v. 155, 159. 325-327, 336. said to be one of Christ's seventy
disciples, iv. 167, 188. is said to be a companion and disciple
of Peter, ii. 119, 170, 224. iv. 92, 188, 442-3, 540. a fellow-
labourer of Paul, according to the Constitutions, 226. for a
while he attended Paul and Barnabas, v. 328. was acquainted
with Peter and other apostles, ib. was with Paul at Rome, 329.
probably was with Peter afterwards, 330. said to have been
Peter's interpreter, or that Peter dictated the gospel of Mark,
ii. 121, 494. iv. 92, 439, 442-3, 459, 540-1. The occasion,
time, and place of writing it, ii. 119, 121, 226–233. iv. 92,
93, 287, 321, 442-3, 538, 582-3. y. 94, 137, 140, 158, 167-8.
it was written at Rome about the year 64, 338-342. testimo-
nies to it with a view of ascertaining the time of it, and the evan-
gelist's station and character, 332–337. remarks on these tes-
timonies, 337-339
His gospel referred to by Justin M. ii. 131. received by Ar-
chelaus, iii. 258. by Titus of Bostra, 274. He is said by Au-
gustine to have followed Matthew as an abridger, iy. 502.
which sentiment is examined, 503-505. he has things omit-
ted by Matthew and Luke, 584-5. Observations on his gos-
pel, from which it is evident that he did not epitomize St.
Matthew, v. 345-350, 463-469
He is said to have been the first Bp. of Alexandria; by Je-
rom, iv. 439. by John Cassian, v. 30. buried at Alexandria,
according to Jerom, iv. 443. The first commentary upon his
gospel, 581-2. See Four gospels
Mark, a Novatian Bp. in Scythia, iii, 101
Mark, a magician of Egypt, iv. 340
Marriage, condemned by the Manichees, iii. 365–368, 370
Marriages, Second, condemned by the Novatians, iii. 90, 91
Marshal (N.) quoted, iii. 14, 38, 55. his edition of Cyprian's
works in English commended, 16. corrected, 42
Martial, his time and writings, and testimony to the fortitude of
christians, vi. 635–637
Martin, Bp. of Tours, reproves Ithacius, and intercedes with the
emperor for the Priscillianists, iv. 344-5. his judgment con-
cerning the right manner of treating Heretics, 345, 354, 364.
he petitions that tribunes may not be sent into Spain to try
Heretics, 355. his opinion concerning the salvation of the
fallen angels, 417
Martyrs, how respected by the Novatians, iii. 91, 92. cruel suf-
ferings endured by them in Dioclesian's persecution, 219–222.
divers, who suffered with Pamphilus, or near his time, 221-2.
spoken of as intercessors, v. 5. excessive respect shown them,
25, 26
Martyrs at Lyons, a large account of their sufferings, vii. 155—
169. remarks upon that history, and the uses of it, 169–176.
whether they had among them gifts of the spirit, 175
Marullus sent into Judea by Caligula, i. 91
Mary, our Lord's mother, the same as the mother of James and
Joses, v. 160. said to be of the tribe of Levi, iii. 430. see ii. 352-
3. why she went to Bethlehem at the time of the assessment,
i. 283. died in Judea, and did not go with John to Ephesus,
412. how aspersed by the Jews, vi. 391
Other Maries, three of that name at the foot of the cross of Je-
sus, iv. 298. Mary Magdalene, Mary sister of Martha and
Lazarus, and the woman that was a sinner, supposed to be all
one, v. 133. according to Theophylact there are four Maries in
the gospels, 161. See Magdalen Houses
Mary, a woman of good condition in Jerusalem, who killed her
child for food in the siege, vi. 449-50, 546
Massada, the remarkable siege and surrender of that place, vi.
469
Massuet, the Benedictine editor of Irenæus, quoted, vi. 345.
viii. 320-1. and often elsewhere
Maternus (Julius Firmicus) his history, and testimony to the
scriptures, iv. 169–171
Matter, what powers the Manichees ascribed to it, iii. 355–357.
names by which they called it, 354
MATTHEW (ST.) APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST, was also called
Levi, iv. 439, 441, 583. v. 294-5. said by St. Mark to have
been the son of Alpheus, 294, note . his history, 294–298.
testimonies of ancient writers to his gospel, 298-301. seems to
be referred to by Barnabas, ii. 28. by Clement of R. 37—39.
see 53. by Hermas, 59, 60. referred to in the second epistle as-
cribed to Clement of R. 55, 56. referred to by Ignatius, 79. by
Polycarp, 101-2. in the epistle of the church of Smyrna, 110.
referred to by Athenagoras, 195. by Theophilus of Antioch,
205. received, and said to have been written in Hebrew, by Pa-
pias, 119. by Irenæus, 170. see also 217. received by Justin M.
