ORDER OF CONTENTS
CONTAINED IN THIS NINTH VOLUME
PREFACE to the homilies on the Acts of the Apostles. 5-10 JUDGMENT of Savile on Chrysostom’s [commentary] on the Acts of the Apostles. 9-12 INDEX of the works of S. John Chrysostom which are contained in the ninth volume. 13-14 Commentary of S. John Chrysostom on the Acts of the Apostles. Ibid. A HOMILY I on the Acts of the Apostles from chap. I.—The dignity of the books of the Acts of the Apostles. Why the divinity of Christ is not so openly stated in the Acts. Why baptism was not given at Pentecost in the time of Chrysostom. Against those who delayed baptism. That baptism must not be delayed. 13-26 HOM. II from the same chapter.—Against the Manichaeans; he deals with this at greater length. 25-31 HOM. III from the same chapter.—The office of a bishop. The episcopacy is not to be sought after, but is a dignity. 33-42 HOM. IV from chap. II.—Why the Holy Spirit came at Pentecost. The Holy Spirit descends upon those who pray. How changed Peter was. Comparison of the Apostles with the philosophers. 41-50 B HOM. V from the same chapter.—Flattery is to be avoided. What it means that the moon is turned into blood. A bishop often helps not by those things which please, but by those which prick. Christ has laid down new laws. 49-56 HOM. VI from the same chapter.—Peter’s dignity. What it is to love Christ: sloth in spiritual things is refuted. How the soul of a just man differs from the soul of a sinner. Nothing is more hateful than a man prone to anger. 55-62 HOM. VII from the same chapter.—How great a good is gentleness. A wicked man is an enemy to himself. 63-70 HOM. VIII from chap. III.—How far Peter was from pride. Virtue always makes progress; it never stops in its steps; sins are thorns. Chrysostom’s firmness of mind. The multitude which does not do the will of God is nothing. 69-76 C HOM. IX from the same chapter.—The modesty of an orator greatly benefits the listener. In what rite Peter preached. God uses the malice of others for good. Against the custom of swearing. 75-86 HOM. X from chap. IV.—Peter’s power in preaching. The virtue of the Apostles. Peter’s constancy. The vanity of theaters. Against oaths. 85-94 HOM. XI from the same chapter.—Signs proved the resurrection. How great the wealth, how great the number of the people in Constantinople. Against oaths. 95-100 HOM. XII from chap. IV and V.—The plunderers of sacred things in the time of Chrysostom. How wondrous was the life of the first Christians. Those who sin frequently ought to fear. 99-106 HOM. XIII from chap. V.—The joy of those who suffer for Christ’s sake. Poverty is a fortified refuge. Against oaths. 105-112 D HOM. XIV from chap. V and VI.—What the daily ministry is. When the name of Presbyters and Deacons was accepted. Charity towards enemies and mercy are commended. No one is harmed except by himself. 111-120 HOM. XV from chap. VI and VII.—At ordination the Holy Spirit is added. How anger is to be calmed. Anger is refuted. 119-128 HOM. XVI from chap. VII.—The resurrection prefigured in the old Law. Divine providence. The good of affliction. What true joy is. Delights are the burden of the soul. 127-134 HOM. XVII from the same chapter.—The insanity of the Jews. 133-140 HOM. XVIII from chap. VII and VIII.—Why those baptized by Philip did not receive the Holy Spirit; the history of Simon continues; no sin is not forgiven to the penitent. How many good things the death of Stephen brought. Churches in the villages. 141-150 HOM. XIX from chap. VIII and IX.—The modesty and zeal of the eunuch. Why Paul was converted after Christ’s resurrection. 149-158 HOM. XX from chap. IX.—A Christian ought to care for the salvation of others. 157-164 HOM. XXI from the same chapter.—Paul’s words are reconciled. Peter went around the ranks as a leader. Peter’s gentleness and modesty. Alms profit the dead. Offerings for the dead. 163-172 HOM. XXII from chap. X.—The virtue of alms is preached. 171-178 HOM. XXIII from the same chapter.—God is not the cause of evils. Baptism is not to be delayed; [etc]. 177-184 HOM. XXIV from chap. X and XI.—The medicines of penance are great. Chrysostom does not think that a hundred will be saved out of the many thousands of his people. Against theatrical shows. 185-192 HOM. XXV from chap. XI.—Why famine came. Alms is not inferior to any sin. The ways of alms [are many]. 191-198 HOM. XXVI from chap. XII.—Affliction is a great good. Prayer purges the rust of sins. 197-204 HOM. XXVII from chap. XII and XIII.