tius, Bp. of Brescia, iv. 389. appointed to be a day of rest by
Constantine, 37. esteemed a festival by the early christiaus,
216-219
Lord's prayer, delivered but once, ii. 455-6. how read by Origen,
559. the doxology wanting in some copies, 456, 559-60. See
Matt. vi. 13. in the list of various readings
Lowman (M.) quoted, vi. 325, x. 101. 163
Lowth (W.) corrected, ii. 522. quoted, x. 121, 133
Lucanus, said by Origen to have corrupted the scriptures, ii. 554
Lucian, presbyter of Antioch, his history, iii. 202-206. his edi-
tions of the Seventy and of the New Testament, 206-208,
215. his martyrdom, ii. 680. iii. 204-5. his apology for the
christian religion, 204, 210. a creed ascribed to him, 211. his
opinion upon
the doctrine of the Trinity, 212. many of his dis-
ciples Arians, 212-13. his character, 215. said to have been a
favourer of Paul of Samosata, or Sabellianism, ii. 680. his
apology quoted, vii. 109
Lucian of Samosata, his time and works, vii. 278-9. a passage
from him concerning Peregrinus, in which is a copious testi-
mony to the christians of his time, 279–283. his account of
Alexander, who set up an oracle in Paphlagonia, 283-4. pas-
sages from his True History, wherein there seem to be allu-
sions and references to the book of the Revelation, 284-5. ex-
tracts from the Dialogue Philopatris ascribed to him, where
are references to the Revelation and other books of the New
Testament, 286-291
Lucifer, Bp. of Cagliari, his history, works, opinions, character,
and testimony to the scriptures, iv. 247-251
Lucius, Bp. of Rome, his history, iii. 77, 78
Lucius, Arian Bp. at Alexandria after Athanasius, iii. 597
LUKE (ST.) THE EVANGELIST, his history from the New Tes-
tament, v. 350-352. who he was, his profession and country,
ii. 129. iv. 100, 118, 167, 188, 296, 436, 439, 443-4, 537,
541–544, 589. v. 70, 158-9, 161, 165-6. whether the same
as mentioned Col. iv. 14. iv. 383, 544, 589. and Rom. xvi. 21,
v. 58. Testimonies of ancient writers to his gospel and the
Acts, 352–358. Remarks upon those testimonies, showing
that he was not a painter, nor a slave; doubtful whether he
was a Syrian; was a physician and a Jew by birth, and an
early believer, though not one of the seventy; may be the same
as Lucius of Cyrene; was a writer of two books divinely in-
spired, a companion of Paul, and acquainted with the other
apostles, 358-375. his character, v. 20, 380–382. not certain
that he died by martyrdom, 374
The time and place of his writing, iv. 287, 321, 439. v.
137-8, 158-9. 166, 168. his gospel and the Acts written, A. D.
63, or 64, 375-6. he wrote his gospel in Greece, 376-380
He wrote a gospel and the Acts according to Irenæus, ii.
171–174. and Clement of A. 234, 236-7. and Tertullian, 274
-280. his gospel referred to by Justin M. 130-1. by the mar-
tyrs at Lyons, 162. upon what grounds his and St. Mark's
gospels were received by Papias and Clement of A. 121-2,
232-234. by Irenæus, 191-2. Tertullian, 276-278. his gos-
pel said to be Paul's, 276. said by Origen to have been written
for Gentile converts, 494. written more especially for Gentiles,
iv. 444. for all in general, 539. the occasion of writing his gos-
pel, 95, 96. the third evangelist, wrote a gospel, and the Acts
his second book, 99, 100. v. 94
Observations upon his gospel, chiefly the Introduction, 382
-388. See also 290-294. A Letter from Dr. Morgan, (writer
of the Moral Philosopher,) and Dr. Lardner's answer concern-
ing the first chapter of his gospel, i. lxxvi―lxxxii. Observations
upon the Acts of the Apostles, v. 388-398. alterations in his
gospel by Marcion, viii. 489-90, 492-498. See Four gospels.
Lysanias, tetrarch of Abilene, i. 22, 23, 30
Lysias, his good character, i. 72, 73, 198. his post and power at
Jerusalem, 109, 198, 234
Maccabees, those books how quoted by Cyprian and others, iii.
53-55. not a part of the Jewish canon, according to Origen,
ii. 542. not received as canonical by Jerom, iv. 420-1. nor by
Rufinus, iv. 420-1. see 484, 495. nor by Gregory, Bp. of
Rome, v. 127. see also 148. the first book accurate history, the
second not so, x. 252, &c. Inquiry into the truth of the seven
brothers in the second book, 252-262
Macharus, John the Baptist said to have been beheaded there,
vi. 481, 483. how taken by the Romans, 468
Macknight (Dr.) quoted and commended, vii. 444-5. in the notes,
ix. 340. x. 238-9, 282
OBSERVATIONS upon DR. MACKNIGHT'S HARMONY, SO
far as relates to the history of our Saviour's resurrection, x.
