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Abraham's teed, faithful Christians, iv. 168; v. 150, 275; vi. 432. the Jews not Abraham's seed, ii. 283. lost it by unbelief, vi. 432.
Absalom, the meaning of the name, i. 9, 44. a type of Judas, and of other false brethren, ib. vi. 282.
Absolution, given by the Church, v. 21.
Abundance, man's now of sorrow and pain, i. 229. the rich have none, ib. our true, v. 505.
Adam in Christ and Christ in Adam, v. 6. Adam a type of Christ, Eve of the Church, ii. 174. his sleep a type of Christ's death on the Cross, iii. 88 ; v. 133. his name signifies the four quarters of the world, iv. 412. the command not to take of the tree his trial, iii. 440. his fall the cause of Christ's coming, v. 460. a warning to us to save us from falling, ii. 296. Job on the dunghill resisted better than Adam in Paradise, i. 222. all born of him partake of his sinful nature, vi. 119. (see Sacraments, Christ, Sin. )
Adder, its natural qualities, iii. 106, 109. is a type of the spiritually deaf, ib. Adoration, due to Christ, present in the
Holy Eucharist, iv. 454.
Advent, (see Christ, Judgment. )
Adversity, (see Tribulation. )
A5man, meaning of, iv. 226.
JEthan, the Israelite, his name means
' strong,' iv. 240.
Afflictions, (see Tribulation. )
&yav and atp6Spa, the difference be
tween, v. 228, 325.
Agonistics, the name of Donatist monks,
vi. 115.
Abyss, [or Deep,] used for man's heart, Ahab, punished by means of an evil
ii. 193; iv. 39; vi. 140. for the sin into which those sink whom God gives over, i. 412.
Accusation, self, (see Confession. ) false, the devil the great false ac
cuser, iii. 454. may injure us before a man as judge, but not before God, v. 436. the Church prays against, ib. false accusers often entangled in their own snares, iii. 66. calumnies of heathens and heretics against the Catholic Church, v. 429, 430.
To accuse in others what a man does himself, for the sake of appear ance, a sin in God's sight, iii. 292.
spirit, iv. 71.
Ahitophel, meaning of, i. 44.
Allegory, what, v. 81. the meaning of,
to be agreeable to the context, i. 71. Almsgiving, the duty and blessing of, ii. 113,256; iv. 13; vi. 393. one of
the two wings of prayer, ii. 208. ap plies riches to save the soul, ii. 311 ; v. 50. stows our money in safety with Christ, ii. 115,315; v. 266; vi. 169. is really restitution, since what we give is God's, iv. 412 ; vi. 393. Christ claims it of us, vi. 375.
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Pharisees gave, vi. 377. even the poor can give alms, ii. 29; vi. 13. alms acceptable whatever their amount, if they come from the heart, vi. 6. God rewardeth the will if there be no power to give, v. 88.
God's, His punishing wickedness, iv. 91, 145. the turning away of His Countenance, i. 203. its object two fold, to perfect or to consume, iii. 155. the terribleness of iv. 276. abides on the wicked, passes over the faith
To be exercised even to the ful, iv. 239. that of a father, iv.
sinner, as he is a work of God, v. 51. we must seek out objects for, v. 1 11 ; vi. 376. no good to give of unjust gains, vi. 304. alms profitless if given to escape importunity, ii. 208. or for mercenary motives, v. 52. should be given in secret, ii. 257.
104. Christians in what sense chil
dren of wrath, ii. 72.
Anointing, formerly Kings and Priests
only anointed, 192. Christ anointed as King and Priest, ib. all Christians anointed in Him, ib. Christ means Anointed, ii. 246. mystical meaning of Jacob anointing the stone, ii. 247. (see Oil. )
Altar, innocency needed for approach
ing, i. 182. the heavenly altar,
which none but the innocent reach, Ant, the, its example, ii. 196. the
ib. ii. 203.
Amalek, meaning of, iv. 142.
Amon, or Amman, meaning of, iv. 142. Amorites, meaning of their name, vi.
143.
Angels, their name sets forth their
Christian Ant who, iii. 300. Antichrist, will rise to a great height,
and be thought to be God, 86. pre destined to damnation, ib. will fill up all former wickedness, 87. his persecution will be more grievous than any, 88. will delude the Jews, v. 188.
office, not their nature, v. 83 ; vi. 153.
bodies of Angels, iv. 203. not to
perish at the end of the world, v. 31.
unwilling to be worshipped by men, Apostles, the, called rams,' as leaders
iv. 197, 426; vi. 153. created by
God, iii. 437. set forth under ' sheep
and oxen,' i. 69. included in the
spiritual Israel, vi. 361. their abode
in heaven, iv. 202. their greatness,
iv. 406. their knowledge, vi. 368.
indwelt by God, vi. 180. fed by the ations,' iv. 214, 217. the twelve
Word of God, iv. 61. do all things according to an eternal law, v. 139. praise God, vi. 421.