—Fasting is a great thing; nothing is more shameful than a woman given to delights. Evil [things] are bad. 203-210 HOM. XXVIII from chap. XIII.—One vice sometimes overcomes another. Human glory is to be shunned; what glory is to be sought after. 209-214 HOM. XXIX from the same chapter.—Piety alone commends the church. Remedies against vices are to be taken from the Scriptures. 213-222 HOM. XXX from chap. XIII and XIV.—Humility is commended. Discipline is insinuated by deed rather than by word. How Chrysostom would receive applause. 221-228 HOM. XXXI from chap. XIV.—Paul’s fervor. How insults are to be endured. The image of the angry man. 227-234 HOM. XXXII from chap. XIV and XV.—Anger is to be curbed. How arrogance is to be cured and from where it arises. 233-236 HOM. XXXIII from chap. XV.—In the Church there is no pride. Here good cannot exist without evil. 235-244 HOM. XXXIV from chap. XV and XVI.—Concerning Paul with Bar-
naba’s dissension; Paul’s prudence; what is beneficial to the saints. Concerning the separation of Paul and Barnabas. Visions and dreams. The distinction of the brute beasts. Philosophy of the soul or something else, all these things. 243-252
HOM. XXXV from chap. XVI.—Paul does the work of a Jew; Lydia’s philosophy and humility. Nothing useless is idle. Splendid or reproached. 251-258
HOM. XXXVI from the same chapter.—That we must pray by night. To persevere in truth, what it is. 257-262
HOM. XXXVII from chap. XVII.—Why Paul entered the synagogue of the Jews. In the greater cities are those who are more foolish. 261-268
HOM. XXXVIII from the same chapter.—How many temptations Paul had among the Jews, and how much he was a stranger to vanity. Being unknown, how it is to be understood. The history of the boy Eutychus. Another history pertaining to Chrysostom himself. 267-276
HOM. XXXIX from chap. XVII and XVIII.—Paul is led to Rome. Gentleness praised; he is insulted, but insults return to the one who insults. 275-282
HOM. XL from chap. XVIII and XIX.—How much the baptism of Christ excels the baptism of John. Charity is the bond of perfection, and the badge of Christ’s disciples. The definition of friendship. 281-288
HOM. XLI from chap. XIX.—The synagogues frequently visit Paul, as do the Jews—their blindness. The earth is constantly moved. To have a demon is to have grievous sin. The history of the finding of the treasure. 287-296
HOM. XLII from the same chapter.—Affliction crushes the mind; comparison of the marriage house with the house of mourning. What, or the filth of the theaters. 295-302
HOM. XLIII from chap. XX.—All things for the sake of the brethren; when retribution is deferred, it is increased. 303-308
HOM. XLIV from the same chapter.—Theatrical games and oaths. How Chrysostom cares for the salvation of his flock. 307-314
HOM. XLV from chap. XX and XXI.—Through grace we attain salvation. Paul’s pilgrimage is commended. Domestic care is to be held. 313-320
HOM. XLVI from chap. XXI.—The sorceries of the magicians are confounded by the miracles of the apostles; the sect of the Jews. The history of a certain virgin. 319-326
HOM. XLVII from chap. XXI and XXII.—Paul as a preacher. Against the greedy and robbers. Vita improba, the life that corrupts. 325-332
HOM. XLVIII from chap. XXII and XXIII.—Gentleness is commended. Who is truly magnanimous. Alms are commended. 331-338
HOM. XLIX from chap. XXIII.—Paul’s firmness. What sort of wife is to be sought. 337-344
HOM. L from chap. XXIII and XXIV.—How insults are to be borne. How reconciliation is to be sought. 343-352
HOM. LI from chap. XXIV.—Paul speaks with confidence. No one is injured except by himself; he seeks the plunderer. 351-358
HOM. LII from chap. XXV and XXVI.—What things are to be desired by the faithful. That good is not to be hoped for from men; virtue is in itself good. 357-366
HOM. LIII from chap. XXVI, XXVII and XXVIII.—Faith and virtue. 367-374
HOM. LIV from chap. XXVIII.—Temptations bring great things. The utility of calamities. 375-380
HOM. LV from the same chapter. 379-384
PREFACE to the Homilies on the Epistle to the Romans. 389-390
SAVILIUS on this volume. 391-392
COMMENTARY of John Chrysostom on the Epistle to the Romans. 391-394
ARGUMENT of the Epistle to the Romans.—How much ignorance of the Scriptures breeds, or the order of time in Paul’s individual Epistles. 391-394
HOM. I on the Epistle to the Romans, chapter I.—Sanctification through charity; dignity which is sold for money is of no true dignity. 393-400
