Waterfowl,
mystical
meaning of, v.
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240.
no use to preach it, except from the heart, iii.
312.
we must believe the truth we preach, and speak the truth we believe, v.
298.
those who preach, not for truth's but for custom's sake, dogs, i.
147.
all who preach the truth assailed by mockers, vi.
168.
the truth as sailed by mockers, vi.
168.
the truth not to be preached to those unfit to receive it, vi.
166, &c.
lying toilsome, truth easy, vi.
230.
we should speak the truth to all men, i.
176.
(see Neighbour.
) the truth may sometimes be kept back, i.
27.
(see Lying.
)
Turtle-dove, the Church compared to a, v. 11.
Tyrants, brought presents to Christ unknowingly, in sacrificing the mar tyrs, iii. 460. the violence of their persecution, iv. 299. were themselves sometimes converted by the con stancy of their victims, v. 451.
Tyre, meaning of its name, iv. 142.
U.
Unbelievers, called ' darkness,' i. 264. mystically represented by the sea, vi. 140. said to dwell in the sea, v.
132. their hearts, lions' dens, v, 126. they are the swords of the devil, vi. 297. are not strangers on earth, v. 340. cannot keep God's Word, v. 336. nor do good works, i. 281. (see Faith. ) said to be cut in pieces when they believe by degrees, iv. 254. (see
Pagan, Gentiles. )
Understanding, is inward sight, i. 336.
some things we do not understand, because we cannot, some, because we will not, i. 403, 405. some things we do not believe, unless we under stand them : some we do not under stand except we believe them, v. 391. why we must still seek the gift of understanding from God, ib. God alone the Light of the understanding, v 393. even when He imparts it by means of others, ib. stages of under standing, i. 287. (see Faith. )
Ungodly, the, their food, pride, iv. 491. only seem to live, iii. 123. compared to grass, flourishing in sum mer, withering in winter, ii. 322. to smoke, ii. 63. have not taste for the good things of God, i. 269. how they aredriven away by God, i. 31. really miserable, even when called happy, iii. 475 ; v. 516. yet mock the godly who have true happiness, ib. their happiness now unreal, their torments will be real, iii. 22. (see Sinners. )
Union, of Christ and His Church, (see
Christ, Church. )
Unity recommended, vi. 433, &c.
false unity, ii. 160. (see Church, Donatisls. )
Unrighteous, the, never harmless, vi. 221. tempt, if they do not persecute, ib. compared to a burning brand, iv. 419. God's vengeance visits them whether they repent or not, ii. 18. would fain make God unrighteous too, ii. 201. they agree not even among themselves, ii. 17. hurt them selves too, ii. 18. their foolish argu ments against God's Justice, iv. 358. better to endure unrighteous ness, than to be unrighteous, v. [545. (see Sinners. )
Usury, a detestable thing, ii. 53. inex cusable, vi. 55. a profession, iii. 41. Christian usury, to lend to God, ii. 53. revenge, a kind of usury, iii. 41.
V.
Vainglory, (see Glory. )
Valley, represents humility, iii. 270;
v. 95.
Vanity, all that passeth away, vi. 305.
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opposed to verity, v. 359. they who speak vanity listen not to those who speak verity, vi. 309. man subjected to vanity, because he would not be subject to verity, v. 359, 387. the vanities in which men trust, i. 248.
(see Truth. )
Veil, on the heart of the Jews while
Moses is read, meaning of, iii. 258. Venatores, those who fought with wild beasts in the Circus, ii. 139; iii. 23;
v. 51.
Vengeance, God's, called His Wrath,
iii. 155. is the consequence of His Justice, ii. 371 ; v. 49. sometimes is meant to convert sometimes to consume, iii. 155. God often delays His Vengeance, but it will come at last, iv. 351.
vi. 91. some vows required of all, some proper only for individuals, ib. iv. 18. what islawful in itself, wrong,
against a vow, ib. we should all vow to be God's Temple, vi. 92. to give ourselves to Him, v. 302. the sin of turning back from any vow we have made, iv. 150. how vows are to be rendered to God, iii. 290.
