II.—INDEX OF PRINCIPAL SUBJECTS.

• Abel, the relation of, to Christ, ii. 82, 83. See Cain.
• Abraham, the era in the life of, from which a new succession begins, i. 124;
• • time of the migration of, 127, etc.;
  • the order and nature of God’s promises to, 129, etc.;
  • the three great kingdoms existing at the time of the birth of, 130, 131;
  • the repeated promises of the land of Canaan made to, and to his seed, 131;
  • his denial of his wife in Egypt, 132;
  • the parting of Lot and, 132, 133;
  • the third promise of the land to, 133;
  • his victory over the kings, 134;
  • the promise made to, of a large posterity, 135;
  • the sacrifices offered by, when the covenant was renewed with, 136;
  • the seed of, to be in bondage 400 years, 138;
  • Sarah gives Hagar to, 139;
  • the promise of a son given to,—receives the seal of circumcision, 140;
  • change of the name of, 143;
  • visit of three angels to, 144;
  • his denial of his wife in Gerar, 146;
  • birth of his son Isaac, 147;
  • his offering up of Isaac, 147;
  • death of his wife Sarah, 149;
  • what is meant by marrying Keturah after Sarah’s death? 150;
  • the time of the fulfilment of the promise made to, respecting Canaan, 166.
• [Pg 554]Abyss, casting Satan into the, ii. 358.
• Achior, his answer to Holofernes’ inquiry respecting the Jews, ii. 126.
• Adam forsook God before God forsook him, i. 535;
• • in Paradise;
  • his temptation and fall, ii. 22, etc.;
  • nature of his first sin, 25;
  • an evil will preceded his evil act, 25, 26;
  • the pride involved in the sin of, 28;
  • the justice of the punishment of, 28, etc.;
  • the nakedness of, seen after his base sin, 32;
  • the fearful consequences of the sin of, i. 515, 521, ii. 1, 2.
• Æneas, i. 94;
• • time of the arrival of, in Italy, ii. 238.
• Æsculanus, the god, i. 159.
• Æsculapius, sent for to Epidaurus by the Romans, i. 115, 116;
• • a deified man, 349.
• Affections of the soul, right or wrong according to their direction, ii. 10, 12, 15.
• Africa, a fearful visitation of, by locusts, i. 134.
• Ages of ages, i. 508, etc.
• Αἰώνιον, ii. 141.
• Albans, the wickedness of the war waged by the Romans against, i. 105.
• Alcimus, ii. 276.
• Alexander the Great, the apt reply of a pirate to, i. 140;
• • and Leo, an Egyptian priest,—a letter of, to his mother Olympias, i. 313, 351;
  • invades Judea, ii. 275.
• Alexandra, queen of the Jews, ii. 276.
• Alms-deeds, of those who think that they will free evil-doers from damnation in the day of judgment, ii. 449, 464.
• Altor, i. 288.
• Alypius, ii. 485.
• Amor and dilectio, how used in Scripture, ii. 10, etc.
• Amulius and Numitor, ii. 240, 241.
• Anaxagoras, i. 308;
• • ii. 268.
• Anaximander, i. 307.
• Anaximenes, i. 308.
• ‘Ancient compassions, Thine,’ sworn unto David, ii. 195, etc.
• Andromache, i. 104.
• Anebo, Porphyry’s letter to, i. 397, etc.
• Angels, the holy things common to men and, i. 347, etc.;
• • not mediators, 370;
  • the difference between the knowledge of, and that of demons, 377;
  • the love of, which prompts them to desire that we should worship God alone, 392;
  • miracles wrought by the ministry of, for the confirmation of the faith, 392, etc., 400, etc.;
  • the ministry of, to fulfil the providence of God, 403;
  • those who seek worship for themselves, and those who seek honour for God, which to be trusted about life eternal, 404;
  • rather to be imitated than invoked, 418;
  • the creation of, 445, etc.;
  • whether those who fell partook of the blessedness of the unfallen, 450;
  • were those who fell aware that they would fall? 452;
  • were the unfallen assured of their own perseverance? 452, 453;
  • the separation of the unfallen from the fallen, meant by the separation of the light from the darkness, 458;
  • approbation of the good, signified by the words, ‘God saw the light that it was good,’ 459;
  • the knowledge by which they know God in His essence, and perceive the causes of His works, 473;
  • of the opinion that they were created before the world, 476;
  • the two different and dissimilar communities of, 477, etc.;
  • the idea that angels are meant by the separation of the waters by the firmament, 479;
  • the nature of good and bad, one and the same, 481;
  • the cause of the blessedness of the good, and of the misery of the bad, 487;
  • did they receive their good-will as well as their nature from God? 491;
  • whether they can be said to be creators of any creatures, 516;
  • the opinion of the Platonists that man’s body was created by, 518;
  • the wickedness of those who sinned did not disturb the order of God’s providence, ii. 46;
  • the ‘sons of God’ of the 6th chapter of Genesis not, 92, etc.;
  • what we are to understand by God’s speaking to, 114;
  • the three, which appeared to Abraham, 144;
  • Lot delivered by, 146;
  • the creation of, 472.
• Anger of God, the, ii. 97, etc., 454.
• Animals, the dispersion of those preserved in the ark, after the deluge, ii. 115, etc.
• Animals, rational, are they part of God? i. 151.
• Antediluvians, the long life and great stature of, ii. 63, etc.;
• • the different computation of the ages of, given by the Hebrew and other mss. of the Old Testament, 65, etc.;
  • the opinion of those who believe they did not live so long as is stated, considered, 68;
  • [Pg 555]was the age of puberty later among, than it is now? 75, etc.
• Antichrist, the time of the last persecution by, hidden, ii. 288, etc;
• • whether the time of the persecution by, is included in the thousand years, 371;
  • the manifestation of, preceding the day of the Lord, 381, etc.;
  • Daniel’s predictions respecting the persecution caused by, 393, etc.
• Antiochus of Syria, ii. 275.
• Antipater, ii. 276, 277.
• Antipodes, the idea of, absurd, ii. 118.
• Antiquities, Varro’s book respecting human and divine, i. 234, 235.
• Antiquity of the world, the alleged, i. 494, etc.
• Antisthenes, ii. 268.
• Antithesis, i. 457.
• Antoninus, quoted, i. 18.
• Antony, i. 132.
• Apis, and Serapis, the alleged change of name;
• • worshipped, ii. 222, 223.
• Apocryphal Scriptures, ii. 95.
• Apollo and Diana, i. 279.
• Apollo, the weeping statue of, i. 101.
• Apostles, the, whence chosen, ii. 282.
• Apples of Sodom, the, ii. 421.
• Apuleius, referred to, or quoted, i. 56, 137, 324;
• • his book concerning the God of Socrates, 326;
  • his definition of man, 329;
  • what he attributes to demons, to whom he ascribes no virtue, 354, 355;
  • on the passions which agitate demons, 360;
  • maintains that the poets wrong the gods, 361;
  • his definition of gods and men, 362;
  • the error of, in respect to demons, 419, etc.
• Aquila, the translator, ii. 95, and note.
• Archelaus, i. 308.
• Areopagus, the, ii. 227.
• Argos, the kings of, ii. 222, 223;
• • the fall of the kingdom of, 233.
• Argus, King, ii. 223, 224.
• Aristippus, ii. 268.
• Aristobulus, ii. 276.
• Aristotle, and Plato, i. 323.
• Ark, the, of Noah, a figure of Christ and of His Church, ii. 98, etc.;
• • and the deluge, the literal and allegorical interpretation of, 100;
  • the capacity of, 101;
  • what sort of creatures entered, 101, 102;
  • how the creatures entered, 102;
  • the food required by the creatures in, 102, 103;
  • whether the remotest islands received their fauna from the animals preserved in, 115, etc.
• Ark of the covenant, the, i. 407.
• Art of making gods, the invention of the, i. 343.
• Asbestos, ii. 421.
• Assyrian empire, the, ii. 219;
• • close of, 240.
• Athenians, the, ii. 219.
• Athens, the founding of, and reason of the name, ii. 226.
• Atlas, ii. 224.
• Atys, the interpretation of the mutilation of, i. 291, 292.
• Audians, i. 479, and note.
• Augury, the influence of, i. 162, 168, 169.
• Augustus Cæsar, i. 132.
• Aulus Gellius, the story he relates in the Noctes Atticæ of the Stoic philosopher in a storm at sea, i. 356, 357.
• Aurelius, Bishop, ii. 487.
• Aventinus, king of Latium, deified, ii. 240, 241.
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• Babylon, the founding of, ii. 111, etc.;
• • meaning of the word, 112, 269.
• Bacchanalia, the, ii. 232.
• Baptism, the confession of Christ has the same efficacy as, i. 527, 528, 544;
• • of those who think that Catholic, will free from damnation, ii. 447, etc., 457, etc.;
  • other references to, 489, 490.
• Barbarians, the, in the sack of Rome, spared those who had taken refuge in Christian churches, i. 2.
• “Barren, the, hath born seven,” ii. 173, 174.
• Bassus, the daughter of, restored to life by a dress from the shrine of St. Stephen, ii. 494.
• Bathanarius, count of Africa, and his magnet, ii. 420.
• Beast, the, and his image, ii. 366, 367.
• Beatific vision, the nature of, considered, ii. 534–540.
• Beauty of the universe, the, i. 457.
• “Beginning, in the,” i. 476.
• Berecynthia, i. 52, and note.
• Binding the devil, ii. 357.
• Birds, the, offered by Abraham, not to be divided,—import of this, ii. 137.
• Birds, the, of Diomede, ii. 234, 238.
• Blessed life, the, not to be obtained by the intercession of demons, but of Christ alone, i. 374.
• Blessedness, the, of the righteous in this life compared with that of our first parents in Paradise, i. 451;
• • [Pg 556]of good angels,—its cause, 487, etc.;
  • the true, ii. 43;
  • eternal, the promise of, 475.
• Blessings, the, with which the Creator has filled this life, although it is obnoxious to the curse, ii. 522–529.
• Boasting, Christians ought to be free from, i. 209.
• Bodies, earthly, refutation of those who affirm that they cannot be made incorruptible and eternal, i. 538;
• • refutation of those who hold that they cannot be in heavenly places, 540, etc.;
  • of the saints, after the resurrection, in what sense spiritual, 546;
  • the animal and spiritual, 547–551;
  • can they last for ever in burning fire? ii. 414–418;
  • against the wise men who deny that they can be transferred to heavenly habitations, 476;
  • the Platonists refuted, who argue that they cannot inhabit heaven, 501;
  • all blemishes shall be removed from the resurrection bodies, the substance of, remaining, 572;
  • the substance of, however they may have been disintegrated, shall in the resurrection be reunited, 515;
  • the opinion of Porphyry, that souls must be wholly released from, in order to be happy, exploded by Plato, 531.
• Body, the, sanctity of, not polluted by the violence done to it by another’s lust, i. 26, 27;
• • the Platonic and Manichæan idea of, ii. 8, etc.;
  • the new spiritual, 516;
  • obviously meant to be the habitation of a reasonable soul, 526.
• Body, the, of Christ, against those who think that the participation of, will save from damnation, ii. 447, 448.
• Body of Christ, the Church the, ii. 511.
• Books opened, the, ii. 374.
