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

NPNF (V1-14)St. Chrysostomhis boldness, 267; taught self-distrust by his fall, 268; contrasted with Thomas, 269; his conductbefore and after the gift of the Spirit, 308; his love of Christ seen in his approaching the palace,his fear in staying without it, ib.; his stubbornness in the denial, 309; his lethargy during Christ'sexamination, 309, 310; his denial related to teach self-distrust, 310; his zeal at the sepulcheroutstripped St. John's, 321; his zeal at the lake, 329; as the leader of the disciples, receives thecharge of the flock, 331; why thrice questioned, ib.; his martyrdom foretold, 332; appointed"teacher of the world," ib.; his loving question about John, evaded by Christ, ib.Pharaoh, an instance of reprobation, 199.Pharisees, hardened by seeing Christ's miracles, 186; reproved by the conduct of their own officers,ib.; by Nicodemus, 187; insolence of their appeal to the Scripture, ib.; ignorant, becauseunwilling to learn, 189; superficial followers of Christ, 213; their foolish obstinacy, 239; theirfolly in seeking His death, who raised the dead, ib.; their false pretenses, ib. [see Jews].Philip, St., his thoughtfulness and ready obedience to Christ's call, 69; his brotherly love, 70; whyquestioned by Christ about the loaves, 151; his trial compared to Abraham's, 152; his imperfectfaith the reason of his question, 271.Philosophers, follies of the ancient, 5; their uncertainty, ib.; their doctrines exploded, 6; theirvainglory, ib.; more zealous against, than we for, Christ, 62.Philosophy, of Christianity profitable, 232; of the heathen failed, because it trusted to reason only,234.Piety, an art, 211.Pilate, not hasty or malicious in judgment, 310; less wicked than the Jews, 311; instructed by Christ,311, 313; desire to rescue Christ, 313; declares his innocence, 314; his fears of Christ, ib.;made no exact enquiry as to the charge of treason to Cæsar, ib.; his guilt in giving way againsthis conscience: his act was "allowed," not enforced, "from above," ib.; his cowardice, 315;his guilt in not enquiring, 316.Plato, his disciples' enquiries, 5; his visit to Sicily, 6; style, ib.; inconsistency, ib.; doctrine of theDeity, 7.Pleasure, of sense vain and fleeting, of labor real and lasting, 127; danger of resting in, 156.Pleasures of vice and virtue compared, 330.Poor, wiser, healthier, happier, than the rich, 79; better off than the uncharitable, 96; generallyelated by prosperity, 109.Possessions, how to be turned to account, 215.Poverty, only evil here, 159; its benefits shown by examples, 281; the best estate to prepare forHeaven, 298.Power, words of, sometimes used for the will only, 252.Praise, love of, kept certain rulers from the faith, 254.Prayer, a way to pardon, 29; for the dead, 43 (note); needed, to understand the Scriptures, 72;impatience in, rebuked, 126; ours, as Christ's, should be for things spiritual, 157; not suitedto God, 196; not consistent with Godhead, 239; for all mankind, 290.Preachers, to be attended to more than performers, 1, 3; must arouse the sluggish, 40.Preaching, its labor lightened by the hearer's attention, 76; reward of, not lost by the hearer's fault,105; without holiness an offense to unbelievers, 141.Presumption, dangerous, 27; caused Adam's fall, 28.779