TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTAINED IN THIS VOLUME
A Wounds, how they are to be cured, 63. That God not rarely takes away from us the material for sins, 56. The punishment of premeditated sins, 64. Sins which are committed in ignorance are blotted out by prayer alone, 463. The difference between sins and iniquities, 492. Why sin is called a thorn, 493. The shoots of the Assyrians of Persia, 248. Pharisees, the bulwarks of the Synagogue, 244. A pirate, 61. The cup in sacred things, what it is, 157. The threat of punishment, an exhortation to repentance, 183. True repentance, 198. The power of God, what kind it is, 219. Why Scripture uses the past for the future, 53. He who imparts firstfruits to demons, 80. When a prince is God's lookout, 83. How princes ought to punish their subjects, 49. Why prophecy is called a theme, 134. The insanity of vain prophecy, 82. That all things come to pass by the providence of God, 183. Q Oak sacred to nymphs, 43. R Reason, a part of divinity, 231. The kingdom of the Word, the ornament of the Church, 233. The blasphemy of Rabshakeh, 220. Rose sacred to Venus, 43. S To rend the garment, what it signifies in the Scriptures, 185. The *logeion* (breastplate) of the priests, 33. Those offering sacrifice to whom the Lord does not appear, 51. Sacrifice from the unjustly gotten means of a party, the bread of sorrow, 80. Cruelty, how great an evil it is, 210. The cruelty of Salama, prince of the Midianites, 98. The idolatry of Solomon, 93.
B The saints, in what sense they are called rivers, 166. The lamentations of the saints, 134. Why each of the saints is like a cedar, 158. Blood. To build in blood and injuries, what it means, 154. Satan, a bitter nation, 138. Satan, in what sense he is established as an avenger of virtue, 140. Why Saul was rejected, 210. Nothing is more laborious than wickedness, 155. The allegory of the harlot, 25. Sela, 162. How Sennacherib perished, 210. The senses, the gates of the soul, 231. Sichima, 61. The heresy of Simon, 218. Smilax, 220. Those who are likened to smilax, ibid. The use of the lot, 185. The varied operation of the Holy Spirit in the prophets, 216. By what injustices the proud man acts unjustly, 94. T Tarsus, metropolis of Cilicia, 182. The temple of the Lord, 160. Thumos (wrath), 217. The division of the tribes of Israel, 35. Tyre captured by Nebuchadnezzar, 141. U To take a wife from among foreigners, why the law forbade it, 81. V The various rite of divination, 83. Whence the priests drew their oracles, 43. The image of Venus, 44. The efficacy of the Word of God, 88. The words of God are kindled, 181. Vine. By the vine, what is to be understood, 24. That God is by no means the author of vices, 199. Z Zerubbabel, leader of the Israelites, 35.
