Homilies on the Gospel of St. John and the Epistle to the Hebrews

NPNF (V1-14)St. ChrysostomBirds, teach their young to fly by degrees, 45.Blind man, the, his courage and truthfulness, 204, 208, 209; becomes a disciple, 209; bore reproachand suffering for the truth, 210.Blindness, never cured until Christ, 200; a judgment on the Jews, 212; sensible and spiritualcompared, 213.Blood, the, of Christ, the soul's nourishment, 166; the terror of Demons, ib.Body, the, chastised for the soul's health, 131; of Christ includes all, 166; how worketh on the soul,167.Boldness, its virtue and reward, 58; comes by hearing, 210.Books, scarcity of, 38; generally neglected at Antioch, or only kept for show and ornament, 114;written in letters of gold, on fine parchments, ib.Bosom, of the Father, implies Unity of Essence, 52; and Coeternity, 53.Branches, signify our need of Grace, and of union with Christ, 279; the fruitless perish, 280; aretrue disciples, ib.Bread of life, said only of Christ's Godhead, 161; of His doctrines, and of His Body, 165.Brethren, of Christ, did not profit by their relation to Him, 75; believed not, from envy, 174.Brightness of the Father's glory, why said of Christ, 17, 28; of Moses's face, 40; of Angels, ib.Brotherly affection best shown in spiritual aid, 67.Burdens, duty of bearing one another's, 253.Burial, the, so ordered as to give testimony to the Resurrection, 319, 320; a reproof to costly funerals,321; was done in ignorance of the Resurrection, ib.Business, no excuse for neglecting public worship, 38.Caiaphas, his shameless boldness, 241; prophesied ignorantly and instrumentally, ib.Cain, offered not his best, 47; ruined by envy, 130.Callosity, similar in soul and body, 196."Can, cannot," sometimes express choice, not power, 252.Cana, marriage at, 73; miracle at, the first absolutely, ib.Canaan, woman of, 42; an example of perseverance rewarded, 77.Capernaum, corruption of, 80; why Christ's "own country," 123; carnal-mindedness of, after themiracle of the loaves, 156.Carefulness, a slavery, 298.Catechumen, position of, contrasted with that of the faithful, 89.Change of pastors and flocks condemned, 44.Charity, wins forgiveness, 29; unites the brethren, 54; to be substituted for luxury, 215; may beexercised by the poor, 216; the means of entertaining Christ, ib.Chastisement, the right use of, 132.Chastity, consists in self-restraint and subduing, not wanting passion, 127.Children, need spiritual instruction, 10; should receive right impressions, ib.; pass over the real, toadmire false show, 301.Christ, His humility, 13, 204; His condescension, 26; known to Patriarchs, 30; always in the world,31; his forgiveness, 36; both God and Man by unity of Person, 38; His authority, 41; His meanappearance, 45; in what sense both before and after John's Baptism, 46; the Fountain of Grace,47; His fullness, 48; how superior to Moses, 49; His acts brought grace and truth, 50; alone760