• Bread, they that were full of,—who? ii. 173.
• Breathing, the, of God, when man was made a living soul, distinguished from the breathing of Christ on His disciples, i. 551.
• Brutus, Junius, his unjust treatment of Tarquinius Collatinus, i. 68, 111, 112;
• • kills his own son, 210.
• Bull, the sacred, of Egypt, ii. 223.
• Burial, the denial of, to Christians, no hurt to them, i. 19;
• • the reason of, in the case of Christians, 20, etc.
• Busiris, ii. 230.
• Cæsar, Augustus, i. 132.
• Cæsar, Julius, the statement of, respecting an enemy when sacking a city, i. 7, etc.;
• • claims to be descended from Venus, 94;
  • assassination of, 132.
• Cain, and Abel, belonged respectively to the two cities, the earthly and the heavenly, ii. 50;
• • the fratricidal act of the former corresponding with the crime of the founder of Rome, 54, etc.;
  • cause of the crime of,—God’s expostulation with,—exposition of the viciousness of his offering, 57–61;
  • his reason for building a city so early in the history of the human race, 61, etc.;
  • and Seth, the heads of the two cities, the earthly and heavenly, 81;
  • why the line of, terminates in the eighth generation from Adam, 84–89;
  • why the genealogy of, is continued to the deluge, while after the mention of Enos the narrative returns to the creation, 89, etc.
• Cakus (κακός), the giant, ii. 317.
• Camillus, Furius, the vile treatment of, by the Romans, i. 68, 115, 211.
• Canaan, the land of, the time of the fulfilment of God’s promise of, to Abraham, ii. 166.
• Canaan, and Noah, ii. 106.
• Candelabrum, a particular, in a temple of Venus, ii. 423, 424.
• Cannæ, the battle of, i. 121.
• Canon, the ecclesiastical, has excluded certain writings, on account of their great antiquity, ii. 264, 265.
• Canonical Scriptures, the, i. 438, ii. 263;
• • the concord of, in contrast with the discordance of philosophical opinion, 267, 268.
• Cappadocia, the mares of, ii. 422.
• Captivity of the Jews, the, the end of, ii. 246.
• Captivity, the, of the saints, consolation in, i. 22.
• Carnal life, the, ii. 2, etc.
• Carthaginians, the, their treatment of Regulus, i. 23.
• Cataline, i. 80.
• Catholic truth, the, confirmed by the dissensions of heretics, ii. 283–285.
• Cato, what are we to think of his conduct in committing suicide? i. 34;
• • excelled by Regulus, 35;
  • his virtue, 202;
  • was his suicide fortitude or weakness? ii. 305.
• Catosus, the cook, ii. 492.
• [Pg 557]Cecrops, ii. 224, 226.
• Ceres, i. 279;
• • the rites of, 283.
• Chæremon, cited by Porphyry in relation to the mysteries of Isis and Osiris, i. 399.
• Chaldæan, a certain, quoted by Porphyry as complaining of the obstacles experienced from another man’s influence with the gods to his efforts at self-purification, i. 395, 396.
• Charcoal, the peculiar properties of, ii. 418.
• Chariots, the, of God, ii. 389.
• Charity, the efficacy of, ii. 466.
• Chickens, the sacred, and the treaty of Numantia, i. 124.
• Children of the flesh, and children of promise, ii. 51.
• Chiliasts, the, ii. 357.
• Christ, the preserving power of the name of, in the sack of Rome, i. 2, etc., 9, etc.;
• • the mystery of the redemption of, at no past time awanting, but declared in various forms, 299, etc.;
  • the incarnation of, 414;
  • faith in the incarnation of, alone justifies, 416;
  • the true Wisdom, but Porphyry fails to recognise, 422, 423;
  • the Platonists blush to acknowledge the incarnation of, 423, etc.;
  • the grace of, opens a way for the soul’s deliverance, 430, etc.;
  • the knowledge of God attained only through, 437, etc.;
  • possessed true human emotions, ii. 17, etc.;
  • the passion of, typified by Noah’s nakedness, 106;
  • described in the 45th Psalm, 201–204;
  • the priesthood and passion of, described in the 110th and 122d Psalms, 204;
  • the resurrection of, predicted in the Psalms, 205;
  • the passion of, foretold in the Book of Wisdom, 209;
  • the birth of, 277;
  • the birth and death of, 290, 291;
  • Porphyry’s account of the responses of the oracles respecting, 334, etc.;
  • the world to be judged by, 406, etc.;
  • the one Son of God by nature, 441;
  • the Foundation, 460;
  • the world’s belief in, the result of divine power, 483;
  • the measure of the stature of, 508;
  • the Perfect Man, and His Body, 511;
  • the body of, after His resurrection, 514;
  • the grace of, alone delivers us from the misery caused by the first sin, 520, 521.
• Christian faith, the certainty of, ii. 328.
• Christian religion, the, health-giving, i. 88;
• • alone, revealed the malignity of evil spirits, 300;
  • the length it is to last foolishly and lyingly fixed by the heathen, ii. 289–292.
• Christianity, the calamities of Rome attributed to, by the heathen, i. 23, 50, 51;
• • the effrontery of such an imputation to, 132.
• Christians, why they are permitted to suffer evils from their enemies, i. 39;
• • the reply of, to those who reproach them with suffering, 41;
  • ought to be far from boasting, 209;
  • the God whom they serve, the true God, to whom alone sacrifice ought to be offered, ii. 333, etc.
• Chronology, the enormously long, of heathen writers, i. 494, 495, 496;
• • the discrepancy in that of the Hebrew and other mss. in relation to the lives of the antediluvians, ii. 65, etc.
• Church, the sons of the, often hidden among the wicked, and false Christians within the, i. 46;
• • the indiscriminate increase of, ii. 281, 282, 283;
  • the endless glory of, 377, etc.;
  • the body of Christ, 511, etc.
• Cicero, his opinion of the Roman republic, i. 74;
• • on the miseries of this life, 302;
  • his definition of a republic,—was there ever a Roman republic answering to it? 330, 331;
  • variously quoted, 57, 58, 62, 63, 87, 109, 117, 129, 165, 170, 171, 173, 205, 256, 511, ii. 480, 482.
• Cincinnatus, Quintus, i. 213.
• Circe, ii. 235, 237.
• Circumcision, instituted, ii. 141;
• • the punishment of the male who had not received, 141, 142.
• City, the celestial, i. 207.
• City of God, the, i. 418;
• • the origin of, and of the opposing city, 436;
  • nature of, and of the earthly, ii. 47;
  • Abel the founder of, and Cain of the earthly, 50;
  • the citizens of, and of the earthly, 51;
  • the weakness of the citizens of, during their earthly pilgrimage, 56;
  • and the earthly, compared and contrasted, 292;
  • what produces peace, and what discord, between, and the earthly, 326, etc.;
  • the eternal felicity of, 540–545.
• Claudian, the poet, quoted, i. 225.
• Cœlestis, i. 52, and note;
• • the mysteries of, 86.
• [Pg 558]Collatinus, Tarquinius, the vile treatment of, by Junius Brutus, i. 68, 111, etc.
• Concord, the temple of, erected, i. 126;
• • the wars which followed the building of, 128, etc.
• Confession of Christ, the efficacy of, for the remission of sins, i. 527.
• Conflagration of the world, the, ii. 377;
• • where shall the saints be during? 380.
• Confusion of tongues, the, ii. 111, etc.;
• • God’s coming down to cause, 113, etc.
• Conjugal union, the, as instituted and blessed by God, ii. 38.
• Constantine, i. 219, etc.;
• • the prosperity granted to, by God, 223, etc.
• Consuls, the first Roman, their fate, ii. 111, etc.
• Corn, the gods which were supposed to preside over, at the various stages of its growth, gathering in, etc., i. 144.
• Creation, i. 439, 443;
• • the reason and cause of, 461, 462;
  • the beauty and goodness of, ii. 258.
• Creation, the, of angels, i. 445;
• • of the human race in time, 500;
  • of both angels and men, ii. 472, etc.
• Creator, the, is distinguished from His works by piety, i. 297, etc.;
• sin had not its origin in, 456.
• Creatures, the, to be estimated by their utility, i. 455.
• Cumæan Sibyl, the, i. 421.
• Curiatii and Horatii, the, i. 105.
• Curtius leaps into the gulf in the Forum, i. 211.
• Curubis, a comedian, miraculously healed, ii. 490.
• Cybele, i. 52, 53;
• • the priests of, 56.
• Cycles of time maintained by some, i. 498, 505, etc., 511, 513.
• Cynics, the foolish beastliness of the, ii. 36;
• • further referred to, 297.
• Cynocephalus, i. 65.
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• Damned, the punishment of the, ii. 432.
• Danäe, ii. 232.
• Darkness, the, when the Lord was crucified, i. 108, 109.
• David, the promise made to, in his Son;
• • Nathan’s message to, ii. 189, etc., 193, etc.;
  • God’s “ancient compassions” sworn to, 195, etc., 198;
  • his concern in writing the Psalms, 199;
  • his reign and merit, 209.
• Day, the seventh, the meaning of God’s resting on, i. 444.
• Days, the first, i. 443.
• Days, lucky and unlucky, i. 186, 187.
• “Days of the tree of life,” the, ii. 402.
• Dead, the, given up to judgment by the sea, death, and hell, ii. 375.
• Dead, prayers for the, ii. 453.
• Dead men, the religion of the pagans has reference to, i. 347.
• Death, caused by the fall of man, i. 521;
• • that which can affect an immortal soul, and that to which the body is subject, 521, 522;
  • is it the punishment of sin, even in case of the good? 522–524;
  • why, if it is the punishment of sin, is it not withheld from the regenerate? 524;
  • although an evil, yet made a good to the good, 525;
  • the evil of, as the separation of soul and body, 526;
  • that which the unbaptized suffer for the confession of Christ, 527, etc.;
  • the saints, by suffering the first, are freed from the second, 528;
  • the moment of, when it actually occurs, 528, 529;
  • the life which mortals claim may be fitly called, 529, 530;
  • whether one can be living and yet in the state of, at the same time, 531;
  • what kind of, involved in the threatenings addressed to our first parents, 533;
  • concerning those philosophers who think it is not penal, 536;
  • the second, ii. 343, etc.
• Death, when it may be inflicted without committing murder, i. 32.
• Deborah, ii. 233.
• “Debts, forgive us our,” ii. 467, 468.
• Decii, the, ii. 212.
• Deliverance, the way of the soul’s, which grace throws open, i. 430.
• Demænetus, ii. 235.
• Demon of Socrates, the, Apuleius on, i. 326, 327.
• Demoniacal possessions, ii. 303.
• Demonolatry, illicit acts connected with, i. 394.