HOM. II from the same chapter.—Graces are to be done when they are due. Grace does not exclude the reward determined by the purpose of the will. Paul’s modesty. The reason for God, and what is owed. 401-410
HOM. III from the same chapter.—Nature itself preaches that God exists. Against the Gentile philosophers. Injuries are to be borne patiently. 411-416
HOM. IV from the same chapter.—Libido contrary to nature to be avoided. The evil of the wealthy is a misery. 415-422
HOM. V from chapters I and II.—Resurrection of the bodies. How the future judgment will be dreadful; how grievous is the offense against God. 421-432
HOM. VI from chapters II and III.—True circumcision, what it is. The greedy man is an idolater. 431-442
HOM. VII from chapter III.—Providence is common to all. Charity is the mother of all good things; against envy. Invidious war is pernicious. Not the magnitude of gifts, but the spirit matters. What heritage is to be left to the children; the use of riches. 441-454
HOM. VIII from chapter IV.—The necessity of faith. Abraham, how he believed in hope against hope. Great is faith. Charity is to be preferred to signs. 453-468
HOM. IX from chapters IV and V.—The resurrection of Christ is proven. The struggles for Christ bring a crown. By the gift of the Spirit we possess the greatest things. Suffering is not an evil, when it is borne with the praise of God. 467-474
HOM. X from chapters V and VI.—Justice is the root. The Law is a heavy burden. Sin. How much love Christ demands of us; to suffer for him is gain. 473-484
HOM. XI from chapter VI.—Diverse kinds of deaths. How great an evil is the love of money. 485-494
HOM. XII from chapters VI and VII.—The perfection of the Christian life. What things are connected, and cannot be changed; pleasure ends in death, virtue in life. Concupiscence is an evil. How the mind is to be corrected. Ours is the struggle, so that evil may not prevail. 495-508
HOM. XIII from chapters VII and VIII.—How the Spirit of grace renews all things. Christ is always present through the Spirit. Mortification of the flesh is commended; he who lives with vices is not subject to it. Against drunkenness and avarice. 507-524
HOM. XIV from chapter VIII.—The prayer of the catechumens is the beginning. Alms are commended. The pomp of the emperor. 525-540
HOM. XV from the same chapter.—Election is a sign of virtue; tribulations are to be feared. He refutes earthly love; he commends almsgiving. 539-548
HOM. XVI from chapter IX.—How Paul wished for anathema. The opinion of some concerning Paul. That not all from Abraham are his seed. The objection is solved; all are called, not all have come. Reasons are not demanded of God. God does not take away free will. How the glory of God is greatest. 547-564
HOM. XVII from chapter X.—What state is truly just. Vain glory is refuted. 565-572
HOM. XVIII from chapters X and XI.—Whatever is in the Testaments is useful for the souls. 571-584
HOM. XIX from chapter XI.—Why the Jews were rejected. What is true wealth. Nothing, through the virtue or wickedness of parents, benefits the children except for their own soul. Alms are commended. 585-590
HOM. XX from chapter XII.—That our body is the sacrifice. Wickedness makes us weak. Humility is the mother of all good things. Against arrogance. 595-602
HOM. XXI from the same chapter.—Alms are to be given willingly; the merit is weighed by the heart. Hospitality is to be practiced. 601-610
HOM. XXII from the same chapter.—Arrogance is the cause of dissension. Injuries are to be borne patiently. 609-614
HOM. XXIII from chapter XIII.—Two things to be diligently observed. 613-622
HOM. XXIV from the same chapter.—Wine kindles concupiscence and anger. How banquets are to be celebrated. 621-628
HOM. XXV from chapter XIV.—Why God punishes some in this world, and others not. 627-638
HOM. XXVI from the same chapter.—No one is to be blamed for another’s sin. Examples of good or evil men are seen. 637-644
HOM. XXVII from chapters XIV and XV.—Faith and obedience is a work which is without questioning. Love even for enemies. 643-650
HOM. XXVIII from chapter XV. 649-654
HOM. XXIX from the same chapter.—Paul’s modesty. 653-662
HOM. XXX from chapters XV and XVI.—Priscilla is praised. Priscilla is a model for us; Paul’s Epistles and other Scriptures are to be read. 661-668
HOM. XXXI from chapter XVI.—Paul’s labors. Hell, if it exists. 667-676
HOM. XXXII from chapter XVI.—Paul, being calm; dissension in dogmas. Prayers with works, and with prayers. 675-682
SPURIOUS. 681-682
MONITION on the following three sermons on penitence. ibid.