W.
Wages, we cannot claim them till the end of the day, ii. 10, 31 iv. 359. the thought of our wages hereafter supports us in our toil now, ii. 31. men should not look for the perish able wages of this world, v. 264.
Christians must not seek venge
ance, but endurance, i. 275. should Walk, to, in a Christian, means to do
be practised rather on ourselves than others, v. 49. in what sense we may desire it, iv. 95, <fcc. he who seeks vengeance, overcome by the devil, i. 47. is wrong in man, just in God, i. 30. in man is the justice of the
unjust, v. 311.
Vessels, of death, heretics so called,
good works, 327. better to walk in the right way, than to run off the way, 282.
Warfare, the Christian, twofold against evil spirits without, and lusts within, iv. vi. 298, &c. against invisible foes, vi. 292. man punished for re belling against God, by rebellion within himself, iii. 431 iv. 6. the
and why, i. 57. the wicked, vessels
of wrath, vi. 144. are vessels of the
devil, but when they believe, become
vesselsof Christ, iii. 132. man should
lift up his soul to God to be filled,
like a vessel to the fountain, vi.
Waterfowl, mystical meaning of, v. 87.
292.
Vinegar, meaning of its being offered to
Christ on the Cross, iii. 371.
Virgin, the, (see Mary. ) the whole
Church a virgin, vi. 390.
Virginity, without virtues unclean, iv.
20. humble wedlock better than proud virginity, ib. iv. 476. few have vir ginity in the flesh, all should in heart, vi. 390. used for an uncor- rupted faith, ib. the five virgins in the Parable represent all who shall
enter heaven, ib. for a virgin to marry, no sin ; for one who has vowed perpetual virginity, a great sin, iv. 18, 150. virginity outside the
Church profitless, ii. 258.
Vision of God. (see Sight. )
Voice, only applied to living things,
of its house, v. 120.
Weaning, spiritual, vi. 85.
Weeping, why Christians should weep,
vi. 161. to weep for worldly losses, weeping of Babylon, ib. how to weep as though we wept not,' vi.
385. (see Tears, Sadness. )
Wheat, among the tares, Christians
among the wicked, ii. 199. 'fat of wheat,' means the Eucharist, iv. 132; vi. 405.
White Mass, the, a name applied to a
body of Martyrs at Utica, ii. 344;
vi. 3J1. (see notes. )
Wicked, the, compared to hay, v. 124.
abuse God's good works, He uses well their evil works, v. 156. are wicked through seeking bliss by a wrong way, 331 v. 314. have no comfort in tribulations, ii. 25. harm not others only, but themselves also,
vi. 227. and so the voice of prayer
means a prayer with life in ib.
the voice of the body heard with the
ear of the soul, understood by God, than the beasts do, 414. cause the
24. the voice of the heart heard by God, vi. 10, 178. (see Prayer. )
Vow, we should be as ready to perform as to vow, vi. Ill iv. 18. but vows must not be made in self-reliance, ib.
weak to murmur against God. (see Murmuring. ) why God spares them, iii. 30; iv. 364. God makes them tbe means of good to others, iv. 379. are used to test the godly, ii. 14.
Christian warfare dwelt on at length, on Ps. cxliv.
Contest with heretics, the Church's civil war, v. 195.
384. desire of God nothing better
;
i.
i.
i. ;
i.
'
if
it,
a
;
;
6;
i.
,
i.
therefore there will be none when the trial is over, ii. 13. are a scourge to the good, iv. 379. insult them, iv. 372. but they will be punished hereafter, iv. 379.
but are not able to perform, iii. 102. the will, not the amount, the measure of works of mercy, vi. 13. the will sufficient in the sight of Him Who knows the heart, vi. 136.
A right will, the gift of God, iv. 55. God's good will must precede our good will, i. 32 ; iv. 55. our own will can effect nothing without God's help, i. 203. yet it must do its part, vi. 300. God will abandon us, if we do our own will, vi. 293. (see Grace,
Works. )
INDEX. 517
Are to be endured in the Church,
while militant, i. 178; ii. 172; iii.