• Demons, the vicissitudes of life, not dependent on, i. 79;
• • look after their own ends only, 82;
  • incite to crime by the pretence of divine authority, 83;
  • give certain obscure instructions in morals, while their own solemnities publicly inculcate wickedness, 85, etc.;
  • what they are, 326;
  • not better than men because of their having aerial bodies, 327, etc.;
  • what Apuleius thought concerning the manners and actions of, 329, etc.;
  • is it proper to worship? 331, etc.;
  • ought the advocacy of, with the gods, to be employed? 332, 334;
  • [Pg 559]are the good gods more willing to have intercourse with, than with men? 335;
  • do the gods use them as messengers, or interpreters, or are they deceived by? 335, etc.;
  • we must reject the worship of, 338;
  • are there any good, to whom the guardianship of the soul may be committed? 354;
  • what Apuleius attributes to, 354, 355;
  • the passions which agitate, 360;
  • does the intercession of, obtain for men the favour of the celestial gods? 363;
  • men, according to Plotinus, less wretched than, 364;
  • the opinion of the Platonists that the souls of men become, 365;
  • the three opposite qualities by which the Platonists distinguish between the nature of man, and that of, 365, 366;
  • how can they mediate between gods and men, having nothing in common with either? 366;
  • the Platonist idea of the necessity of the mediation of, 371;
  • mean, by their intercession, to turn man from the path of truth, 375;
  • the name has never a good signification, 375;
  • the kind of knowledge which puffs up the, 376;
  • to what extent the Lord was pleased to make Himself known to, 376, 377;
  • the difference between the knowledge possessed by, and that of the holy angels, 377;
  • the power delegated to, for the trial of the saints, 411;
  • where the saints obtain power against, 412;
  • seek to be worshipped, 419;
  • error of Apuleius in regard to, 419, etc.;
  • strange transformations of men, said to have been wrought by, ii. 235, 238;
  • the friendship of good angels in this life, rendered insecure by the deception of, 313, etc.
• Demons, various other references to, i. 174, 222, 223, 281, 288, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 312, 326, 327, 345, 370, 411, 420, ii. 223, 289, 347.
• “Desired One, the,” of all nations, ii. 275.
• Deucalion’s flood, ii. 228.
• Devil, the, how he abode not in the truth, i. 454;
• • how is it said that he sinned from the beginning? 454, 455;
  • the reason of the fall of (the wicked angel), ii. 46, 47;
  • stirs up persecution, 284;
  • the nature of, as nature, not evil, 320, 321;
  • the binding of, 357;
  • cast into the abyss, 358;
  • seducing the nations, 359;
  • the binding and loosing of, 360, etc.;
  • stirs up Gog and Magog against the Church, 369, etc.;
  • the damnation of, 373;
  • of those who deny the eternal punishment of, 450.
• Devil, a young man freed from a, at the monument of Protasius and Gervasius, ii. 491;
• • a young woman freed from a, by anointing, 492.
• Devils, marvels wrought by, ii. 424.
• Diamond, the, the peculiar properties of, ii. 419.
• Diana, and Apollo, i. 279.
• Dictator, the first, i. 116.
• Diomede and his companions, who were changed into birds, ii. 234, 238.
• Dis, i. 279, 288, 296.
• Discord, why not a goddess as well as Concord? i. 127.
• Divination, i. 302.
• Doctor, a gouty, of Carthage, miraculously healed, ii. 489.
• Duration and space, infinite, not to be comprehended, i. 441.
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• Earth, the, affirmed by Varro to be a goddess,—reason of his opinion, i. 286.
• “Earth, in the midst of the,” ii. 176, 177, 178.
• Earth, holy, from Jerusalem, the efficacy of, ii. 490, 491.
• Ecclesiasticus and Wisdom, the Books of, ii. 209.
• Eclipses, i. 108, 109.
• Education, the divine, of mankind, i. 402.
• Egeria, the nymph, and Numa, i. 303.
• Egypt, a fig-tree of a peculiar kind found in, ii. 421.
• Egyptians, the mendacity of, in ascribing an extravagant antiquity to their science, ii. 266, 267.
• Eleusinian rites of Ceres, the, i. 283.
• Eleven, the significance of the number, ii. 88.
• Eli, the message of the man of God to, ii. 179–183.
• Elias, the coming of, before the judgment, ii. 405.
• Elisha and Gehazi, ii. 536, 537.
• Emotions, mental, opinions of the Peripatetics and Stoics respecting, i. 355, 356.
• Emotions and affections, good and bad, ii. 10, 12, 15.
• Emperors, the Christian, the happiness of, i. 222, etc.
• Empire, a great, acquired by war,—is it to be reckoned among good things? i. 138;
• • [Pg 560]should good men wish to rule an extensive? 152, 153, 154.
• Empire, the Roman. See Roman Empire.
• Enemies of God, the, are not so by nature, but by will, i. 484.
• Enlightenment from above, Plotinus respecting, i. 385.
• Enoch, the seventh from Adam, the significance of the translation of, ii. 84;
• • left some divine writings, 96.
• Enoch, the son of Cain, ii. 81.
• Enos, the son of Seth, ii. 81;
• • a type of Christ, 82–84.
• Entity, none contrary to the divine, i. 483.
• Epictetus, quoted on mental emotions, i. 357.
• Ericthonius, ii. 230.
• Errors, the, of the human judgment, when the truth is hidden, ii. 209, etc.
• Erythræan Sibyl, the, her predictions of Christ, ii. 242.
• Esau and Jacob, the dissimilarity of the character and actions of, i. 182;
• • the things mystically prefigured by, ii. 153, etc.
• Esdras and Maccabees, the Books of, ii. 262.
• Eternal life, the gift of God, i. 257;
• • the promise of, uttered before eternal times, 504.
• Eternal punishment, ii. 433.
• • See Punishment.
• Eucharius, a Spanish bishop, cured of stone by the relics of St. Stephen, ii. 493.
• Eudemons, i. 365, 368.
• Εὐσέβεια, i. 384.
• Evil, no natural, i. 461.
• Evil will, a, no efficient cause of, i. 490.
• Existence, and knowledge of it, and love of both, i. 469, etc., 471, etc.
• Eye, the, of the resurrection body, the power of, ii. 537.
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• Fables invented by the heathen in the times of the judges of Israel, ii. 231.
• Fabricius and Pyrrhus, i. 213.
• Faith, justification by, i. 416, etc.
• Faith and Virtue, honoured by the Romans with temples, i. 156, 157.
• Fall of man, the, and its results, foreknown by God, i. 514;
• • mortality contracted by, 521;
  • the second death results from, ii. 1;
  • the nature of, 22, etc., 25, etc.
• Fate, i. 178;
• • the name misapplied by some when they use it of the divine will, 189.
• Fathers, the two, of the two cities, sprung from one progenitor, ii. 81.
• Fear and Dread, made gods, i. 161.
• Felicity, the gift of God, i. 257;
• • the eternal, of the city of God, ii. 540–545.
• Felicity, the goddess of, i. 155;
• • the Romans ought to have been content, with Virtue and, 157, 158;
  • for a long time not worshipped by the Romans; her deserts, 161, 162, 163.
• Fever, worshipped as a deity, i. 65 and note, 102.
• Fig-tree, a singular, of Egypt, ii. 421.
• Fimbria, the destruction of Ilium by, i. 96, 97.
• Fire, the peculiar properties of, ii. 418.
• Fire, the, whirlwind, and the sword, ii. 389.
• Fire, saved so as by, ii. 460.
• Fire, the, which comes down from heaven to consume the enemies of the holy city, ii. 370.
• Fire, the, and the worm that dieth not, ii. 433;
• • of hell,—is it material? and if it be so, can it burn wicked spirits? 434, etc.
• First man (our first parents), the, the plenitude of the human race contained in, i. 519;
• • the fall of, 521;
  • what was the first punishment of? 534;
  • the state in which he was made, and that into which he fell, 534, 535;
  • forsook God, before God forsook him, 535;
  • effects of the sin of,—the second death, ii. 1, etc.;
  • was he, before the fall, free from perturbations of soul? 20;
  • the temptation and fall of, 22–25;
  • nature of the first sin of, 25;
  • the pride of the sin of, 28;
  • justice of the punishment of, 28–31;
  • the nakedness of, 32;
  • the transgression of, did not abolish the blessing of fecundity, 37;
  • begat offspring in Paradise without blushing, 44–46.
• First parents, our. See First Man.
• First principles of all things, the, according to the ancient philosophy, i. 313.
• First sin, the nature of the, ii. 25.
• Flaccianus, ii. 242.
• Flesh, the, of believers, the resurrection of, i. 544;
• • the world at large believes in the resurrection of [see Resurrection], ii. 477;
  • [Pg 561]of a dead man, which has become the flesh of a living man,—whose shall it be in the resurrection? 515.
• Flesh, living after the, ii. 2, etc., 4, etc., 6, etc.;
• • children of the, and of the promise, 51.
• Florentius, the tailor, how he prayed for a coat, and got it, ii. 492.
• Foreknowledge, the, of God, and the free-will of man, i. 190, etc.
• Forgiveness of debts, prayed for, ii. 467, 468.
• Fortitude, ii. 304, 305.
• Fortune, the goddess of, i. 155, 263.
• Foundation, the, the opinion of those who think that even depraved Catholics will be saved from damnation on account of, considered, ii. 448, etc., 460, etc.;
• • who has Christ for? 460, 461.
• Fountain, the singular, of the Garamantæ, ii. 421.
• Free-will of man, the, and the foreknowledge of God, i. 190, etc.
• Free-will, in the state of perfect felicity, ii. 542.
• Friendship, the, of good men, anxieties connected with, ii. 311;
• • of good angels, rendered insecure by the deceit of demons, 313, etc.
• Fruit, i. 467.
• Fugalia, the, i. 54, 55.
• Furnace, a smoking, and a lamp of fire passing between the pieces of Abraham’s sacrifice, the import of, ii. 139.
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• Galli, the, i. 56, and note, 289, 290.
• Games, restored in Rome during the first Punic war, i. 118.
• Ganymede, ii. 232.
• Garamantæ, the singular fountain of the, ii. 421.
• Gauls, the, Rome invaded by, i. 115, 116.
• Gehazi and Elisha, ii. 536, 537.
• Generation, would there have been, in Paradise if man had not sinned? ii. 39, etc., 41, etc.
• Genius, and Saturn, both shown to be really Jupiter, i. 275, etc.
• Giants, the offspring of the sons of God and daughters of men,—and other, ii. 93, etc., 96.
• Glory, the difference between, and the desire of dominion, i. 215;
• • shameful to make the virtues serve human, 217;
  • the, of the latter house, ii. 280, 281;
  • the endless, of the Church, 377, etc.
• God, the vicissitudes of life dependent on the will of, i. 79, etc.;
• • not the soul of the world, 151;
  • rational animals not parts of, 151, 152;
  • the one, to be worshipped, although His name is unknown, the giver of felicity, 164, 165;
  • the times of kings and kingdoms ordered by, 175;
  • the kingdom of the Jews founded by, 175;
  • the foreknowledge of, and the free-will of man, 190, etc.;
  • the providence of, 198, etc., 403;
  • all the glory of the righteous is in, 205;
  • what He gives to the followers of truth to enjoy above His general bounties, 199;
  • the worship of, 383, 384, 386;
  • the sacrifices due to Him only, 387, etc.;
  • the sacrifices not required, but enjoined by, for the exhibition of truth, 388;
  • the true and perfect sacrifice due to, 390, etc.;
  • invisible, yet has often made Himself visible, 401, etc.;
  • our dependence for temporal good, 402;
  • angels fulfil the providence of, 403, 404;
  • sin had not its origin in, 457;
  • the eternal knowledge, will, and design of, 459, etc.;
  • has He been always sovereign Lord, and has He always had creatures over whom He exercised His sovereignty? 501, etc.;
  • His promise of eternal life uttered before eternal times, 504;
  • the unchangeable counsel and will of, defended against objections, 505;
  • refutation of the opinion that His knowledge cannot comprehend things infinite, 507;
  • the fall of man foreknown by, 514;
  • the Creator of every kind of creature, 516;
  • the providence of, not disturbed by the wickedness of angels or of men, ii. 46;
  • the anger of, 97, etc., 454;
  • the coming down of, to confound the language of the builders of Babel, 113, etc.;
  • whether the, of the Christians is the true, to whom alone sacrifice ought to be paid, 333, etc.;
  • the will of, unchangeable and eternal, 474.