SERMON on penitence: where all the life of men is lamented and noted. 681-700
SERMON II, on the Sunday of Tyrophagy, on penitence and alms. 699-706
SERMON III, on penitence. 705-708
MONITION on the following oration on almsgiving. 707-712
ORATION on almsgiving. 707-712
MONITION on the seven sermons of fasting. 711-712
SERMON I on the preaching of fasting. 711-714
SERMON II on fasting. 713-714
SERMON III on fasting. 715-716
SERMON IV on fasting. 715-718
SERMON V on fasting. 717-720
SERMON VI on fasting. 717-752
MONITION on the sermon on almsgiving. 731-733
SERMON or Homily on almsgiving. 731-752
MONITION on the following spurious sermons. 751-758
EPISTLE to the monks full of utility and vigilance. 753-760
ON the Annunciation of the most holy Theotokos. 759-764
ON that word: Whatsoever you shall bind on earth, shall be bound also in heaven (Matt. 18:18); and concerning the parable of the hundred sheep, and on the saying of the Evangelist: If two shall agree, etc.; and on that, How oft, if my brother shall sin against me, shall I forgive him (Matt. 18:18, 19, 21)? 719-722
SERMON VII on fasting. 721-724
MONITION on the two following orations on patience. 723-724
ORATION I on patience, and that the dead are not to be mourned bitterly. 723-730
ORATION II on patience. 729-736
MONITION on the oration on the salvation of the soul. 733-736
ORATION on the salvation of the soul. 735-738
MONITION on the oration on the catechumens. 737-738
ORATION on the catechumens. 739-742
MONITION on the following oration. 741-742
ORATION. They are called miserable who corrupt the virgins of Christ. 741-744
MONITION on the following sermon against heretics. 743-746
SERMON on hope. 745-748
SERMON against heretics. 745-766
SERMON on charity. 763-766
ON that saying of the Jews: Thou hast a devil; and on that, Judge not according to appearance (John 7:20, 24). 783
SERMON on penitence. 771-776
SERMON on faith. 773-776
END OF THE SIXTIETH VOLUME.
ORDER OF THE THINGS WHICH ARE CONTAINED IN THIS VOLUME.
Sermon V on fasting. 717-720 Sermon VI on fasting. 719-722 Sermon VII on fasting. 721-724 Monitum on the two following orations on patience. 723-724 Oration I on patience, and that the dead are not to be mourned. 725-730 Oration II on patience. 729-736 Monitum on the oration on the salvation of the soul. 735-736 Oration on the salvation of the soul. 735-738 Monitum on the oration to catechumens. 737-738 Oration to catechumens. 739-742 Monitum on the following oration. 741-742 Oration, that those who corrupt the virgins of Christ are wretched. 741-744 Monitum on the following sermon against heretics. 743-746 Sermon against heretics. 745-748 Monitum on the sermon on alms. 747-748 Sermon or Homily on alms. 747-752 Monitum on the following spurious sermons. 751-752 Epistle to monks, full of utility and vigilance. 751-756 On the Annunciation of the most holy Theotokos. 755-760 On that passage: Whatsoever you shall bind upon earth, shall be bound also in heaven (Matt. 18. 18); and of the parable of the hundred sheep, and on that saying of the Evangelist: If two shall agree, etc.; and on that, How often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him (ibid. v. 12, 19, 21)? 759-764 On that saying of the Jews, Thou hast a devil; and on that, Judge not according to appearance (John 7. 20 and 24). 765-766 Sermon on repentance. 765-768 Sermon on faith. 767-772 Sermon on hope. 771-774 Sermon on charity. 773-776
FINIS OF THE SIXTIETH VOLUME.