40, 65, 194; v. 470. better to bear
with evil men, than be borne with by
good, ii. 393. the good bear the
wicked better than the wicked each
other, i. 178. we must live among
the wicked, ii. 383; v. 257. the
grievousness thereof, iv. 459. the Willows, mystical explanation of the
good and bad always mixed together, iii. 36, 193 ; v. 470 ; vi. 56. in every kind of occupation, ii. 4; iv. 474; vi. 113. the wicked more numerous than the good, ii. 296. (see Sinners, Un godly, Unrighteous, fyc. )
Wickedness, compared to fire, i. 384. the depth of wickedness, not to de sire to amend, i. 413. misery the inseparable companion of wickedness, i. 331. wickedness has always the will to injure, the power only so far as God allows, i. 329. the wickedness of the wicked used to scourge the good, iv. 377. (see Sin. )
Widows, under God's especial pro tection, vi. 105, 355. the Church a widow, because her Spouse is absent, though not dead, ib.
Wife, often an Eve to her husband, iv. 371. the wife should be subject to her husband, vi. 301. an evil con science compared to a quarrelsome wife, i. 406. the wife not to be put away, save for fornication, vi. 448. wedlock a bond of iron, ib. Chris tians, not released, but made tighter, ib.
willows beside the waters of Babylon,
vi. 163.
Winter, represents adversity, ii. 26.
this present life, ii. 57; vi. 430. Wisdom, distinguished from knowledge,
vi. 156. set forth by the sun, ib. called a light enlightening the blind, vi. 354. the fatness of the soul, iii. 225. the bread of the righteous, ii. 59. is more to be desired than de lights of the world, v. 261. is founded on the fear of the Lord, ib. the nature of wisdom, unearthly and spiritual, vi. 372. not to be seen by the envious, i. 357. only denied to those who neglect to seek v. 129. nol found by those who hate v. 122, 442. nor by those who seek
for their own glory, ib. the only road to humility, v. 412. all men made by wisdom, not all have wis dom, v. 129. every where, yet far from the wicked, vi. 372. who are said to be fettered in heart in wisdom, iv. 277.
Of God, the food of men and angels, vi. 130. man enabled by the Incarnation to eat thoreof, ib. iv. 299. meaning of the swiftness of God's Wisdom, vi. 406.
Turtle-dove, the Church compared to a, v. 11.
Tyrants, brought presents to Christ unknowingly, in sacrificing the mar tyrs, iii. 460. the violence of their persecution, iv. 299. were themselves sometimes converted by the con stancy of their victims, v. 451.
Tyre, meaning of its name, iv. 142.
U.
Unbelievers, called ' darkness,' i. 264. mystically represented by the sea, vi. 140. said to dwell in the sea, v.
132. their hearts, lions' dens, v, 126. they are the swords of the devil, vi. 297. are not strangers on earth, v. 340. cannot keep God's Word, v. 336. nor do good works, i. 281. (see Faith. ) said to be cut in pieces when they believe by degrees, iv. 254. (see
Pagan, Gentiles. )
Understanding, is inward sight, i. 336.
some things we do not understand, because we cannot, some, because we will not, i. 403, 405. some things we do not believe, unless we under stand them : some we do not under stand except we believe them, v. 391. why we must still seek the gift of understanding from God, ib. God alone the Light of the understanding, v 393. even when He imparts it by means of others, ib. stages of under standing, i. 287. (see Faith. )
Ungodly, the, their food, pride, iv. 491. only seem to live, iii. 123. compared to grass, flourishing in sum mer, withering in winter, ii. 322. to smoke, ii. 63. have not taste for the good things of God, i. 269. how they aredriven away by God, i. 31. really miserable, even when called happy, iii. 475 ; v. 516. yet mock the godly who have true happiness, ib. their happiness now unreal, their torments will be real, iii. 22. (see Sinners. )
Union, of Christ and His Church, (see
Christ, Church. )
Unity recommended, vi. 433, &c.