• Gods, the, cities never spared on account of, i. 3, etc.;
• • folly of the Romans in trusting, 4, etc.;
  • the worshippers of, never received healthy precepts from,—the impurity of the worship of, 51;
  • obscenities practised in honour of the Mother of the, 53;
  • never inculcated holiness of life, 55;
  • the shameful actions of, as displayed in theatrical exhibitions, 57;
  • the reason why they suffered false or real crimes to be attributed to them, 59;
  • [Pg 562]the Romans showed a more delicate regard for themselves than for the, 61;
  • the Romans should have considered those who desired to be worshipped in a licentious manner as unworthy of being honoured as, 62;
  • Plato better than, 63;
  • if they had any regard for Rome, the Romans should have received good laws from them, 66;
  • took no means to prevent the republic from being ruined by immorality, 77, etc.;
  • the vicissitudes of life not dependent on, 79, etc.;
  • incite to evil actions, 83, etc.;
  • give secret and obscure instructions in morals, while their solemnities publicly incite to wickedness, 85;
  • the obscenities of the plays consecrated to, contributed to overthrow the republic, 87;
  • the evils which alone the pagans feared, not averted by, 91, etc.;
  • were they justified in permitting the destruction of Troy? 92;
  • could not be offended at the adultery of Paris, the crime being so common among themselves, 93;
  • Varro’s opinion of the utility of men feigning themselves to be the offspring of, 94;
  • not likely they were offended at the adultery of Paris, as they were not at the adultery of the mother of Romulus, 94;
  • exacted no penalty for the fratricidal conduct of Romulus, 95;
  • is it credible that the peace of Numa’s reign was owing to? 98;
  • new, introduced by Numa, 101;
  • the Romans added many to those of Numa, 102;
  • Rome not defended by, 114, etc.;
  • which of the, can the Romans suppose presided over the rise and welfare of the empire? 143, etc.;
  • the silly and absurd multiplication of, for places and things, 144;
  • divers set over divers parts of the world, 146;
  • the many, who are asserted by pagan doctors to be the one Jove, 148, etc.;
  • the knowledge and worship of the, which Varro glories in having conferred on the Romans, 159;
  • the reasons by which the pagans defended their worshipping the divine gifts themselves among the, 163, etc.;
  • the scenic plays which they have exacted from their worshippers, 165;
  • the three kinds of, discovered by Scævola, 166, etc.;
  • whether the worship of, has been of service to the Romans, 168;
  • what their worshippers have owned they have thought about, 170;
  • the opinions of Varro about, 172;
  • of those who profess to worship them on account of eternal advantages, 229, etc.;
  • Varro’s thoughts about the, of the nations, 233, etc.;
  • the worshippers of, regard human things more than divine, 235, etc.;
  • Varro’s distribution of, into fabulous, natural, and civil, 238, etc.;
  • the mythical and civil, 240;
  • natural explanations of, 246, etc.;
  • the special offices of, 248;
  • those presiding over the marriage chamber, 249, 250;
  • the popular worship of, vehemently censured by Seneca, 252–254;
  • unable to bestow eternal life, 256, 257;
  • the select, 258, 259;
  • no reason can be assigned for forming the select class of, 260;
  • those which preside over births, 260;
  • the inferior and the select compared, 364;
  • the secret doctrine of the pagans concerning the physical interpretation of, 266;
  • Varro pronounces his own opinions concerning, uncertain, 280, 281;
  • Varro’s doctrine concerning, not self-consistent, 295, etc.;
  • distinguished from men and demons, 326;
  • do they use the demons as messengers? 335;
  • Hermes laments the error of his forefathers in inventing the art of making, 343;
  • scarcely any of, who were not dead men, 348;
  • the Platonists maintain that the poets wrong the, 361;
  • Apuleius’ definition of, 363;
  • does the intercession of demons secure the favour of, for men? 363;
  • according to the Platonists, they decline intercourse with men, 371, etc.;
  • the name falsely given to those of the nations, yet given in Scripture to angels and men, 378, etc.;
  • threats employed towards, 399;
  • philosophers assigned to each of, different functions, ii. 327.
• Gods, the multitudes of, for every place and thing, i. 144, etc., 158, 159, 248, 249, 259, 260.
• Gods, the invention of the art of making, i. 343.
• Gog and Magog, ii. 369.
• Good, no nature in which there is not some, ii. 320.
• Good, the chief, ii. 288;
• • various opinions of the philosophers respecting, 293;
  • the three leading views of, which to be chosen, 299, etc.;
  • the Christian view of, 301, etc.
• [Pg 563]Good men, and wicked, the advantages and disadvantages indiscriminately occurring to, i. 10;
• • reasons for administering correction to both together, 11, etc.;
  • what Solomon says of things happening alike to both, 348.
• Goods, the loss of, no loss to the saints, i. 14, etc.
• Gospel, the, made more famous by the sufferings of its preachers, ii. 282.
• Gracchi, the civil dissensions occasioned by, i. 126.
• Grace of God, the, the operation of, in relation to believers, ii. 441;
• • pertains to every epoch of life, 442;
  • delivers from the miseries occasioned by the first sin, 520, 521.
• Great Mother, the, the abominable sacred rites of, i. 292, 293.
• Greeks, the conduct of the, on the sack of Troy, i. 6, 7.
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• Habakkuk, the prophecy and prayer of, ii. 252.
• Hagar, the relation of, to Sarah and Abraham, ii. 139.
• Haggai’s prophecy respecting the glory of the latter house, ii. 280, 281.
• Hadrian yields up portions of the Roman empire, i. 169, 170.
• Ham, the conduct of, towards his father, ii. 105;
• • the sons of, 109.
• Hannah’s prophetic song, an exposition of, ii. 170–179.
• Hannibal, his invasion of Italy, and victories over the Romans, i. 120;
• • his destruction of Saguntum, 121, 122.
• Happiness, the gift of God, i. 257;
• • of the saints in the future life, ii. 314, 315.
• Happiness, the, desired by those who reject the Christian religion, i. 72, etc.
• Happy man, the, described by contrast, i. 138.
• Heaven, God shall call to, ii. 398.
• Hebrew Bible, the, and the Septuagint,—which to be followed in computing the years of the antediluvians, ii. 70, etc.
• Hebrew language, the original, ii. 121, etc.;
• • written character of, 265, 266.
• Hebrews, the Epistle to the, ii. 135.
• Hecate, the reply of, when questioned respecting Christ, ii. 335.
• Heifer, goat, and ram, three years old, in Abraham’s sacrifice,—the import of, ii. 136, 137.
• Hell, ii. 432;
• • is the fire of, material? and if so, can it burn wicked spirits? 434.
• Hercules, ii. 225, 230;
• • the story of the sacristan of, i. 244.
• Here, i. 411.
• Heretics, the Catholic faith confirmed by the dissensions of, ii. 283, 284.
• Hermes, the god, i. 349.
• Hermes Trismegistus, respecting idolatry and the abolition of the superstitions of the Egyptians, i. 339, etc.;
• • openly confesses the error of his forefathers, the destruction of which he yet deplores, 342, etc.
• Herod, ii. 277;
• • a persecutor, 287.
• Heroes of the Church, the, ii. 411.
• Hesperius, miraculously delivered from evil spirits, ii. 490.
• Hippocrates quoted in relation to twins, i. 179.
• Histriones, i. 63, note.
• Holofernes, his inquiry respecting the Israelites, and Achior’s answer, ii. 126.
• Holy Ghost, the, i. 553.
• Homer, quoted, i. 92, 189.
• Hope, the influence of, ii. 307;
• • the saints now blessed in, 330.
• Horace, quoted, i. 5, 204.
• Horatii and Curiatii, the, i. 105, 106.
• Hortensius, the first dictator, i. 116.
• Hosea, his prophecies respecting the things of the gospel, ii. 247–249.
• Human race, the, the creation of, in time, i. 500;
• • created at first in one individual, 513, 514;
  • the plenitude of, contained in the first man, 519.
• Hydromancy, i. 302.
• Hyrcanus, ii. 276.
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• Ilium, modern, destroyed by Fimbria, i. 96, 97.
• Image of the beast, the, ii. 366, 367.
• Image of God, the human soul created in the, i. 515.
• Images of the gods, not used by the ancient Romans, i. 173.
• Imitation of the gods, i. 56.
• Immortality, the portion of man, had he not sinned, i. 521, 542, etc.
• Incarnation of Christ, the, i. 414, ii. 277;
• • faith in, alone justifies, 416, etc.;
  • the Platonists, in their impiety, blush to acknowledge, 423, etc.
• Innocentia, of Carthage, miraculously cured of cancer, ii. 488, 489.
• Innocentius, of Carthage, miraculously cured of fistula, ii. 485–488.
• Ino, ii. 233.
• [Pg 564]Intercession of the saints,—of those who think that, on account of, no man shall be damned in the last judgment, ii. 445, etc., 451, etc.
• Io, daughter of, ii. 221.
• Ionic school of philosophy, the founder of the, i. 307.
• Irenæus, a tax-gatherer, the son of, restored to life by means of the oil of St. Stephen, ii. 494.
• Isaac, and Ishmael, ii. 52;
• • a type, 53;
  • the birth of, and import of his name, 146, 147;
  • the offering up of, 148;
  • Rebecca, the wife of, 149;
  • the oracle and blessing received by, just as his father died, 152.
• Isaiah, the predictions of, respecting Christ, ii. 249.
• Isis and Osiris, i. 349, 351, 395, ii. 221, 223, 264, 266.
• Israel, the name given to Jacob,—the import of, ii. 157.
• Israel, the nation of, its increase in, and deliverance from Egypt, ii. 161–163;
• • were there any outside of, before Christ, who belonged to the fellowship of the holy city? 279, etc.
• Italic school of philosophy, the, i. 306.
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• Jacob, and Esau, the things mysteriously prefigured by, ii. 153, etc.;
• • his mission to Mesopotamia, 155;
  • his dream, 156;
  • his wives, 157;
  • why called Israel, 157;
  • how said to have gone into Egypt with seventy-five souls, 158;
  • his blessing on Judah, 159;
  • his blessing the sons of Joseph, 161;
  • the times of, and of Joseph, 221, etc.
• Janus, the temple of, i. 98;
• • the relation of, to births, 260, 261;
  • nothing infamous related of, 265;
  • is it reasonable to separate Terminus and? 268;
  • why two faces, and sometimes four, given to the image of? 269;
  • compared with Jupiter, 270;
  • why he has received no star, 278.
• Japhet, ii. 105.
• Jeroboam, ii. 214.