130. said by Origen to be universally received, the first writ-
ten, and delivered to the Jewish believers in Hebrew, 494. re-
eived by Archelaus, iii. 258. what Faustus says of it, 395,
398-9. it was of great authority, and universally received,
Remarks upon the testimonies for discovering the true time
of it, v. 301-305. characters of time in the gospel itself, 305-
308. it was written in Judea, or near it, in 63, 64, or 65, 305.
see also 290. when it was written, according to Eusebius and
others, iv. 132-134. the time, according to Irenæus, and said
by him to have been written for the Jews, ii. 170. there was a
Hebrew gospel in the time of Hegesippus, 155. said by Cosmas
to have written the first soon after the death of Stephen, at the
request of the Jewish believers, before he left Judea to go
abroad, v. 94. compare that with what is said by the author of
the Imperfect Work, 120. supposed by Isidore of Seville, to
have been written about eight years after our Lord's ascension,
140. to the like purpose Theophylact, 158. and Euthymius,
165. but Nicephorus says about fifteen years, 168. said by
Epiphanius to have written first, because he had been a pub-
lican, that sinners might have encouragement to repent, iv.
187. to the like purpose another writer, v. 120
The language in which it was written, 308–313. the opinion
that it was written in Hebrew examined, ii. 120. whether
Origen was of that opinion, 574-576. This evangelist, as
Eusebius says, having first preached to the Hebrews when he
was about to go abroad to other people, delivered his gospel to
the Hebrews in their own language, iv. 95. written in Hebrew
according to Cyril of Jerusalem, 174. and Epiphanius, 187-8.
said, in the Synopsis ascribed to Athanasius, to have been
written in Hebrew, published at Jerusalem, and translated into
Greek by St. James, 165. by St. John, vi. 158. see 165. writ-
ten in Hebrew, according to Augustine, iv. 502. and Chrysos-
tom, 538. and Isidore, v. 137. compare that with what is said
by the author of The Imperfect Work, 120. whether written in
Hebrew, and the sentiments of divers learned moderns about it,
iv. 136-139. said by Jerom to have written his gospel in He-
brew, in Judea, for the use and at the request of the Jewish
believers, 439, 441. his Hebrew gospel said by Jerom to be in
the library at Cæsarea and at Beræa, iii. 223. iv. 441-2. never-
theless he did not consult it when he corrected the Latin ver-
sion before in use, 477
How Matthew quotes texts of the Old Testament, 442,
475-6. the beginning of his gospel quoted by Isidore, v. 11.
Theodoret, 20. and Cosmas, 94. A Commentary upon this
gospel, called The Imperfect Work, 114. the occasion, design,
and character of this gospel, according to the same, 120. this
gospel was received by the Nazaræan christians, vi. 386. It is
not certain whether this evangelist died by martyrdom, v. 294,
note. 297-8. A Letter concerning the omission of our Savi-
our's ascension by St. Matthew and St. John, i. lxxiii.—lxxvi.
The first chapter of this gospel quoted by Justin M. ii. 130.
Tertullian, 278. Novatus, iii. 100, 113. the second chapter
referred to by Ignatius, ii. 80. Hegesippus, 154. in the Sybil-
line verses, 339, 341. by Victorinus, iii. 171. the first and
second acknowledged by Cerinthus, viii. 415
Matthias, his Traditions, how quoted by Clement of A. ii. 256-7.
and see Gospel
Maturus, one of the martyrs at Lyons, vii. 159, 163
Mavilus, a martyr in Africa, in the time of Severus, vii. 311
Maxentius favours the christians, and gives them liberty in
Africa, iii. 557. iv. 27
Maximian Herculius, put to death by Constantine's order, iv. 12
Maximilla, a Montanist prophetess, the time of her death, ii.
411. a report concerning the manner of it, 413
Maximin, Bp. of Antioch, successor of Theophilus, ii. 264
Maximin I. or the Thracian, his time and persecution, vii. 347
-349. his persecution said to be local, and of the christian
clergy only, ib. nevertheless it may have been general of all
clergy every where, 562. and at the same time there was a per-
secution of other christians in Pontus and Cappadocia, 348
Maximin II. his letter to Sabinus in favour of the christians in
312, vii. 539–541. his fuller edict in favour of the christians
in 313, 546-7
Maximin, an Arian bishop, iii. 597
Maximus, an ecclesiastical writer of the second century, ii. 262
Maximus, Bp. of A. after Dionysius, ii. 651
Maximus of Madaura, the correspondence between him and Au-
gustine, with remarks, viii. 222 – 227
Maximus, the philosopher, and favourite of Julian, his history and
character, viii. 196-199
Meir, an eminent Jewish rabbi, vi. 511, 513
Melancthon, quoted and commended, x. 311
Melania, how commended by Palladius, iv. 411
Melchisedechians, supposed to be a branch of the Theodotians,
followers of Theodotus the banker, viii. 578-9
Meletians, their time, iii. 240, 242-3
Meletius, his character not rightly given by Athanasius, iii. 240
Melito, Bp. of Sardis, his history and testimony to the scrip-
tures, ii. 157–160. his catalogue of the books of the Old Tes-
tament recited, iv. 429. his apology quoted, vii. 93, 95
Melmoth (Mr.) his translation of Pliny's Epistles quoted, vii.