false unity, ii. 160. (see Church, Donatisls. )
Unrighteous, the, never harmless, vi. 221. tempt, if they do not persecute, ib. compared to a burning brand, iv. 419. God's vengeance visits them whether they repent or not, ii. 18. would fain make God unrighteous too, ii. 201. they agree not even among themselves, ii. 17. hurt them selves too, ii. 18. their foolish argu ments against God's Justice, iv. 358. better to endure unrighteous ness, than to be unrighteous, v. [545. (see Sinners. )
Usury, a detestable thing, ii. 53. inex cusable, vi. 55. a profession, iii. 41. Christian usury, to lend to God, ii. 53. revenge, a kind of usury, iii. 41.
V.
Vainglory, (see Glory. )
Valley, represents humility, iii. 270;
v. 95.
Vanity, all that passeth away, vi. 305.
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opposed to verity, v. 359. they who speak vanity listen not to those who speak verity, vi. 309. man subjected to vanity, because he would not be subject to verity, v. 359, 387. the vanities in which men trust, i. 248.
(see Truth. )
Veil, on the heart of the Jews while
Moses is read, meaning of, iii. 258. Venatores, those who fought with wild beasts in the Circus, ii. 139; iii. 23;
v. 51.
Vengeance, God's, called His Wrath,
iii. 155. is the consequence of His Justice, ii. 371 ; v. 49. sometimes is meant to convert sometimes to consume, iii. 155. God often delays His Vengeance, but it will come at last, iv. 351.
vi. 91. some vows required of all, some proper only for individuals, ib. iv. 18. what islawful in itself, wrong,
against a vow, ib. we should all vow to be God's Temple, vi. 92. to give ourselves to Him, v. 302. the sin of turning back from any vow we have made, iv. 150. how vows are to be rendered to God, iii. 290.
W.
Wages, we cannot claim them till the end of the day, ii. 10, 31 iv. 359. the thought of our wages hereafter supports us in our toil now, ii. 31. men should not look for the perish able wages of this world, v. 264.
Christians must not seek venge
ance, but endurance, i. 275. should Walk, to, in a Christian, means to do
be practised rather on ourselves than others, v. 49. in what sense we may desire it, iv. 95, <fcc. he who seeks vengeance, overcome by the devil, i. 47. is wrong in man, just in God, i. 30. in man is the justice of the
unjust, v. 311.
Vessels, of death, heretics so called,
good works, 327. better to walk in the right way, than to run off the way, 282.
Warfare, the Christian, twofold against evil spirits without, and lusts within, iv. vi. 298, &c. against invisible foes, vi. 292. man punished for re belling against God, by rebellion within himself, iii. 431 iv. 6. the
and why, i. 57. the wicked, vessels
of wrath, vi. 144. are vessels of the
devil, but when they believe, become
vesselsof Christ, iii. 132. man should
lift up his soul to God to be filled,
like a vessel to the fountain, vi.
Waterfowl, mystical meaning of, v. 87.
292.
Vinegar, meaning of its being offered to
Christ on the Cross, iii. 371.
Virgin, the, (see Mary. ) the whole
Church a virgin, vi. 390.
Virginity, without virtues unclean, iv.
20. humble wedlock better than proud virginity, ib. iv. 476. few have vir ginity in the flesh, all should in heart, vi. 390. used for an uncor- rupted faith, ib. the five virgins in the Parable represent all who shall
enter heaven, ib. for a virgin to marry, no sin ; for one who has vowed perpetual virginity, a great sin, iv. 18, 150. virginity outside the
Church profitless, ii. 258.
Vision of God. (see Sight. )
Voice, only applied to living things,
of its house, v. 120.
Weaning, spiritual, vi. 85.
Weeping, why Christians should weep,
vi. 161. to weep for worldly losses, weeping of Babylon, ib. how to weep as though we wept not,' vi.
385. (see Tears, Sadness. )
Wheat, among the tares, Christians
among the wicked, ii. 199. 'fat of wheat,' means the Eucharist, iv. 132; vi. 405.