C THEOPHYLACTUS, ARCHBISHOP OF BULGARIA EXPOSITION on the First Epistle of S. John, 9 — On the Second Epistle of S. John, 67 — On the Third Epistle of the same S. John, 79 — On the Epistle of S. Jude the Apostle, 86 ORATION on the Adoration of the venerable Cross, 106 — On the Presentation of the Blessed Mary, 130 HOMILY on the eleventh morning Gospel, 146 HISTORY of the martyrdom of the XV Martyrs, 151 BOOK concerning those things for which the Latins are blamed, 222 ROYAL INSTITUTION, 254 Part I. Panegyric, 254 Chapter I. — The dignity and value of the work, 254 Chapter II. — On the office of the prince's teacher, 254 Chapter III. — Constantine happy from his homeland, 255 Chapter IV. — Excellent gifts of body in Constantine, 255 Chapter V. — His intellect and memory, 258 Chapter VI. — On the grandfather and father of Constantine, 258 Chapter VII. — The nobility and religion of the mother of Constantine, 259 Chapter VIII. — The mercy of the mother of Constantine, 262 Chapter IX. — The same one’s non-ambitious liberality, 262 Chapter X. — A digression on certain ambitiously munificent persons, 262 Chapter XI. — The bounties of Mary Augusta, 263 Chapter XII. — The same one’s zeal and learning, 266 Chapter XIII. — Her praiseworthy care in educating her son, 266 Part II. — Parenetic (Admonitory), 266 Chapter I. — A prince who uses not the goods received from God for good, is a wretch, 266 Chapter II. — Royal dignity is a disgrace to one who lacks royal virtues, 267 Chapter III. — That a king is to be commended by virtues, not by dress, 267 Chapter IV. — Pleasure is to be overcome by a king, 267 Chapter V. — Labors honest and useful to a king, 267 Chapter VI. — On three good and as many bad forms of government, 270 Chapter VII. — The first characteristic of tyranny is violent intrusion, 270 Chapter VIII. — The second characteristic of tyranny is cruel and contemptuous attack on the property and bodies of subjects, 270 Chapter IX. — The misery of a people oppressed by tyranny, 271 Chapter X. — The anxious fears and perpetual torment of tyrants, 271 Chapter XI. — The peaceful and joyful entry of a just king to his subjects, 274 Chapter XII. — How necessary and how useful excellent religion is to a prince, 274 Chapter XIII. — Faithful friends are necessary instruments for ruling well, 275 Chapter XIV. — Friends are the greatest good that princes possess, of which others are deprived, 275 Chapter XV. — The duties of true friends toward a prince, 278 Chapter XVI. — The ruinous nature of flatterers is to be avoided by a prince, 278 Chapter XVII. — That a prince ought to be docile and patient with the admonitions of friends, 278 Chapter XVIII. — How friends are to be tested by a prince, 278 Chapter XIX. — The wondrous power of a king’s favor when understood is for provoking the efforts of subjects, 279 Chapter XX. — How unworthy and harmful it is for wicked men to be favored by a prince, 279 Chapter XXI. — That the ruler of a republic, like a ship, ought to labor assiduously, 282 Chapter XXII. — That a prince ought to care for and administer military affairs, 282 Chapter XXIII. — Military exercises are to be frequent in peace, and veterans honored, 282 Chapter XXIV. — Exercise of the body is wholesome for a prince, 283 Chapter XXV. — That it does not befit a king to devote himself to mimes and jesters; but to have learned and prudent men with him, 283
ORDER OF THE CONTENTS CONTAINED IN THIS VOLUME