30, 40
Menoch, a Manichæan woman, iii. 324
Mensurius, Bp. of Carthage, iii. 555, 557
Merrick (J.) a curious observation upon a fragment of Longi-
nus, communicated by him to the author, viii. 380
Messiah, or Christ, the ground and reason of that character, x.
176-181. the expectation of his coming general in the time of
our Saviour, vi. 424, 587. that Jesus is the Messiah, 593–595
Methodius, Bp. in Lycia, his history, iii. 181-185. omitted by
Eusebius, 181. and why, 187. testimonies to him, 188-9. his
martyrdom, 184. his works, 185–188. he wrote against Ori-
gen, 181-2, 186-7. against Porphyry, 181, 184. select passages
from him, 189. charged with Arianism, and other errors, 189
—193. whether he was a Millenarian, 192. preferred to Ori-
gen, without reason, 189. his testimony to the scriptures, 194
Metras, a martyr at Alexandria, before the publication of De-
cius's edict, vii. 358
Michaelis (J. D.) quoted, x. 141, note
Middleton (Dr.) quoted, with disapprobation, viii. 382
Mill, (J.) what books of the New Testament he supposes to be
owned by Clement of Rome, ii. 54. his opinion concerning a
various reading of Rom. chap. i. in Clement's epistle, 41. and
his quotation of Matt. xxv. 41. 39. concerning Tatian's alter-
ing St. Paul's expressions, 150. concerning a reference in
Theophilus of Antioch, to Acts xv. 20. 206-7. says that Cle-
ment of A. distinguishes apocryphal books from canonical,
250. that Tertullian did not place the epistle of St. James in
the canon, 292. quoted, 429, 432-3, 445, 559, 716. iii. 24,
31, 32. v. 185, note; quoted and commended, iii. 410, 434
Millenarians, their opinions, iì. 691-2, 701–705. v. 79
Millennium, expected by Commodian and many orthodox chris-
tians, ii. 705, 134. by Lactantius, iii. 520. crude notions of it
embraced by some, iv. 266. rejected by others, 299, 304. See
Miltiades, author of an apology for the christian religion, and
other works, ii. 201-2
Ministerial office (The) its value, according as it is performed,
Minucius Felix, his history and character, ii. 386-389. his tes-
timony to the New Testament, 390-1
CHRIST'S MIRACLES, the design of them, x. 12, 13. the evan-
gelists did not record them all, 10-12. they aimed at brevity
in relating them, 17-19. a summary account of them in Arno-
bius, iii. 466-7. 476-7. in Lactantius, 531-2. in Eusebius, iv.
89. were healing and beneficial, v. 100. See the word Woolston
Miraculous gifts and powers said to be in the church, after the
times of the apostles, ii. 307, 369. iii. 473, 503. iv. 90, 170,
290, 319, 565-6. v. 21, 108. See likewise the chapter of
Gregory, Bp. of Neocæsarea, ii. 611-616, 638. and Diony-
sius of A. 649. Cyprian, iii. 15. and large extracts relating
to this from Chrysostom, iv. 565-6. See also v. 21, 123. Ac-
counts of miracles in church history not always to be relied
upon, vii. 619-621, miracles had ceased, v. 121--123
MISHNA, the time and author of that work, vi. 506–508. ex-
tracts out of it, 509-516
Moderation commended, especially in great men, vii. 97
Moderation (Christian) not understood by Greg. Nazianzen,
iv. 289. nor by Amphilochius, 293-4
Moderation of christians to be known to all men; a sermon, ix.
553
Modestus, an ecclesiastical writer of the second century, ii.
Maragenes, wrote memoirs of Apollonius Tyanæus, vii. 479,
485, 487
Moine (A. le) quoted, x. 121, 142, 177
Mole's (T.) letter concerning Dæmoniacs, x. 265–269
Monasteries, approved by Basil, ii. 624. disliked by the Neo-
cæsareans, 639
Monks, mentioned with great dislike by Julian, vii. 646. by Li-
banius, viii. 24, 25, 34. by Eunapius, 66. and by Rutilius, 88
Montanism, the time of its rise, ii. 161. viii. 589. Several who
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