White Mass, the, a name applied to a
body of Martyrs at Utica, ii. 344;
vi. 3J1. (see notes. )
Wicked, the, compared to hay, v. 124.
abuse God's good works, He uses well their evil works, v. 156. are wicked through seeking bliss by a wrong way, 331 v. 314. have no comfort in tribulations, ii. 25. harm not others only, but themselves also,
vi. 227. and so the voice of prayer
means a prayer with life in ib.
the voice of the body heard with the
ear of the soul, understood by God, than the beasts do, 414. cause the
24. the voice of the heart heard by God, vi. 10, 178. (see Prayer. )
Vow, we should be as ready to perform as to vow, vi. Ill iv. 18. but vows must not be made in self-reliance, ib.
weak to murmur against God. (see Murmuring. ) why God spares them, iii. 30; iv. 364. God makes them tbe means of good to others, iv. 379. are used to test the godly, ii. 14.
Christian warfare dwelt on at length, on Ps. cxliv.
Contest with heretics, the Church's civil war, v. 195.
384. desire of God nothing better
;
i.
i.
i. ;
i.
'
if
it,
a
;
;
6;
i.
,
i.
therefore there will be none when the trial is over, ii. 13. are a scourge to the good, iv. 379. insult them, iv. 372. but they will be punished hereafter, iv. 379.
but are not able to perform, iii. 102. the will, not the amount, the measure of works of mercy, vi. 13. the will sufficient in the sight of Him Who knows the heart, vi. 136.
A right will, the gift of God, iv. 55. God's good will must precede our good will, i. 32 ; iv. 55. our own will can effect nothing without God's help, i. 203. yet it must do its part, vi. 300. God will abandon us, if we do our own will, vi. 293. (see Grace,
Works. )
INDEX. 517
Are to be endured in the Church,
while militant, i. 178; ii. 172; iii.
40, 65, 194; v. 470. better to bear
with evil men, than be borne with by
good, ii. 393. the good bear the
wicked better than the wicked each
other, i. 178. we must live among
the wicked, ii. 383; v. 257. the
grievousness thereof, iv. 459. the Willows, mystical explanation of the
good and bad always mixed together, iii. 36, 193 ; v. 470 ; vi. 56. in every kind of occupation, ii. 4; iv. 474; vi. 113. the wicked more numerous than the good, ii. 296. (see Sinners, Un godly, Unrighteous, fyc. )
Wickedness, compared to fire, i. 384. the depth of wickedness, not to de sire to amend, i. 413. misery the inseparable companion of wickedness, i. 331. wickedness has always the will to injure, the power only so far as God allows, i. 329. the wickedness of the wicked used to scourge the good, iv. 377. (see Sin. )
Widows, under God's especial pro tection, vi. 105, 355. the Church a widow, because her Spouse is absent, though not dead, ib.
Wife, often an Eve to her husband, iv. 371. the wife should be subject to her husband, vi. 301. an evil con science compared to a quarrelsome wife, i. 406. the wife not to be put away, save for fornication, vi. 448. wedlock a bond of iron, ib. Chris tians, not released, but made tighter, ib.
willows beside the waters of Babylon,
vi. 163.
Winter, represents adversity, ii. 26.
this present life, ii. 57; vi. 430. Wisdom, distinguished from knowledge,
vi. 156. set forth by the sun, ib. called a light enlightening the blind, vi. 354. the fatness of the soul, iii. 225. the bread of the righteous, ii. 59. is more to be desired than de lights of the world, v. 261. is founded on the fear of the Lord, ib. the nature of wisdom, unearthly and spiritual, vi. 372. not to be seen by the envious, i. 357. only denied to those who neglect to seek v. 129. nol found by those who hate v. 122, 442. nor by those who seek
for their own glory, ib. the only road to humility, v. 412. all men made by wisdom, not all have wis dom, v. 129. every where, yet far from the wicked, vi. 372. who are said to be fettered in heart in wisdom, iv. 277.
Of God, the food of men and angels, vi. 130. man enabled by the Incarnation to eat thoreof, ib. iv. 299. meaning of the swiftness of God's Wisdom, vi. 406.