• Jerome, his labours as a translator of Scripture, ii. 271;
• • his commentary on Daniel referred to, 394.
• Jerusalem, the new, coming down from heaven, ii. 377, etc.
• Jews, the, the kingdom of, founded by God, i. 175;
• • what Seneca thought of, 255, 256;
  • their unbelief, foretold in the Psalms, ii. 208;
  • end of the captivity of,—their prophets, 246, etc.;
  • the many adversities endured by, 274, etc.;
  • the dispersion of, predicted, 277–279;
  • whether, before Christ, there were any outside of, who belonged to the heavenly city, 279.
• Joseph, the sons of, blessed by Jacob, ii. 161;
• • the times of, 221;
  • the elevation of, to be ruler of Egypt, 222;
  • who were kings at the period of the death of? 224.
• Joshua, i. 163;
• • who were kings at the time of the death of? ii. 229;
  • the sun stayed in its course by, 429, 430;
  • the Jordan divided by, 430.
• Jove, are the many gods of the pagans one and the same Jove? i. 148;
• • the enlargement of kingdoms improperly ascribed to, 152;
  • Mars, Terminus, and Juventus refuse to yield to, 162, 169.
  • See Jupiter.
• Judah, Jacob’s blessing on, ii. 159, etc.
• Judgment, ever going on,—the last, ii. 345, 346;
• • ever present, although it cannot be discerned, 346;
  • proofs of the last, from the New Testament and the Old, 349, etc.;
  • words of Jesus respecting, 350, 373, 374, 375;
  • what Peter says of, 379;
  • predictions respecting, 389, 390, etc., 395, etc., 399, etc.;
  • separation of the good and bad in the, 403;
  • to be effected in the person of Christ, 406, etc.
• Julian the apostate, i. 219;
• • a persecutor, ii. 287.
• Juno, i. 147, 148, 260.
• Jupiter, the power of, compared with Janus, i. 270, etc.;
• • is the distinction made between, and Janus, a proper one? 273;
  • the surnames of, 273;
  • called “Pecunia,”—why? 275;
  • scandalous amours of, ii. 232.
• Justinus, the historian, quoted respecting Ninus’ lust of empire, i. 141.
• Juventus, i. 162, 169.
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• Keturah, what is meant by Abraham’s marrying, after the death of Sarah? ii. 150.
• “Killeth and maketh alive, the Lord,” ii. 174.
• Killing, when allowable, i. 32.
• Kingdom, the, of Israel, under Saul, a shadow, ii. 184;
• • the description of, 186;
  • promises of God respecting, 189, etc., 193, etc.;
  • varying character of, till the captivity, and, finally, till the people passed under the power of the Romans, 214, 215.
• Kingdom of Christ, the, ii. 363, 364.
• Kingdoms, without justice, i. 139;
• • [Pg 565]have any been aided or deserted by the gods? 142;
  • the enlargement of, unsuitably attributed to Jove, 152;
  • the times of, ordained by the true God, 175;
  • not fortuitous, nor influenced by the stars, 177–179;
  • the three great, when Abraham was born, ii. 130, 131.
• Kings, of Israel, the times of the, ii. 163;
• • after Solomon, 213;
  • after the judges, 239;
  • of the earthly city which synchronize with the times of the saints, reckoning from Abraham, ii. 218, etc.;
  • of Argos, ii. 223, 224;
  • of Latium, 240.
• Knowledge, the eternal and unchangeable, of God, i. 439, etc.;
• • of our own existence, 469, etc., 471, etc.;
  • by which the holy angels know God, 473, etc.
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• Labeo, cited, i. 64. 127, 325, ii. 533.
• Lactantius, quotations made by, from a certain Sibyl, ii. 243, 244.
• Language, the origin of the diversity of, ii. 111, etc.;
• • the original, 121, etc.;
  • diversities of, how they operate to prevent human intercourse, 310, 311.
• Larentina, the harlot, i. 244.
• Latinius, Titus, the trick of, to secure the re-enactment of the games, i. 165.
• Latium, the kings of, ii. 240.
• Λατρεία and Δουλεία, i. 383, 386.
• Laurentum, the kingdom of, ii. 233.
• Laver of regeneration, the, ii. 441.
• Law, the, confirmed by miraculous signs, i. 407, etc.;
• • of Moses, must be spiritually understood, to cut off the murmurs of carnal interpreters, ii. 403, 404.
• Lethe, the river, i. 428.
• Lex Voconia, the, i. 124.
• Liber, the god, i. 230;
• • and Libera, 248, 260, 261, ii. 232.
• Liberty, the, which is proper to man’s nature, ii. 323, etc.
• Life, the end of, whether it is material that it be long delayed, i. 18;
• • the vicissitudes of, not dependent on the favour of the gods, but on the will of the true God, 79.
• Life, eternal, the gift of God, i. 257;
• • the promise of, uttered before the eternal times, 504.
• Light, the, the division of, from the darkness,—the significance of this, i. 458;
• • pronounced “good,”—meaning of this, 459.
• Lime, the peculiar properties of, ii. 418, 419.
• Livy, quoted, i. 165.
• Loadstone, the, ii. 420.
• Locusts, a fearful invasion of Africa by, i. 134.
• Lot, the parting of Abraham and, ii. 132;
• • the deliverance of, from captivity, by Abraham, 134.
• Lot’s wife, i. 293.
• Love and regard used in Scripture indifferently of good and evil affections, ii. 10.
• Lucan’s Pharsalia, quoted, i. 20, 103, 129.
• Lucillus, bishop of Sinita, cured of a fistula by the relics of St. Stephen, ii. 493.
• Lucina, the goddess, i. 149, 260.
• Lucretia, her chastity and suicide, i. 28, 29.
• Lucretius, quoted, ii. 419.
• Lust, the evil of, ii. 31;
• • and anger, to be bridled, 35, etc.;
  • the bondage of, worse than bondage to men, 224, 225.
• Lying-in woman, the, her god-protectors, i. 249.
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• Maccabæus, Judas, ii. 276.
• Maccabees, the Books of, ii. 262.
• Madness, the strange, which once seized upon all the domestic animals of the Romans, i. 126.
• Magic art, the impiety of, i. 33;
• • the marvels wrought by, ii. 424.
• Magicians of Egypt, the, i. 393.
• Magnets, two, an image suspended between, in mid air, ii. 425.
• Malachi, ii. 399.
• “Mammon of unrighteousness,” ii. 469, 470.
• Man, though mortal, can enjoy true happiness, i. 369;
• • recentness of the creation of, 496, etc.;
  • the first, 519, etc.;
  • the fall of the first, 521;
  • the death with which he first was threatened, 533;
  • in what state made, and into what state he fell, 534;
  • forsook God before God forsook him, 535;
  • effects of the sin of the first, ii. 1, etc.;
  • what it is to live according to, 6, etc.
  • See First Man.
• Manichæans, the, references to, i. 461, 462, 463;
• • their view of the body, ii. 8, etc.
• Manlius, Cneius, i. 123.
• Manturnæ, the goddess, i. 249, 250.
• Marcellus, Marcus, destroys Syracuse, and bewails its ruin, i. 8.
• [Pg 566]Mares, the, of Cappadocia, ii. 422.
• Marica, the Minturnian goddess, i. 81.
• Marius, i. 79, 80, 81;
• • the war between, and Sylla, 128, 129, 130.
• Marriage, as originally instituted by God, ii. 38;
• • among blood relations in primitive times, 78;
  • between blood relations, now abhorred, 79.
• Marriage bed-chamber, the, the gods which preside over, i. 249, 250.
• Mars, Terminus, and Juventus, refuse to yield to Jove, i. 162, 169;
• • and Mercury, the offices of, 276.
• Martial, a nobleman, converted by means of flowers brought from the shrine of St. Stephen, ii. 493.
• Martyrs, the honour paid to, by Christians, i. 350, etc.;
• • the heroes of the Church, 411;
  • miracles wrought by, ii. 499, 500.
• Marvels related in history, ii. 417–423, 426, 427;
• • wrought by magic, 424, 425.
• Massephat, ii. 188.
• Mathematicians, the, convicted of professing a vain science, i. 183.
• Mediator, Christ the, between God and man, i. 369;
• • the necessity of having Christ as, to obtain the blessed life, 374;
  • the sacrifice effected by, 410, etc.
• Melchizedek, blesses Abraham, ii. 135.
• Melicertes, ii. 233.
• Men, the primitive, immortal, had they never sinned, i. 542;
• • the creation of, and of angels, ii. 472–474.
• Mercury, and Mars, i. 276;
• • the fame of, ii. 225.
• Metellus, rescues the sacred things from the fire in the temple of Vesta, i. 119.
• Methuselah, the great age of, ii. 66.
• Millennium, the, ii. 356.
• Mind, the capacity and powers of, ii. 525.
• Minerva, i. 146, 262, 279, 296, ii. 225.
• Miracles, wrought by the ministry of angels, i. 392, etc., 400, etc., 405;
• • the, ascribed to the gods, 405, 406;
  • the, by which God authenticated the law, 407, etc.;
  • against such as deny the, recorded in Scripture, 408, etc.;
  • the ultimate reason for believing, 425–428;
  • wrought in more recent times, 484–499;
  • wrought by the martyrs in the name of Christ 499, etc.
• Miseries, the, of this life, Cicero on, ii. 302;
• • of the human race through the first sin, 517–520;
  • deliverance from, through the grace of Christ, 520, 521;
  • which attach peculiarly to the toil of good men, 521, etc.
• Mithridates, the edict of, enjoining the slaughter of all Roman citizens found in Asia, i. 125.
• Monstrous races,—are they derived from the stock of Adam, or from Noah’s sons? i. 116, 118.
• Moses, miracles wrought by, i. 393;
• • the time of, ii. 161–163;
  • who were kings at the period of the birth of? 224;
  • the time he led Israel out of Egypt, 228;
  • the antiquity of the writings of, 264.
• Mother of the gods, the obscenities of the worship of, i. 52, 53, etc.;
• • whence she came, 102.
• Mucius, and king Porsenna, i. 211.
• Mysteries, i. 266;
• • the Eleusinian, 283;
  • the Samothracian, 296.
• Mystery, the, of Christ’s redemption often made known by signs, etc., i. 299.
• Mystery of iniquity, the, ii. 381, 382.
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• Nahor, ii. 125.
• Nakedness of our first parents, the, ii. 32.
• Nathan, his message to David, ii. 189;
• • the resemblance of Psalm lxxxix. to the prophecy of, 191, etc.
• Natural history, curious facts in:—the salamander, ii. 417;
• • the flesh of the peacock, 417, 418;
  • fire, 418;
  • charcoal, 418;
  • lime, 418, 419;
  • the diamond, 419;
  • the loadstone, 420;
  • the salt of Agrigentum, 421;
  • the fountain of the Garamantæ, and of Epirus, 421;
  • asbestos, 421;
  • the wood of the Egyptian fig-tree, 421;
  • the apples of Sodom, 421;
  • the stone pyrites, 421, 422;
  • the stone selenite, 422;
  • the Cappadocian mares, 422;
  • the island Tilon, 422;
  • the star Venus, 429.
• Nature, not contrary to God, but good, i. 484;
• • of irrational and lifeless creatures, 485;
  • none in which there is not good, 320, 321.
