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1269 ^A exposition, 335, C. The wondrous effects of the rod of Moses, I, 585, A, B. The rod of Aaron alone blossomed, I, 523, D, and what is mystically signified by this, ibid. What the rod and the staff of consolation are, I, 1031, B, C. What the rod of direction denotes, II, 1250, D. Virginity, more excellent than all praise, III, 319 et seqq.; the proper and perfect attribute of the divine and incorporeal nature, 322 et seqq. Virginity is exempt from the dominion of death, III, 375, D; it is regarded as true in all pursuits, 382 et seqq. The Virginity of Mary, incorrupt and intact in birth, II, 627, A; signified by the burning bush, III, 1135, B, C. Virtue is a mean between two vices, I, 971, A. Virtue is divided, yet not diminished, 1195, C, D. Virtue that lacks or exceeds the fitting measure is not virtue, 698, D. Virtue is the good odor of Christ, 738, D. Virtue precedes action, and depends upon the divine will, II, 959, D. Virtue ought to be observed by all the powers of the soul, III, 387, C. Virtue alone, even when perfect, benefits nothing at all to one who does not cultivate virtue in all things, 390, B. He who sins in some part of the duty of virtue is in no way fit for the good, 386, B; as he is removed from virtue, so he finds himself in danger, 383, B. How a lover of virtue can become a possessor of an honest life, I, 435, B, C. The praise of virtue is twofold, 930, B, C. The distinction between virtue and vice, II, 27, C, D. The moving power of things lacks a limiting boundary, II, 366, C. What the sense of sight is, and how it performs its function, I, 151, D. What life in paradise was, I, 198, C; 286, A. Human life is always subject to change, 527, A, B. Human life is a spider's web, 462, D. Human life is situated on the border of good and evil, 1294, D. Human life, according to Epicurus, is a bubble, III, 22, B; from the beginning it is simple and uniform, 82, B. This life that we live, since it does not agree with the life of the good, III, 502 et seqq. The present life is a way that leads us to that which we hope for, 518, C. Life proper and fitting for an intellectual nature, 511, A. The present life is the seed of the future, 875, C. In what perfect life consists, I, 299 et seqq. What the life of the body and the life of the soul are, I, 623, A, B, C. The life of the soul is to see God, III, 175, A. The life of the supernal nature is love and charity, III, 93, D. What the blessed and immortal life is, 503, C, D; 506. The life of the priest is figured by the nut, 1270 I, 418, C. The three faculties of our life, as it were its administrators, and what they are, I, 1212, C, D. How an accurate and perfect rule of life can be acquired, III, 410, C et seqq. In what state the perfection of the Christian life consists, 255 et seqq. What three things the life of a Christian declares, and what they are, 283, A, B. Vices are not the soul, but certain warts of the soul, III, 545, B, C. How viciousness is consumed by purgatorial fire, III, 99, A, B. What the fertile and spiritual vine is, I, 659, D. What the well-smelling odor of the flowering vine signifies, 874, B. Why the shoot, or fruit, of the vine is called wine, II, 599, B, C. What the will in God is, I, 70, A. The will of God is the salvation of men, I, 1163, A. Free will is an honor equal to the divine, III, 523, B. Pleasure is a serpent, I, 1171, A, B. The difference between the pleasure of the soul and the body, 438, A. It is necessary that all pleasure have pain joined to it, III, 602, D. What pure pleasure is, 535, D. One can serve the pleasures of the body and attain to temperance pleasing to God, III, 398, C. Whoever purposes to maintain an accurate and perfect manner of living ought to renounce the pleasures of the body in every way, 599, D. A slave to pleasures opens a path to vices through necessary uses, 527, C, D. It is proper to vow first, then to pray, I, 1139, A. Whence and how the voice is formed, 150, C, D. Who the voice of the bridegroom through the prophets is, 862, D. The voice of the Word is the voice of virtue, 946. The words "the Lord" do not signify essence, as Eunomius wills, II, 739 et seqq. A voice can exist nowhere except in the air, II, 779, C. The wounds of love are good, I, 1043, B, C. What the foxes and little foxes in Scripture are, I, 882, C, D. Z. Zacheus, by the conversion of his way of life, killed the publican [in him], III, 595, D. Zacharias prefigured baptism, III, 594, B. Zacharias the priest was at once a prophet, 1135, C; 1138, A. Who the Ziphites are and whom they mystically denote, I, 567, 570. What a zodiac is, II, 934, C, D.