Chapter XXVI. — On the clemency necessary for a prince, 283 Chapter XXVII. — To what extent a king should use the sword and punishments, 286 Chapter XXVIII. — That a king ought to excel his subjects in virtue and wisdom, 286 Chapter XXIX. — The conclusion of this work and the promise of another, 286 Chapter XXX. — Divine favor is promised to Constantine if he obeys both this exhortation and his mother's precepts, 286 The testimony of Anna Komnene concerning Constantine Porphyrogenitus, 287 ORATION to Alexios Komnenos, 287 EPISTLES XX from the Vatican Codex, 307 Epistle I. — Without a name, 307 Epistle II. — To the Sebastos John, brother of the Empress, 310 Epistle III. — To Machetarios, 311 Epistle IV. — To the Patriarch, 314 Epistle V. — To Romanos, 318 Epistle VI. — To Mermentopoulos, 319 Epistle VII. — To the master Michael Pantechnes, 323 Epistle VIII. — To the master John of Serbia, 322 Epistle IX. — To Pantechnes, 323 Epistle X. — To the master Nikephoros, chartophylax, 323 Epistle XI. — To the Bishop of Citrus, 323 Epistle XII. — To the master Gregory Kamateros, 326 Epistle XIII. — To the Patriarch, 330 Epistle XIV. — To Pakourianos, 334 Epistle XV. — To the Bishop of Semnea, 335 Epistle XVI. — To the Bishop of Vidin, 335 Epistle XVII. — To the Bishop of Triaditza, 338 Epistle XVIII. — To the same, who refused to attend the synod, in the name of the synod itself, 343 Epistle XIX. — To the same in the name of the Archbishop, 350 Epistle XX. — From an epistle to the Armenian Tibanius, 354 EPISTLES LXXV, from Joannes Meursius, 358 Epistle I. — First letter, 358 Epistle II. — To the master John, 359 Epistle III. — To the master Nicholas, Patriarch, 362 Epistle IV. — To the master Gregory Taronites, president, 363 Epistle V. — To Nikephoros, chartophylax, 366 Epistle VI. — To Gregory Kamateros, 367 Epistle VII. — To Gregory Pakourianos, son-in-law of the Great Drungarios, 370 Epistle VIII. — To Ophiomachos, 371 Epistle IX. — To the master Nikephoros, Bishop of Serres, 374 Epistle X. — To John Ophiomachos, 374 Epistle XI. — To Theodoulos, Metropolitan of Thessalonica, 375 Epistle XII. — To the Caesar, 378 Epistle XIII. — To the Bishop of Semnea, 382 Epistle XIV. — To the Bishop of Citrus, 382 Epistle XV. — To Kamateropoulos, 383 Epistle XVI. — To the Bishop of Ancyra, 386 Epistle XVII. — To the Bishop of Corfu, 387 Epistle XVIII. — To the Bishop of the Mermentoi, 390 Epistle XIX. — To Anemos, 391 Epistle XX. — To the Bishop of the Mermentoi, 391 Epistle XXI. — To Anemos, 395 Epistle XXII. — To the Bishop of Corfu, 395 Epistle XXIII. — To the same, 402 Epistle XXIV. — To the master Adrianos, Great Domestic, 403 Epistle XXV. — To the Sebastos Pakourianos, 410 Epistle XXVI. — To the master Gregory Taronites, 410 Epistle XXVII. — To Michael, Bishop of Chalcedon, 415 Epistle XXVIII. — To the master Nikephoros, chartophylax, 418 Epistle XXIX. — To Nikephoros, deacon, disciple of the Bishop of Chalcedon, 419 Epistle XXX. — To Adrianos, Great Domestic, brother of the Emperor, 422 Epistle XXXI. — To Bryennios, father-in-law of the Emperor, 427 Epistle XXXII. — To the Bishop of Triaditza, 430 Epistle XXXIII. — To the same, 430 Epistle XXXIV. — To John, grammarian of Palaiologos, 431 Epistle XXXV. — To the chartophylax, 431 Epistle XXXVI. — To the doctor of the Great Church, 433 Epistle XXXVII. — To the master Gregory, Taronites, 438 Epistle XXXVIII. — To Nicholas Callicles, archiatros, 439 Epistle XXXIX. — To the same, 442 Epistle XL. — To Amyrutzes, supreme philosopher, 442 Epistle XLI. — To the Panhypersebastos Bryennios, son-in-law of the Emperor, 442 Epistle XLII. — To the master John Peribleptenos, 451 Epistle XLIII. — To Adrianos, brother of the Emperor, 451 Epistle XLIV. — To Pantechnes, physician of the Emperor, 459 Epistle XLV. — To the master John the philosopher, 462 Epistle XLVI. — To John Peribleptenos, 463 Epistle XLVII. — To his disciple, to the master