• Natures, God glorified in all, i. 486.
• Necessity, is the will of man ruled by? i. 195.
• Necromancy, i. 302.
• Neptune, i. 279, 296;
• • and Salacia, and Venilia, 285.
• Nero, the first to reach the citadel of vice, i. 216;
• • curious opinions entertained of him after his death, ii. 382.
• [Pg 567]New Academy, the uncertainty of, contrasted with the Christian faith, ii. 328.
• New heavens, and new earth, the, ii. 373, 374, 376, etc.
• Nigidius, cited in reference to the birth of twins, i. 181.
• Nimrod, ii. 108, 109, 112, 122.
• Nineveh, ii. 109;
• • curious discrepancy between the Hebrew and Septuagint as to the time fixed for the overthrow of, in Jonah’s prophecy, 273, 274;
  • spared, 446;
  • how the prediction against, was fulfilled, 455.
• Ninus, ii. 219, 220.
• Noah, commanded by God to build an ark, ii. 98;
• • whether after, till Abraham, any family can be found who lived according to God, 104;
  • was prophetically signified by the sons of? 105;
  • the nakedness of, revealed by Ham, but covered by Shem and Japheth, its typical significance, 106, 107;
  • the generation of the sons of, 108, etc.
• Noctes Atticæ, the, of Aulus Gellius, quoted, i. 356, 357.
• Numa Pompilius, the peace that existed during the reign of, is it attributable to the gods? i. 98;
• • introduces new gods, 101, etc.;
  • the Romans add new gods to those introduced by, 102;
  • the story of finding the books of, respecting the gods, and the burning of the same by the senate, 301, etc.;
  • befooled by hydromancy, 302.
• Numantia, i. 124.
• Numitor and Amulius, ii. 240, 241.
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• Ogyges, ii. 225, 226.
• Old Testament Scriptures, caused by Ptolemy Philadelphus to be translated out of Hebrew into Greek, ii. 270, 271.
• Opimius, Lucius, and the Gracchi, i. 126.
• Oracles of the gods, responses of, respecting Christ, as related by Porphyry, ii. 344, etc.
• Order and law, the, which obtain in heaven, and on earth, ii. 322.
• Origen, the errors of, i. 463–465.
• Ὁρμή, ii. 303.
• Orpheus, ii. 233.
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• Pagan error, the probable cause of the rise of, i. 281, 282, 347.
• Paradise, man in, ii, 23;
• • would there have been generation in, had man not sinned? 39, etc., 41, etc., 44, etc.;
  • Malachi’s reference to man’s state in, 401.
• Paris, the gods had no reason to be offended with, i. 93.
• Passions, the, which assail Christian souls, i. 359, etc.;
• • which agitate demons, 360.
• Paterfamilias, ii. 325.
• Patricians and Plebs, the dissensions between, i. 69, 70, 113.
• Paulinus, i. 16.
• Paulus and Palladia, members of a household cursed by a mother-in-law, miraculously healed at the shrine of St. Stephen, ii. 497–499.
• Peace, the eternal, of the saints, ii. 314, 315;
• • the fierceness of war, and the disquietude of men make towards, 315–319;
  • the universal, which the law of nature preserves, 319, etc.;
  • the, between the heavenly and earthly cities, 326, etc.;
  • the, of those alienated from God, and the use made of it by God’s people, 341;
  • of those who serve God in this mortal life, cannot be apprehended in its perfection, 341–343;
  • of God, which passeth all understanding, 534, 535.
• Peacock, the antiseptic properties of the flesh of, ii. 417.
• Pecunia, i. 264;
• • Jupiter so named, 275.
• Peleg, ii. 122, 123.
• Peripatetic sect, the, i. 323.
• Peripatetics, and Stoics, the opinion of, about mental emotions,—an illustrative story, i. 355–358.
• “Perish,” ii. 296.
• Periurgists, i. 404.
• Persecution, all Christians must suffer, ii. 284;
• • the benefits derived from, 285;
  • the “ten persecutions,” 286–288;
  • the time of the final, hidden, 288–290.
• Persius, quoted, i. 55, 56.
• Perturbations, the three, of the souls of the wise, as admitted by the Stoics, ii. 12;
• • in the souls of the righteous, 15, etc.;
  • were our first parents before the fall free from? 20.
• Peter, ridiculously feigned by the heathen to have brought about by enchantment the worship of Christ, ii. 289;
• • heals the cripple at the temple gate, 291.
• Petronia, a woman of rank, miraculously cured, ii. 496.
• Philosopher, origin of the name, i. 307.
• [Pg 568]Philosophers, the secret of the weakness of the moral precepts of, i. 55;
• • the Italic and Ionic schools of, 306, etc.;
  • of some who think the separation of soul and body not penal, 536;
  • the discord of the opinions of, contrasted with the concord of the canonical Scriptures, ii. 267–270.
• Philosophy, Varro’s enumeration of the multitudinous sects of, ii. 293–297.
• Phoroneus, ii. 221.
• Picus, king of Argos, ii. 233.
• “Piety,” i. 384.
• Pirate, the apt reply of a, to Alexander the Great, i. 140.
• Plato, would exclude the poets from his ideal republic, i. 63, etc.;
• • his threefold division of philosophy, 310, etc.;
  • how he was able to approach so near Christian knowledge, 321, etc.;
  • his definition of the gods, 324;
  • the opinion of, as to the transmigration of souls, 427;
  • the opinion of, that almost all animals were created by inferior gods, 519;
  • declared that the gods made by the Supreme have immortal bodies, 536, ii. 531;
  • the apparently conflicting views of, and of Porphyry, if united, might have led to the truth, 532, 533.
• Platonists, the opinions of, preferable to those of other philosophers, i. 312, etc.;
• • their views of physical philosophy, 314, etc.;
  • how far they excel other philosophers in logic, or rational philosophy, 316;
  • hold the first rank in moral philosophy, 317;
  • their philosophy has come nearest the Christian faith, 318;
  • the Christian religion above all their science, 319;
  • thought that sacred rites were to be performed to many gods, 323;
  • the opinion of, that the souls of men become demons, 365;
  • the three qualities by which they distinguish between the nature of men and of demons, 365, etc.;
  • their idea of the non-intercourse of celestial gods with men, and the need of the intercourse of demons, 371, etc.;
  • hold that God alone can bestow happiness, 382;
  • have misunderstood the true worship of God, 386;
  • the principles which, according to, regulate the purification of the soul, 413;
  • blush to acknowledge the incarnation of Christ, 423;
  • refutation of the notion of, that the soul is co-eternal with God, 429, 430;
  • opinion of, that angels created man’s body, 518;
  • refutation of the opinion of, that earthly bodies cannot inherit heaven, ii. 501, etc.
• Players, excluded by the Romans from offices of state, i. 60, 61.
• Plays, scenic, which the gods have exacted from their worshippers, i. 165.
• Pleasure, bodily, graphically described, i. 217.
• Plebs, the dissensions between, and the Patricians, ii. 69, 70, 113;
• • the secession of, 113.
• Plotinus, men, according to, less wretched than demons, i. 364;
• • regarding enlightenment from above, 385.
• Plutarch, his Life of Cato quoted, i. 34;
• • his Life of Numa, 173.
• Pluto, i. 296.
• Πνεῦμα, i. 553, 554, 555.
• Poetical licence, allowed by the Greeks, restrained by the Romans, i. 57, 61.
• Poets, the, Plato would exclude from his ideal republic, i. 63, etc., 325;
• • the theological, ii. 232, 233.
• Pontius, Lucius, announces Sylla’s victory, i. 82.
• “Poor, He raiseth the, out of the dunghill,” ii. 175.
• Porphyry, his views of theurgy, i. 394, etc., 396, etc.;
• • epistle of, to Anebo, 397, etc.;
  • as to how the soul is purified, 413;
  • refused to recognise Christ, 414;
  • vacillation of, between the confession of the true God and the worship of demons, 418;
  • the impiety of, 419;
  • so blind as not to recognise the true wisdom, 422;
  • his emendations of Platonism, 426, etc.;
  • his ignorance of the universal way of the soul’s deliverance, 430, etc.;
  • abjured the opinion that souls constantly pass away and return in cycles, 511;
  • his notion that the soul must be separated from the body in order to be happy, demolished by Plato, 531, etc.;
  • the conflicting opinions of Plato and, if united, might have led to the truth, 532, 533;
  • his account of the responses of the oracles of the gods concerning Christ, ii. 334–339.
• Portents, strange, i. 133;
• • meaning of the word, ii. 429.
• Possidonius, the story of, i. 179.
• Postumius, the augur, and Sylla, i. 81, 82, 83.
• [Pg 569]Præstantius, the strange story related by, respecting his father, ii. 237.
• Praise, the love of, why reckoned a virtue? i. 204;
• • of the eradication of the love of human, 205.
• Prayer for the dead, ii. 453.
• Predictions of Scripture, i. 434.
• Priest, the faithful, ii. 181.
• Priesthood, the, the promise to establish it for ever, how to be understood, ii. 184;
• • of Christ, described in the Psalms, 204, 205.
• Proclus, Julius, i. 108.
• Projectus, Bishop, and the miraculous cure of blind women, ii. 492, 493.
• Proletarii, the, i. 116.
• Prometheus, ii. 224.
• Promises, the, made to Abraham, ii. 129, etc., 131, etc., 133.
• Prophetic age, the, ii. 165.
• Prophetic records, the, ii. 163.
• Prophecies, the threefold meaning of the, ii. 167–169;
• • respecting Christ and His gospel, 247–249, 250, 251, 252, 256, 258, 259.
• Prophets, the later, ii. 215;
• • of the time when the Roman kingdom began, 246.
• Proscription, the, of Sylla, i. 130.
• Proserpine, i. 284, 288.
• Protasius and Gervasius, martyrs, a blind man healed by the bodies of, at Milan, ii. 485;
• • a young man freed from a devil by, 491.
• Providence of God, the, i. 197, 403;
• • not disturbed by the wickedness of angels or men, ii. 46.
• Prudence, ii. 304.
• Psalms, the, David’s concern in writing, ii. 199.
• Ptolemy Philadelphus causes the Hebrew Scriptures to be translated into Greek, ii. 270, 271.
• Puberty, was it later among the antediluvians than it is now? ii. 75, etc.
• Pulvillus, Marcus, i. 212.
• Punic wars, the, the disasters suffered by the Romans in, i. 117;
• • the second of these, its deplorable effects, 119, etc.
• Punishment, eternal, ii. 413;
• • whether it is possible for bodies to last for ever in burning fire, 414;
  • whether bodily sufferings necessarily terminate in the destruction of the flesh, 414–417;
  • examples from nature to show that bodies may remain unconsumed and alive in fire, 417;
  • the nature of, 432, etc.;
  • is it just that it should last longer than the sins themselves lasted? 436, etc.;
  • the greatness of the first transgression on account of which it is due to all not within the pale of the Saviour’s grace, 437, etc.;
  • of the wicked after death, not purgatorial, 438–440;
  • proportioned to the deserts of the wicked, 444;
  • of certain persons, who deny, 444;
  • of those who think that the intercession of saints will deliver from, 445;
  • of those who think that participation of the body of Christ will save from, 447;
  • of those who think that Catholic baptism will deliver from, 447;
  • of the opinion that building on the “Foundation” will save from, 448;
  • of the opinion that alms-giving will deliver from, 449;
  • of those who think that the devil will not suffer, 450;
  • replies to all those who deny, 451, 457, etc., 460.