ORDER OF THE NEW EDITION

Compared with the Morellian edition of the year 1638. Those things marked with a small star appear here for the first time among the Works of St. Gregory of Nyssa.

| EDITION | | MORELLIAN EDITION | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | **NEW EDITION VOL. I.** | | | | *Notice from the Library of Fabricius. | 9 | | | | On the Hexaemeron. | 61 | Vol. I. | page 1 | | On the Making of Man. | 123 | — | — 44 | | On the words: «Let us make man,» etc. | 258 | — | — 138 | | On the Life of Moses. | 298 | — | — 166 | | On the Psalms. | 434 | — | — 256 | | On Ecclesiastes. | 615 | — | — 373 | | On the Song of Songs. | 755 | — | — 468 | | On the Lord's Prayer. | 1119 | — | — 712 | | On the Beatitudes. | 1194 | — | — 762 | | On that saying of the Apostle: «When he shall have subjected all things,» etc. | 1303 | Vol. II. | — 6 | | On the meaning of the words, «According to the image and likeness of God.» | 1327 | — | — 22 | | **NEW EDITION VOL. II.** | | | | *Andrea Gallandi’s Admonition regarding some writings of St. Gregory of Nyssa which were missing in the double edition of the Works of the Holy Father. | | | | | Great Catechetical Oration. | 9 | Vol. III. | — 43 |

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NEW EDITION VOL. III. On the soul and resurrection 9 | Vol. III. | 181 On infants prematurely snatched away, to Hierius 161 | | 317 * Testimonies against the Jews from the Old Testament, from the Gallandi Library 193 | Vol. II. | 151 On the Holy Trinity, that the Holy Spirit is God 235 | Vol. III. | 6 (Read among the Letters of St. Basil the Great, ep. 189 in the Maurist ed. and Vol. XXXII of this Patrologia, where see it.) On the difference between Essence and Hypostasis, to brother Peter 235 (This is epistle 38 of Basil the Great. See where above.) On the soul, to Tatian 235 (See among the Works of St. Gregory Thaumaturgus, Vol. X of this Patrologia, col. 1139.) What the name or profession of Christians means, to Harmodius 237 | | 267 On Christian perfection, to the monk Olympius 251 | | 275 On the goal according to God 287 | | 298 Against those who bear corrections with difficulty 307 | | 311 On virginity 317 | | 111 Against those who delay Baptism 415 | Vol. II. | 124

Orations and Epistles. Oration against usurers, from the edition of the famous Lud. de Sinner 433 | | 144 On loving the poor, Oration I 453 | | 138 On loving the poor, Oration II 471 | | 255 Against fornicators 489 | | 129 and 260 That one should not grieve for the passing of those who have fallen asleep in the faith 497 | Vol. III. | 617 Exhortation to penitence 539 | Vol. II. | 165 (Is by Asterius of Amasea. See Vol. XL, col. 351.) At the beginning of the fasts 539 | | 247 (Also pertains to Asterius. See where above, col. 370.) On the first apostles Peter and Paul 539 (Edited by Gretser under the name of Gregory of Nyssa, but is by Maximus Planudes. Missing in the Morell edition.) Against the Manichaeans 541 | Vol. III. | 180 Oration on his own ordination 543 | Vol. II. | 40 On the deity of the Son and Holy Spirit 553 | Vol. III. | 464 On the day of Lights 577 | | 366

