One of the Bishops of Macedonia, 80. Theodosius, the Emperor A blessing sent by God to the Empire, 356. Held the Nicene Faith, 141. His piety, 328. Hasty, but merciful, 325. Restored the orthodox to their churches, 74. Restored unity to the Church, 77. His strictness, in regard of the law of marriage, 354. Is appealed to by S.Ambrose to end the dissensions at Antioch and Constantinople, 74. And to call a council, 77. Is remonstrated with by S.Ambrose for banishing those who burnt the Synagogue at Callinicum, 257. Is reminded of his forgiveness of the people of Antioch, 268. Reproved for ordering the massacre at Thessalonica, 324. Urged to repentance, 326 &c. Is refused the Communion till he has received absolution, 328 &c. Addressed by S. Ambrose on the death of Valentinian the 2nd, 331. Congratulated on his victory over Eugenius, 354. Urged to a merciful use of his victory, 356. Theophilus, Bishop of Alexandria The disputed succession at Antioch to be referred to him, 336, &c. Tigris One of the rivers of Mesopotamia, mystically interpreted, 115. Timasius A general in chief, his fierceness against the monks, 279. Timnath A city of the Philistines, 118. Timotheus His claim to the see of Alexandria, supported by the West, 71. Timotheus A Bishop of Macedonia, 80. Titianus PrÆtorian Prefect, his quarrel with Rufinus, 330. Trinity, the Indissolubly united, 464. Knows neither time nor order, 296. Hymns sung in praise of, |
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