• Punishments, the temporary, of this life, ii. 440;
• • the object of, 441.
• Purgatorial punishments, ii. 399, 400, 453.
• Purification of heart, the, whence obtained by the saints, i. 412;
• • the principles which, according to the Platonists, regulate, 413;
  • the one true principle which alone can effect, 414.
• Purifying punishment, the, spoken of by Malachi, ii. 399.
• Pyrites, the Persian stone so called, ii. 421.
• Pyrrhus, invades Italy,—response of the oracle of Apollo to, i. 116;
• • cannot tempt Fabricius, 213.
• Pythagoras, the founder of the Italic school of philosophy, i. 307.
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• Queen, the, the Church, ii. 202, 203.
• Quiet, the temple of, i. 154.
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• Radagaisus, king of the Goths, the war with, i. 221.
• Rain, portentous, i. 133.
• Rape of the Sabine women, the, i. 103, 104.
• Rebecca, wife of Isaac, ii. 149;
• • the divine answer respecting the twins in the womb of, 151.
• Recentness of man’s creation, an answer to those who complain of, i. 496.
• Regeneration, the laver or font of, ii. 490.
• Regulus, as an example of heroism, and voluntary endurance for religion’s sake, i. 22, etc.;
• • [Pg 570]the virtue of, far excelled that of Cato, 35.
• Reign of the saints with Christ for a thousand years, 263, etc.
• Religion, i. 384;
• • no true, without true virtues, ii. 340.
• Religions, false, kept up on policy, ii. 174.
• Republic, Cicero’s definition of a,—was there ever a Roman, answering to? ii. 330–333;
• • according to what definition could the Romans or others assume the title of a? 339, 340.
• Resting on the seventh day, God’s, the meaning of, i. 444, 445.
• Restitutus, presbyter of the Calamensian Church, a curious account of, ii. 42, 43.
• Resurrection, the, of the flesh of believers, to a perfection not enjoyed by our first parents, i. 544, 546, 547;
• • the first and the second, ii. 353–356, 367, 368;
  • Paul’s testimony on, 384;
  • utterances of Isaiah respecting, 387, etc.;
  • some refuse to believe, while the world at large believes, 477;
  • vindicated against ridicule thrown on it, 504, etc.;
  • whether abortions shall have part in, 506;
  • whether infants shall have that body in, which they would have had if they had grown up, 507;
  • whether in the, the dead shall rise the same size as the Lord’s body, 508;
  • the saints shall be conformed to the image of Christ in the, 508, 509;
  • whether women shall retain their sex in, 509, 510;
  • all bodily blemishes shall be removed in, 512;
  • the substance of our bodies, however disintegrated, shall be entirely reunited, 515;
  • the new spiritual body of, 517;
  • the obstinacy of those who impugn, while the world believes, 529, etc.
• Resurrection of Christ, the, referred to in the Psalms, ii. 205, 206.
• Reward, the, of the saints, after the trials of this life, ii. 314.
• Rhea, or Ilia, mother of Romulus and Remus, ii. 240, 241.
• Rich man, the, in hell, ii. 435.
• Righteous, the glory of the, is in God, i. 205.
• Righteous man, the, the sufferings of, described in the Book of Wisdom, ii. 209, etc.
• Rites, sacred, of the gods, i. 245.
• Rituals of false gods, instituted by kings of Greece, from the exodus of Israel downward, ii. 229.
• Roman empire, the, which of the gods presided over? i. 143;
• • whether the great extent and duration of, should be attributed to Jove, 165;
  • whether the worship of the gods has been of service in extending, 168;
  • the cause of, not fortuitous, nor attributable to the position of the stars, 177, etc.;
  • by what virtues the enlargement of, was merited, 198, etc.
• Roman kings, what manner of life and death they had, i. 108, etc.
• Roman republic, was there ever one answering to Cicero’s definition? i. 331–333, 339, 340.
• Romans, the, the folly of, in trusting gods which could not defend Troy, i. 4, etc.;
• • by what steps the passion of governing increased among, 43;
  • the vices of, not corrected by the overthrow of their city, 45;
  • the calamities suffered by, before Christ, 50, etc., 67, etc.;
  • poetical licence restrained by, 57, etc.;
  • excluded players from offices of state, and restrained the licence of players, 60, 61;
  • the gods never took any steps to prevent the republic of, from being ruined by immorality, 77, etc;
  • the obscenities of their plays consecrated to the service of their gods, contributed to overthrow their republic, 87, etc.;
  • exhorted to forsake paganism, 89;
  • was it desirable that the empire of, should be increased by a succession of furious wars? 99;
  • by what right they obtained their first wives, 103;
  • the wickedness of the wars waged by, against the Albans, 105, 106;
  • the first consuls of, 111, etc.;
  • the disasters which befell, in the Punic wars, 117, etc., 119, etc.;
  • the ingratitude of, to Scipio, the conqueror of Hannibal, 123;
  • the internal disasters which vexed the republic, 125, etc.;
  • multiplied gods for small and ignoble purposes, 144;
  • to what profit they carried on war, and how far to the well-being of the conquered, 208;
  • dominion granted to, by the providence of God, 218.
• Rome, the sack of, by the Barbarians, i. 2;
• • the evils inflicted on the Christians in the sack of,—why permitted, 39;
  • the iniquities practised in the palmiest days of, 67, etc.;
  • the corruption which had grown up in, before Christianity, 71, etc.;
  • Cicero’s opinion of the republic of, 74;
  • [Pg 571]frost and snow incredibly severe at, 117;
  • calamities which befell, in the Punic wars, 117, etc., 119, etc.;
  • Asiatic luxury introduced to, 123;
  • when founded, ii. 241;
  • the founder of, made a god, 480.
• Romulus, the alleged parentage of, i. 94, 95;
• • no penalty exacted for his fratricidal act, 95, etc.;
  • the death of, 108, 109, ii. 240;
  • suckled by a wolf, ii. 240, 241;
  • made a god by Rome, 480, etc.
• Rule, equitable, ii. 325.
• Rulers serve the society which they rule, ii. 322, 323.
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• Sabbath, the perpetual, ii. 543.
• Sabine women, the rape of the, i. 67, 103, 104.
• Sack, of Rome, the, by the Barbarians, i. 2, etc.;
• • of Troy, 6, etc.
• Sacrifice, that due to the true God only, i. 387;
• • the true and perfect, 390;
  • the reasonableness of offering a visible, to God, 409;
  • the supreme and true, of the Mediator, 410;
  • of Abraham, when he believed,—its meaning, ii. 136.
• Sacrifices, those not required by God, but enjoined for the exhibition of the truth, i. 388.
• Sacrifices of righteousness, ii. 400, 401.
• Sacristan of Hercules, a, the story of, i. 244.
• Sages, the seven, ii. 244, 245.
• Saguntum, the destruction of, i. 121, 122.
• Saints, the, lose nothing in losing their temporal goods, i. 14, etc.;
• • their consolations in captivity, 22;
  • cases in which the examples of, are not to be followed, 37;
  • why the enemy was permitted to indulge his lust on the bodies of, 39;
  • the reply of, to unbelievers, who taunted them with Christ’s not having rescued them from the fury of their enemies, 41, etc.;
  • the reward of, after the trials of this life, ii. 314;
  • the happiness of the eternal peace which constitutes the perfection of, 314, 315;
  • in this life, blessed in hope, 330.
• Salacia, i. 285.
• Salamander, the, ii. 417.
• Sallust, quoted, i. 7, 8, 67, 69, 92, 100, 107, 113, 198, 201, 263, ii. 219.
• Salt, the, of Agrigentum, the peculiar qualities of, ii. 421.
• Samnites, the, defeated by the Romans, i. 115.
• Samothracians, the mysteries of the, i. 296.
• Samuel, the address of, to Saul on his disobedience, ii. 186, etc.;
• • sets up a stone of memorial, 188.
• Saul, spared by David, ii. 184, 185;
• • forfeits the kingdom, 185, 186.
• Sanctity, the, of the body, not violated by the violence of another’s lust, i. 26, 27.
• Sancus, or Sangus, a Sabine god, ii. 238.
• Sarah, and Hagar, and their sons,—the typical significance of, ii. 51, 52;
• • Sarah’s barrenness, 52, 53;
  • preservation of the chastity of, in Egypt, and in Gerar, 32, 146;
  • change of the name of, 143, 144;
  • the death of, 149.
• Satan, transforms himself into an angel of light, ii. 313. See Devil.
• Saturn, i. 147, 260, 261, 265;
• • and Genius, thought to be really Jupiter, 275, etc.;
  • interpretations of the reasons for worshipping, 282;
  • and Picus, ii. 233.
• Saved by fire, ii. 460.
• Scævola, the pontiff, slain in the Marian wars, i. 129, 131;
• • distinguishes three kinds of gods, 166, 167.
• Scenic representations, the establishment of, opposed by Scipio Nasica, i. 44;
• • the obscenities of, contributed to the overthrow of the republic, 84, etc.
• Schools of philosophers, i. 306, etc.
• Scipio Nasica, Rome’s “best man,” opposes the destruction of Carthage, i. 42, 43;
• • opposes scenic representations, 144.
• Scripture, the obscurity of,—its advantages, i. 458.
• Scriptures, the canonical, the authority of, i. 438;
• • of the Old Testament, translated into Greek, ii. 270, 271.
• Sea, the, gives up the dead which are in it, ii. 375;
• • no more, 377.
• Sects of philosophy, the number of, according to Varro, ii. 293–297.
• Selenite, the stone so called, ii. 422.
• Semiramis, ii. 220.
• Seneca, Annæus, recognises the guiding will of the Supreme, i. 189;
• • censures the popular worship of the gods, and the popular theology, 252–255;
  • what he thought of the Jews, 255, 256.
• Septuagint,—is it or the Hebrew text to be followed in computing years? ii. 70, etc.;
• • [Pg 572]origin of the, 270, 271;
  • authority of, in relation to the Hebrew original, 271–273;
  • difference between, and the Hebrew text, as to the days fixed by Jonah for the destruction of Nineveh, 273–275.
• Servitude introduced by sin, ii. 323.
• Servius Tullius, the foul murder of, i. 110.
• Seth and Cain, heads of two lines of descendants, ii. 81;
• • relation of the former to Christ, 82.
• Seven, the number, i. 475, ii. 173, 174.
• Seventh day, the, i. 475.
• Severus, bishop of Milevis, ii. 420.
• Sex, shall it be restored in the resurrection? ii. 509, 510.
• Sexual intercourse, ii. 34;
• • in the antediluvian age, 75, etc.
• Shem, ii. 105;
• • the sons of, 109;
  • the genealogy of, 119, etc.
• Sibyl, the Cumæan, i. 421;
• • the Erythræan, 422.
• Sibylline books, the, i. 118.
• Sicyon, the kingdom and kings of, ii. 219, 220, 221, 239.
• Silvanus, the god, i. 249.
• Silvii, ii. 239.
• Simplicianus, bishop of Milan, his reminiscence of the saying of a certain Platonist, i. 426.