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Five orations on the Resurrection of Christ. 599 On the Ascension of Christ. 689 * On the Holy Spirit, or on Pentecost, from the Library of Gallandius. 695 Eulogy of Saint Stephen the Protomartyr. 701 * Another eulogy of the same, from the Library of Gallandius. 721 Encomium of the holy martyr Theodore. 735 Eulogy of the Forty Holy Martyrs. 749 Another eulogy of the same. 773 Funeral oration for his brother Basil. 787 Sermon on the life of Saint Ephrem the Syrian. 819 Funeral oration for Meletius, Bishop of Antioch. 851 Consolatory oration on the funeral of Pulcheria. 863 Funeral oration for the Empress Placilla. 877 Oration on the life of Saint Gregory Thaumaturgus. 893 Oration on the life of Saint Macrina. 959 Epistle I, to Flavianus. 999 Epistle II, Concerning those who go to Jerusalem. 1009 Epistle III, To Eustathia, Ambrosia, and Basilissa. 1015 * Epistles IV-XXVI, from the Library of Gallandius. 1026-1102 * Fragments from the lost books of Saint Gregory. 1107 Oration on the Nativity of Christ. 1127 On the meeting of the Lord, on the Mother of God, the Virgin, and on the righteous Simeon. 1151

ORDER OF SUBJECTS CONTAINED IN THIS VOLUME

Admonition on the book On the Soul and Resurrection. 9 ON THE SOUL AND RESURRECTION. 11 ON INFANTS who are snatched away prematurely. 161 TESTIMONIES AGAINST THE JEWS. 193 I. (Title is missing). 193 II. - On the advent of the Lord in the flesh. 199 III. - On the Nativity of Christ from the Virgin. 207 IV. - On the miracles which the Lord was about to perform, having assumed human flesh. 210 V. - On the betrayal. 211 VI. - On the passion. 211 VII. - On the cross, and the darkness which occurred at the death of Christ. 214 VIII. - On the Resurrection of Christ. 215 IX. - On the Ascension. 218 X. - On the Glory of the Church. 218 XI. - On the Circumcision. 218 XII. - On sacrifices. 219 XIII. - On the celebration of the Sabbath. 222 XIV. - On the impression of the Sign. 222 XV. - On the Gospel. 223 XVI. - On the incredulity of the Jews and the calling of the nations. 223 XVII. - That Elias is to come before the second coming of the Lord. 230 XVIII. - That they are to be called Christians. 230 XIX. - That it was ordained that Herod and those with him would be troubled. 231 XX. - On Baptism. 231 XXI. - On the descent of the Lord into Egypt. 231 XXII. - On the Holy Spirit. 235 ON THE HOLY TRINITY, that the Holy Spirit is God. 235 ON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ESSENCE AND HYPOSTASIS. 235 ON THE SOUL. 235 ON THE CHRISTIAN PROFESSION. 237 ON THE PERFECT FORM OF A CHRISTIAN. 251 ON THE CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE. 287 ON CHASTISEMENT. 307 ON VIRGINITY. 318 CAP. 1. - Virginity is superior to all praise. 319 CAP. II. - The office of Virginity is proper and perfect to the divine and incorporeal nature. 322 CAP. III. - A commemoration of the difficulties and troubles that arise from marriage: which point goes to demonstrate that he who wrote this oration was not celibate. 326 CAP. IV. - Whatever absurd things happen in this life have their beginning from marriage. Likewise, what kind of person he ought to be who has withdrawn himself from the companionship of this life. 338 CAP. V. - The integrity of the soul, and its freedom from all passions, ought to precede bodily cleanliness. 347

