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 Gluttony: Noe  45;  Esau  79;  the  Israelites  in  the  desert  149  160; it is  hurtful  to  the  health  328;  Baltassar  343;  Herod  525;  the  rich man 571.

Anger: Esau  79;  Nabuchodonosor  338;  Aman  353;  Herod  419;  the Nazarites 457;  Herodias  523. Righteous or  holy  anger  (zeal): Moses 160;  Jesus  442;  Paul  and  Barnabas  783.

Sloth: work  a means  of  resisting  sin  26;  David’s  tepidity  244;  Solomon 260;  Jesus  works  423;  the  labourers  in  the  vineyard  594;  the foolish virgins  621;  the  slothful  servant  624.

''The six  sins  against  the  Holy  Ghost:

1. Presumption:  the  men  before  the  Flood  36;  the  inhabitants  of Sodom  62; Judas  670.

2. Despair:  Cain  30;  Judas  670.

3. Resisting  the  known  truth:  the  Pharisees  504;  the  reproach  of St. Stephen against  the  unbelieving  Jews  754  757.

4. Envy  of  another's  spiritual  good:  Cain  29;  the  Pharisees  504  608; the Jews  of  Antioch  in  Pisidia  783.

5. Obstinacy  in  sin : Cain  29  32;  Pharao  145;  the  kingdom  of  Israel 295; the  kingdom  of  Juda  326;  the  Pharisees  at  the  preaching of John  the  Baptist  425;  at  the  preaching  of  Jesus  505;  Jesus weeps over  Jerusalem  607.

6. Final  impenitence:  the  devil  12;  Pharao  140;  the  Pharisees  425 504 579  684  713  738.

''The four  sins  crying  to  heaven  for  vengeance:  31.

1. Wilful  murder:  Cain  30  (“The  voice  of  thy  brother’s  blood  crieth to  Me”);  Herod’s  massacre  of  the  Innocents  419;  stoning  of Stephen  754  758.

2. The  sin  of  Sodom:  the  unchaste  city  of  Sodom  62  (“The  cry  of Sodom  and  Gomorrha  is  multiplied”).

3. Oppression  of  the  poor, widows  and  orphans:  Pharao  oppresses  the Israelites 128;  Jesus  cries  woe  on  the  Pharisees  545.

4. Defrauding  labourers  of  their  wages:  Tobias’  warning  against  it  301.

''The nine  ways  in  which  we  share  in  the  sins  of  others :

1. By  counsel:  the  young  advisers  of  Roboam  264;  the  compassionate advisers of  Eleazar  362;  Herodias  524.

2. By  command:  Eve  21;  Rebecca  76;  David  244;  Jeroboam  264; Jezabel 277;  the  chief  priests  and  the  watch  at  the  sepulchre  714.

3. By  consent:  Achab  276;  Saul  758.

4. By  provocation:  Putiphar’s  wife  94;  Job’s  wife  127;  Roboam  264; the accusers  of  Susanna  330;  the  Pharisees  before  Pilate  676.

5. By  praise  or  flattery:  The  Jews  after  the  murder  of  St. James 780.

6. By  concealment:  Joseph  92;  Ruben  93;  Herod’s  guests  524. The lawful revealing  of  the  sins  of  others:  Joseph  92;  Mardochai  356.