• Sin, should not be sought to be obviated by sin, i. 36;
• • should not be sought to be shunned by a voluntary death, 38;
  • had not its origin in God, but in the will of the creature, 456;
  • not caused by the flesh, but by the soul, ii. 4;
  • servitude introduced by, 323.
• Sins, how cleansed, i. 413.
• Six, the perfection of the number, i. 474.
• Slave, when the word, first occurs in Scripture;
• • its meaning, ii. 324.
• Social life, disturbed by many distresses, ii. 307, etc.
• Socrates, a sketch of,—his philosophy, i. 308–310;
• • the god or demon of, the book of Apuleius concerning, 325, 327.
• Sodom, the region of, ii. 431.
• Solomon, books written by, and the prophecies they contain, ii. 209, etc.;
• • the kings after, both of Israel and Judah, 213.
• Son of God, but one by nature, ii. 441.
• Sons of God, the, and daughters of men, ii. 91, etc.;
• • not angels, 92, etc.
• Soranus, Valerius, i. 274.
• Soul, the, immortal, i. 257;
• • the way of its deliverance, 430;
  • created in the image of God, 515;
  • Porphyry’s notion that its blessedness requires separation from the body, demolished by Plato, 531;
  • the separation of, and the body, considered by some not to be penal, 536.
• Soul of the world, God not the, i. 151;
• • Varro’s opinion of, examined, 267.
• Souls, rational, the opinion that there are three kinds of, i. 325, 326;
• • the, of men, according to the Platonists, become demons, 363;
  • views of the transmigration of, 427, 428;
  • not co-eternal with God, 429;
  • do not return from blessedness to labour and misery, after certain periodic revolutions, 509.
• Σωφροσύνη, ii. 303.
• Speusippus, i. 324.
• Spirit, i. 553, 554, 555.
• Spiritual body, the, of the saints, in the resurrection, ii. 516.
• Stars, the supposed influence of, on kingdoms, births, etc., i. 177, 178, 179, 180;
• • some, called by the names of gods, 277, etc.
• Stephen, St., miracles wrought by the relics of, and at the shrine of, ii. 492, 493, 494, 495, 496, 497.
• Stoics, opinions of, about mental emotions, i. 355, etc.;
• • the three perturbations admitted by, in the soul of the wise man, ii. 12, etc.;
  • the belief of, as to the gods, 268;
  • suicide permitted by, 304, 305.
• Strong man, the, ii. 356.
• Substance, the, of the people of God, ii. 194.
• Suicide, committed through fear of dishonour or of punishment, i. 25;
• • Christians have no authority for committing, under any circumstances, 30;
  • can never be prompted to, by magnanimity, 32;
  • the example of Cato in relation to, 34;
  • should it be resorted to, to avoid sin? 38;
  • permitted by the Stoics, ii. 304, 305.
• Sun, the, stayed in its course by Joshua, ii. 429, 430.
• Superstition, i. 171.
• Sylla, the deeds of, i. 81–83;
• • and Marius, the war between, 128, 129.
• Sylva, i. 95.
• Symmachus, i. 51, and note.
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• Tarquinius, Priscus, or Superbus, his barbarous murder of his father-in-law, i. 110;
• • [Pg 573]the expulsion of, from Rome, 110, 111.
• Tatius, Titus, introduces new gods, i. 161.
• Tellus, i. 147;
• • the surnames of, and their significance, 289.
• Temperance, ii. 303.
• Ten kings, the, ii. 394.
• Terah, the emigration of, from Ur of the Chaldees, ii. 125;
• • the years of, 126.
• Terence, quoted, i. 56.
• Terentius, a certain, finds the books of Numa Pompilius, i. 301.
• Terminus, i. 162, 169;
• • and Janus, 268.
• Thales, the founder of the Ionic school of philosophy, i. 307.
• Theatrical exhibitions, publish the shame of the gods, i. 57;
• • the obscenities of, contributed to overthrow the republic, 87.
• Theodorus, the Cyrenian philosopher, his reply to Lysimachus, i. 20, note.
• Theodosius, the faith and piety of, i. 224, etc.
• Theological poets, ii. 232, 233.
• Theology, Varro’s threefold division of, i. 238–243.
• Θεοσέβεια, i. 384.
• Theurgy, i. 394, etc., 396, etc.
• Thousand years, the, of the Book of Revelation, ii. 356;
• • the reign of the saints with Christ during, 362, etc.
• Threats employed against the gods to compel their aid, i. 399.
• Θρησκεία, i. 384.
• Tilon, the island of, ii. 422.
• Time, i. 442.
• Time, times, and a half time, ii. 394.
• Times and seasons, the hidden, ii. 288, 289.
• Titus, Latinius, i. 325.
• Torquatus, slays his victorious son, i. 210.
• Transformations, strange, of men, ii. 235;
• • what we should believe respecting, 235–238
• Transgression, the first, the greatness of, ii. 347, 348.
• Transmigration of souls, the Platonic views of, amended by Porphyry, i. 427, 428.
• “Tree of life, the, the days of,” ii. 402.
• Trinity, the, i. 414;
• • further explained, 447–450;
  • further statements of,—indications of, scattered everywhere among the works of God, 465;
  • indications of, in philosophy, 466–468;
  • the image of, in human nature, 468.
• Troy, the gods unable to afford an asylum during the sack of, i. 6;
• • were the gods justified in permitting the destruction of? 93, etc.
• Truth, the sad results where it is hidden, ii. 309, etc.
• Tullus Hostilius, i. 109, 110.
• Twelve thrones, ii. 351.
• Twenty Martyrs, the, how a tailor got a new coat by praying at the shrine of, ii. 492.
• Twins, on the difference of the health, etc., of, i. 179, 180;
• • of different sexes, 185.
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• Unbaptized, the, saved through the confession of Christ, i. 527, 528.
• Unbelief of the Jews, the, foretold, ii. 208.
• Unity, the, of the human race, i. 513, etc.
• Universe, the beauty of the, i. 457.
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• Valens, a persecutor, ii. 287.
• Valentinian, protected by Theodosius, i. 224;
• • a confessor, ii. 287.
• Valerius, Marcus, i. 213.
• Varro, his opinion of the utility of men feigning themselves to be the offspring of gods, i. 94;
• • boasts of having conferred the knowledge of the worship of the gods on the Romans, 159, 160;
  • what he thought of the gods of the nations, 232;
  • his book concerning the antiquities of divine and human things, 234, 235, etc.;
  • his threefold division of theology into fabulous, natural, and civil, 238, etc.;
  • the opinion of, that God is the soul of the world, 267, 272;
  • pronounces his own opinions respecting the gods uncertain, 280;
  • holds the earth to be a goddess, 286, etc.;
  • his doctrine of the gods not self-consistent, 295;
  • assigns the reason why Athens was so called, ii. 226;
  • the opinion of, about the name of Areopagus, 227, 228;
  • what he relates of the strange transformations of men, 235, etc.;
  • on the number of philosophical sects, 293–299, etc;
  • in reference to a celestial portent, 429;
  • his story of the Vestal virgin falsely accused, 503;
  • his work on The Origin of the Roman People, quoted in relation to the Palingenesy, 533.
• Vaticanus, i. 149.
• Venilia, i. 285.
• [Pg 574]Venus, a peculiar candelabrum in a temple of, ii. 423, 424.
• Venus, the planet, a strange prodigy that occurred to, ii. 429.
• Vesta, i. 147, 148, 279.
• Vestal virgin, a, to prove her innocence, carries water in a sieve from the Tiber, ii. 503.
• Vestal virgins, the punishment of those caught in adultery, i. 95.
• Vice, not nature, contrary to God, and hurtful, i. 484.
• Vicissitudes of life, the, on what dependent, i. 79, etc.
• Victoria, the goddess, i. 152, 153;
• • ought she to be worshipped as well as Jove? 154.
• Virgil, quoted, i. 2, 4, 5, 6, 29, 78, 89, 92, 101, 103, 106, 107, 199, 200, 270, 272, 294, 332, 333, 384, 412, 421, 428, ii. 5, 234, 397, 425, 439, 470.
• Virgin Mary, the, ii. 204.
• Virgins, the violation of, by force, does not contaminate, i. 25.
• Virtue and Faith, honoured by the Romans with temples, i. 156, 157;
• • the Romans ought to have been content with, and Felicity, 157;
  • the war waged by, ii. 203.
• Virtues, as disgraceful to make them serve human glory as to serve bodily pleasure, i. 217;
• • true, necessary to true religion, ii. 340, 341.
• Virtumnus and Sentinus, i. 260, 261.
• Virtus, the goddess, i. 263, 264.
• Vision, the beatific, ii. 534–540.
• Vulcan, i. 279.
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• Warfare, the Christian, ii. 442.
• War, against the Albans, i. 105;
• • with Pyrrhus, 116;
  • the Punic, 117, etc.; 119, etc.;
  • the civil, of the Gracchi, 126;
  • the civil, between Marius and Sylla, 128, etc.;
  • the Gothic and Gallic, 130;
  • severe and frequent, before the advent of Christ, 131;
  • the duration of various, 220;
  • with Radagaisus, 221;
  • the miseries of, ii. 311.
• Waters, the separation of the, i. 479.
• Wicked, the, the ills which alone are feared by, i. 91;
• • God makes a good use of, ii. 284;
  • going out to see the punishment of, 392;
  • the end of, 343;
  • and the good, one event befalls, i. 10, ii. 348;
  • the connection of, and the good together, i. 11.
• Wickedness, not a flaw of nature, i. 456.
• Will, the consent of, to an evil deed, makes the deed evil, i. 26;
• • is it ruled by necessity? 195;
  • the enemies of God are so by, 484, 487;
  • no efficient cause of an evil, 490;
  • the misdirected love by which it fell away from the immutable to the mutable good, 490, 491;
  • whether the angels received their good, from God, 491, 492;
  • the character of, makes the affections of the soul right or wrong, ii. 9, etc.;
  • in the state of perfect felicity, 542.
• Will of God, the eternal and unchangeable, ii. 474.
• Wisdom, described in the Book of Proverbs, ii. 211.
• Wisdom, the Book of, a prophecy of Christ in the, ii. 209.
• Wives, how the Romans obtained their first, i. 103.
• Woman, shall she retain he sex in the resurrection? ii. 509, 510;
• • the formation of, from a rib of sleeping Adams, a type, 510.
• World, the, not eternal, i. 439;
• • the infinite ages before, not to be comprehended, 441;
  • and time had both one beginning, 442;
  • falseness of the history which ascribes many thousand years to the past existence of, 494;
  • of those who hold a plurality of worlds, 496;
  • predictions respecting the end of, ii. 395, etc.
• Worlds without end, or ages of ages, i. 508, etc.
• Wonders, lying, ii. 483.
• Worm, the, that dieth not, ii. 393, 433.
• Worship of God, distinction between latria and dulia, i. 383, 384, 386, etc.
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• Xenocrates, i. 324.
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• Years, in the time of the antediluvians, ii. 68, etc., 73, etc.;
• • in the words, “their days shall be an hundred and twenty years,” 97, etc.;
  • the thousand, of the Book of Revelation, 356;
  • the three and a half, of the Book of Revelation, 394.
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• Zoroaster, ii. 440.

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