351-392. concerning the time of the application to Pilate for
a guard to the sepulchre, 352-355. the visit to the sepulchre
attempted by some of the women, 355–363. their preparation
of the spices, 363–369. their journey to the sepulchre, and the
appearances of our Lord on the day of his resurrection, 369
Macrina, Basil's grandmother, ii. 622, 636
Macrobius, quoted, i. 353-4. was a heathen, ib. and viii. 84. his
time and works, ib. his testimony to the slaughter of the in-
fants at Bethlehem, 85-87. what he says of Numenius, vii. 382
Macrobius, a Donatist writer, iii. 562
Madaura, the correspondence between the people of that place
and Augustine, viii. 266-270
Maffei (Scipio) rejects the fragments ascribed to Irenæus, ii.
190. quoted, v. 113
MAGDALEN HOUSES, a Letter to Jonas Hanway, Esq. on this
subject, x. 237–247. Mary Magdalene, not the woman men-
tioned, Luke vii. 37, 238–242. not only most protestants are of
this opinion, but also the learned Benedictine editor of Chry-
sostom's works, and Du Pin, 245. It was not Mary the sister
of Lazarus, 242-3. A book referred to, entitled Thoughts on
the plan for a Magdalen House, 246, note
Magians, or wise men from the East, did not find Jesus in a sta-
ble but in a house, v. 163
Magic often imputed to Heretics, viii. 309-10, 396-7. what makes
a magician, 310
Maimonides quoted, x. 118
Majorinus, first Bp. of the Donatists at Carthage, iii. 554, 557
Malala, an historian of no great credit, vii. 53
Malchion, presbyter of Antioch, his history, iii. 135–137. re-
marks upon it, 137-8. he directed in the council of Antioch,
when Paul of Samosata was deposed, 139. his opinion upon
the doctrine of the Trinity not certainly known, ib. his testi-
mony to the scriptures, 140. he convicted Paul of Samosata,
ii. 667, 672
Mamertinus, his panegyric upon Julian, vii. 589-90
Mammaa, mother of the emperor Alexander, sends for Origen,
ii. 477. said to have been a christian, vii. 333
Man, his excellence, according to the Manichees, iii. 362-3, 365.
how made, 362–365. said by them to have two souls, 364
MANI, his history and doctrine, from Socrates, iii. 261–263. was
put to death by a king of Persia, 263-4, 207, 310. the anni-
versary of his death kept by his followers, 264, 388. his dress,
266-7. lived under several kings of Persia, 264-5. his name
and his parents, 303-306. whether he ever was a slave,
307-8. his qualifications, 308-9. believed antipodes, 309. the
accounts given of him by Eastern writers, and remarks upon
them, 310–312. his time, 312-317. his predecessors, 317-
320. his works, 320-327. the genuineness of a saying ascribed
to him disputed, 324-5. his followers had many large books,
327. his opinions, 328-330. [and see Manichees]; his preten-
sions, and whether he was an impostor, 332-3. reasons for
thinking him an impostor, with remarks, 335-342. additional
observations, 342-349. called himself apostle, 337. his
three chief disciples, 280. whether he had twelve disciples,
336-7
MANICHEES, passages of ancient authors concerning them, iii.
259–268. authors who wrote against them, 268–276. they
were in many places, but not numerous, 268, 276-7. eminent
men among them, 277-290. their ecclesiastical constitution,
with an account of their Elect and Auditors, 200-294.
their manners vindicated from aspersions, 295-299. how they
were persecuted, 299–302. their opinions in divers points the
same as those of other christians, 328–332. their belief of the
divine perfections, 349. they believed God to be almighty, but
denied his immensity, ib. whether they believed two gods,
350. they believed God creator, and a consubstantial trinity,
350-1. whether they worshipped the sun, 352-3. they believed
two principles, 353-357. supposed the creation of the world
to be occasional, 358. their account of the creation of the
world, and the formation of man, 358–364. they condemned
marriage, 365. whether they held free will, 368-9. believed
the transmigration of souls, 369-70. denied the resurrection of
the body, 370-1. believed a future judgment, 372-3. whether
they believed the eternity of hell torments, ib. their true cha-
racter, 344-346, 442. vindicated from charges brought against
them, 449–455. their notion of Christ, see the word Christ ;
their worship, see Worship; their doctrine concerning the
scriptures, see Scriptures
Manichæism, the time of its rise, iii. 260-1, 312–317. its cha-
racter, 344-346, 442. form of abjuring it, 285
Manton (Dr. T.) quoted, ix. 599
MARC; his time, country, and sect (called Marcosians), viii.