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351 CAP. VIII. — That marriage is not among things to be condemned. 351 CAP. IX. — Custom is not easily changed in any matter. 358 CAP. X. — What is truly to be sought. 359 CAP. XI. — How one ought to conduct oneself in the contemplation of what is truly honorable. 363 CAP. XII. — Affections are not innate to man from the beginning, nor by nature, but arise from his own purpose. 367 CAP. XIII. — That virginity is exempt from the lordship of death. 375 CAP. XIV. — In all pursuits, true virginity is to be looked for. 382 CAP. XV. — As one is removed from virtue, so is one in danger. 383 CAP. XVI. — He who fails in any part of the duty of virtue is least fit for the good. 386 CAP. XVII. — All the powers of the soul ought to look toward virtue. 387 CAP. XVIII. — Virtue alone, even if perfect, profits nothing to him who does not cultivate virtue in all things. 390 CAP. XIX. — Mention of Mary, the sister of Aaron, as if she had entered upon the reasoning of this perfect duty. 393 CAP. XX. — It is impossible for one to serve bodily pleasures and at the same time attain that temperance which is pleasing to God. 398 CAP. XXI. — Whoever intends to keep this accurate manner of living must renounce every kind of bodily pleasure. 399 CAP. XXII. — We ought not to practice continence more than is fitting. 402 CAP. XXIII. — Bodily obesity as much impedes the perfection of the soul as does immoderate affliction. 406 CAP. XXIV. — Whoever desires to attain this accurate way of life must be instructed by a perfect man. 410

ON BAPTISM. 413

ORATIONS. 431 Against Usurers. 434 I on Loving the Poor. 454 II on Loving the Poor. 471 Against Fornicators. 490 On the Dead. 498 Exhortation to Penitence. 539 On the Beginning of the Fasts. 539 On the Apostles Peter and Paul. 539 Against the Manichaeans. 541 On his own Ordination. 543 On the Deity of the Son and Holy Spirit. 554 On the Baptism of Christ. 577 On the Resurrection of Christ (there are five). 599 On the Ascension of Christ. 690 On the Holy Spirit. 695 On Saint Stephen the Protomartyr. 702 On the same. 722 On Saint Theodore the Martyr. 733

On the Forty Martyrs. 749 On the same. 774 In praise of his brother Basil. 787 On the Life of the Holy Father Ephrem the Syrian. 819 On Meletius the bishop. 851 On the funeral of Pulcheria. 863 On the funeral of the Empress Placilla. 878 On the Life of the Blessed Gregory Thaumaturgus. 893 On the Life of Saint Macrina. 959

EPISTLES. 999 Epistle I. 999 Epistle II. 1009 Epistle III. 1015 Epistle IV. 1026 Epistle V. 1030 Epistle VI. 1034 Epistle VII. 1037 Epistle VIII. 1038 Epistle IX. 1039 Epistle X. 1039 Epistle XI. 1042 Epistle XII. 1043 Epistle XIII. 1047 Epistle XIV. 1050 Epistle XV. 1054 Epistle XVI. 1055 Epistle XVII. 1058 Epistle XVIII. 1067 Epistle XIX. 1071 Epistle XX. 1079 Epistle XXI. 1086 Epistle XXII. 1087 Epistle XXIII. 1087 Epistle XXIV. 1087 Epistle XXV. 1091 Epistle XXVI. 1102

FRAGMENTS. 1107 ON THE DAY OF THE NATIVITY. 1123 ON THE MEETING OF THE LORD, etc. 1151

NOTES ON VARIOUS MATTERS. 1182 On the book On the perfect Christian form. 1182 On the book On Virginity. 1186 On the oration On loving the poor. 1199 On the ten syllogisms against the Manichaeans. 1202 On the oration On his own ordination. 1202 On holy Baptism. 1203 On the Resurrection. 1206 On the Ascension of Christ. 1210 On Saint Stephen. 1211 On Saint Theodore the martyr. 1211 On the 40 Martyrs. 1214 On Saint Meletius. 1215 On Placilla. 1218 On the day of the Nativity. 1219 On Epistle (II) to those going to Jerusalem. 1223 On Epistle (III) to Eustathia, Ambrosia and Basilissa. 1258

Analytical Index. 1250 New Order compared with the old. 1269

THE END OF THE FORTY-SIXTH VOLUME.

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