Pantechnes, 463 Epistle XLVIII. — To the Bulgarians whom he instructed, 466 Epistle XLIX. — To John Attaleiates, minister to the Duke of Attalia, 466 Epistle L. — To Bryennios, Duke of Dyrrhachium, 467 Epistle LI. — To the same, 467 Epistle LII. — To the Lady who provided for him when he was ill, 470 Epistle LIII. — To the prince, Macrembolites Prespes, 470 Epistle LIV. — To the master of petitions, 470 Epistle LV. — To Nikephoros, physician to the Emperor, 471 Epistle LVI. — To Nicholas Callicles, 471 Epistle LVII. — To the same, 475 Epistle LVIII. — To the Bishop of Curus, 475 Epistle LIX. — To the governor and to the Proximos Pantechnes, 478 Epistle LX. — [Entries missing in source], 479 Epistle LXI. — To the same, 479 Epistle LXII. — To the same, 479 Epistle LXIII. — To the illustrious master Constantine Doukas, 479 Epistle LXIV. — To the same, 482 Epistle LXV. — To the master John Pantechnes, 483 Epistle LXVI. — To the Bishop of Citrus, 486 Epistle LXVII. — To the Bishop of Debar, 487 Epistle LXVIII. — To Constantine Berrhoe, Duke, son of the Sebastocrator, 487 Epistle LXIX. — To Nikephoros, chartophylax, 490 Epistle LXX. — To Palaiologos, 490 Epistle LXXI. — To Gregory Kamateros, logothete, 490 Epistle LXXII. — To the assessor Pantechnes, 498 Epistle LXXIII. — To Michael Pantechnes, physician to the Emperor, 499 Epistle LXXIV. — To the same, 499 Epistle LXXV. — To the same, 499 EPISTLES XXXV edited by J. Lamius, 502 Epistle I. — To the Augusta lady Maria, 503 Epistle II. — To the Great Domestic, 506 Epistle III. — To Nicetas, master of the Great Church, Bishop of Serres, 510 Epistle IV. — To the Sebastos John, brother-in-law of the Augustus, 510 Epistle V. — To the Caesar, 511 Epistle VI. — To the son of the Sebastocrator, 511 Epistle VII. — To the Sebastos John, son of the Emperor, 514 Epistle VIII. — To the same, 515 Epistle IX. — To the Caesar Melissenos, 518 Epistle X. — To Diabologyras, 519 Epistle XI. — To Tarchaniotes, 519 Epistle XII. — To the master John, brother of the Augustus, 522 Epistle XIII. — To Tornosopoulos, Bishop of the Dociscopi, 523 Epistle XIV. — To Tarchaniotes, 526 Epistle XV. — To the Bishop of Pelagonia, 527 Epistle XVI. — To the son of the Sebastocrator, 530 Epistle XVII. — To the same, 531 Epistle XVIII. — To the same, 531 Epistle XIX. — To Mermentopoulos, 531 Epistle XX. — To the Sebastos, son of the Emperor, 531 Epistle XXI. — To Smyrnaios, 535 Epistle XXII. — To the master Nikephoros, chartulary, 535 Epistle XXIII. — To Kamateros, 538 Epistle XXIV. — To Anemos, 539 Epistle XXV. — To Mermentulos, 542 Epistle XXVI. — To Anemos, 542 Epistle XXVII. — To the same, 542 Epistle XXVIII. — To the Bishop of Pelagonia, 546 Epistle XXIX. — To the Metropolitan of Chrysobergus, Naupactus, 543 Epistle XXX. — To Simeon, abbot of the Anaples monastery, 547 Epistle XXXI. — To the master Gregory Kamateros, 550 Epistle XXXII. — To the master Michael, most skillful, 551 Epistle XXXIII. — To Nicetas Polites, 553 Epistle XXXIV. — To Anemos, 555 Epistle XXXV. — To Theophylact the Roman, 558 Preface of Bongiovanni to the Commentaries on the Minor Prophets, 559 Proemium to the exposition of the holy prophets, 566 Exposition on the prophet Hosea, 575 On the prophet Habakkuk, 819 On the prophet Jonah, 906 On the prophet Nahum, 970 On the prophet Micah, 1050 APPENDIX TO THE WORKS OF THEOPHYLACT, 1191 Life of St. Clement, Archbishop of Bulgaria, 1194 Various readings to the Commentary on the four Gospels, 1239 Most faithful syllabus of Greek words which are contained in the volume of the four Gospels, 1247 Indices to the works of Theophylact, 1251 END OF THE ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIXTH VOLUME.