428-9. accused of magical arts, 429-30. observations on the
accusation, 431-2. the Marcosians unjustly accused of being
Docetæ, and holding two principles, 432-3. Irenæus's account
of their opinion of Christ hardly intelligible, 433. they received
the scriptures of the Old and New Testament, believed the
facts recorded in the gospel, and practised baptism and the
Lord's supper, 433-437. what books of the New Testament
they acknowledged, and their apocryphal books, 437-8
Marcella, wife of Porphyry, her character, vii. 392
Marcella, mother of Potamiana, and martyr at Alexandria, in
the time of Severus, vii. 310
Marcellinus Ammianus, his time, and work, and character, viii.
45-47. extracts from his history, 47-60. his character of
Constantius, 49. of Julian, 50-52. of the christian religion,
49. his account of Julian's design to build the temple at Jeru-
salem, vii. 608. ix. 79. his credulity, vii. 614
Marcellus, sent into Judea by Vitellius, i. 90, 91
Marcellus, Bp. of Apamea in Syria, his remarkable zeal in de-
molishing heathen temples, viii. 236–240
Marcellus, an eminent christian in Mesopotamia, iii. 265–267.
whether the letter from Mani to him be genuine, 266-7, 324
Marcellus, Bp. of Ancyra in Galatia, a Sabellian, ii. 622. how
treated by Eusebius, iv. 77. his time, opinions, character, and
testimony to the scriptures, 146-149
Marcia, concubine of Commodus, said to have been favourable
to the christians, vii. 346
Marcian, Bp. of Arles, favoured the Novatians, iii. 96
Marcian, a Novatian Bp. and a learned man, iii. 99, 102
Marcianus, to whom Irenæus inscribed one of his works, ii. 167
MARCION, what Polycarp said to him, ii. 95. See the contents of
his chapter in vol. viii. a general account of him from Irenæus,
viii. 448-9. and Epiphanius, 452. the time in which he lived,
449-451. Epiphanius is suspected of inventing the story of his
deceiving a young woman, 453-456. his opinions, his notion
of the Creator, and distinction between good and just, 459—
The character of Marcion, what books of the New Testa-
ment were received by him, and how he treated them, vi. 142
—151, 347-350. viii. 489–513. Rejected the Old Testa-
ment and the God of the Jews, 485-489. the genealogy and
baptism of our Saviour, 490-1. the Acts of the Apostles, 500.
the epistles to Timothy, Titus, and the Hebrews, and the Ca-
tholic epistles, ii. 283. viii. 502. and the Revelation, ii. 275.
He received the epistle to Philemon, 283-4. his New Testament
consisted of two books, a Gospel (that of Luke) and an Apos-
tolicon, ten Epistles of Paul, and these altered, 173, 274-5,
276-7. viii. 489-90, 500–502. his alterations in Luke's gos-
pel, 489-498. in the ten epistles he received, 503–513. as-
serted that the epistle inscribed to the Ephesians was sent to
the Laodiceans, ii. 281. viii. 510
Authors who wrote against Marcion: Justin M. ii. 126. Dio-
nysius of Corinth, 145. Theophilus of Antioch, 204. Philip,
Bp. of Gortyna, in Crete, 312. Irenæus and Modestus, 313.
Bardesanes, 316, 319. Tertullian, 273. Hippolytus, 421, 424
Marcionites (The) were numerous, viii. 458-9. they were Neces-
sarians, yet believed a future judgment, and that the souls of
the virtuous would be happy, 466-468. they admitted the
miracles and principal facts recorded of our Saviour, and his
death and resurrection, 476-479. they believed that Christ
was not a real man, 471–473. nor the Christ foretold by the
Jewish prophets, 475. their manners were virtuous, and they
had many martyrs, 480. they extolled virginity, 481-2. they
had public worship and ordinances, 483. they were charge
with corrupting the scriptures, 146, 275-6, 296-7. an argu-
ment hence in favour of the authenticity of the New Testa-
ment, viii. 513-14
Marcionite woman, a martyr in Valerian's persecution, vii.
Mariamne the second daughter of Herod Agrippa, i. 27. di-
vorced her first husband and married the Alabarch of Alex-
andria, 87, 411, notei
Marinus, the remarkable history of his martyrdom in Cæsarea in
the time of Galienus, vii. 370-1
Marinus, successor of Proclus, in the chair of philosophy at
Athens, in 485, and author of the life of Proclus; extracts from
that life, viii. 132-135. his native country, 140
MARK (ST.) THE EVANGELIST; his history from the New Tes-
tament, v. 327-330. from other writers, 330-1. whether he
was John Mark, and nephew to Barnabas, iv. 443, 540, 582-3.
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