Their ascending and descending on the Son of Man, meaning of, ii. 247, 248. we are to be equal to Angels, iii. 217; vi. 180. Gentile nations ruled by Angels, Israel God's own portion, iv. 241.
Rejoice in man's redemption, v. 130. pity and aid us, iii. 217. offer our prayers to God, iv. 83. God speaks by them, v. 154. impart know ledge, but only as God's ministers, v. 393. ministered to Christ, as ser vants, not as succours, iii. 87 ; iv. 337.
Evil, employed by God as min isters of His wrath, i. 56; iv. 71. and to prove the good, iv. 71 ; vi. 80. delight in man's suffering, ib. fell through pride, v. 475, 497. inflict bodily sufferings, vi. 79.
gree, natural, i. 20. symbolised by Ark, Noah's, type of the Church, fire, iv. 70. good causes for, i. 253. v. 99; iv. 216; vi. 385. Christ's
Anger, definition of, i. 36. how differ
ent from hatred, iii. 33. we must
take care that it turn not into hatred,
i. 253, 177; v. 122. the blessing of Arian heresy, 323 iii. 349 iv. conquering, v. 266. to a certain de 123; vi. 84.
Apollinarian heresy, 217; iv. 188.
of the flock, iii. 270, 470; vi. 285. the beard,' anointed by the Spirit,
vi. dogs,' iii. 343. theheavens,' 125 iii. 319 iv. 242, 422 v. 501
vi. 307. 'hills,' iii. 269. pillars,' iii. 524 vi. 260. rivers,' v. 338. found
hours of the day,' iii. 59.
stones,' 142. lanterns,' lighted from Christ, v. 413. 'mountains,'
410; ii. 265; iii. 264 320, 335; iv. v. 92, 538. clouds,' 409 ii. 269; iv. 39, 409, 421. Christ's 'eyes,' iv. 232. His bones,' 146; v. 6. His 'feet,' iv. 308. Fishers of men, iii. 263.
Their number mystery, iv. 217; v. 100. chosen, though weak, to shew the power of grace, iii. 274. left all, to follow their Lord, v. 118. thought Him mere man, vi. 211. wavered at Christ's death, iv. 414. were strengthened by His Resur rection, vi. 213. were sent to the Gentiles, iv. 415. to Jews and Gentiles, ii. 299. penetrated to the ends of the world, 272; iv. 242 vi. 27. preached Christ, not them selves, ii. 251. wrought greater mira cles than Christ Himself, vi. 78. yet
by His power, iv. 355. even they needed pardon, vi. 285.
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Arm, of the Lord, Christ, ii. 212 ; iii. 437 ; iv. 437.
hand and on the left, what, ii. 118; iv. 380. God's good will our uncon querable shield, i. 33. longing for heaven our armour against tempt ation, vi. 177. we must lay aside our own arms, and God will arm us with the armour of the Gospel, ii. 274. God taketh up arms in our be half, i. 375. (see Warfare. )
Asaph, meaning and mystical inter pretation of his name, iii. 469, 490 ; iv. 24, 80, 115, 139.
Ashes, a mark of penitence, v. 12. penitent rolled themselves in ashes, as acknowledging themselves to be ashes, vi. 409.
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of those who submit to His yoke, i. 300, 356. the wild asses (onagers) quenching their thirst, a figure of the Gentiles drinking of the waters of Holy W rit, v. 102.
sin, v. 424. drops of grace provided for babes in Christ, suited to their weakness, iii. 268. are fed with milk, iii. 51 ; vi. 86. who are babes in spiritual things, and their state, i. 63. babes in Christ called earth, they may grow in grace, and become heaven, v. 291. how Babylon chokes infants, vi. 175. cf. iii. 257.
Of Babylon, sins in their first be ginnings, vi. 176.
Babylon, ' means confusion,' iii. 251 ; vi. 4, 158. represents this world, iii. 39; vi. 4, 159. the lost, i. 204. Babylon and Jerusalem represent the Church and the World, the good and the bad, iii. 189, &0- ; ii. 151, &c. ; vi. 4, 158, <kc.