MADNESS (article) Supposed dialogue between a madman and certain Definition of doctors Singular cure for Curious prescriptions in regard to Madrigals may be witty-Two instances of Magi, the three, mentioned only by St. Matthew MAGIC (article) All nations have had magicians How to argue with modern ones Vol. Page 4 383 4 383 Magistracy—Their legitimate power in relation to the Mahomet-Not true that he excluded women from pa- radise His inferiority to Confucius Revelation to clear the character of his wife Minute particulars given, or fabled, of his life Legend of his journey through the heavens Various legends concerning, disbelieved by the Mahometans themselves Various of the fathers resemble him in making Misrepresented in respect to the treatment of women one Maillet-His piscine origin of mankind Maintenon, Madame-Falsehood of the pretended me- moirs of Mairan-Attacked by Maupertuis 4 6 29 MAN (article) 4 391 4 391 4 392 Dialogue concerning, between a princess and her Fine apologue concerning His transitory existence illustrated Man-Examination of a thought of Pascal in relation to Operation of God on Soul of, various doctrines in regard to General reflections on Manicheans-Atrocious calumnies concerning St. Augustin disproves the false accounts of St. Cyril's vague accusations of St. Leo's testimony concerning them, examined Marriage to be encouraged MARRIAGE (article) Contract of marriage Jews forbidden to contract marriage with christians Execrable treatment of the protestants in France in A civil contract in the first instance Power of the priesthood in regard to Martial, abbot-How mistaken by father Daniel MARTYRS (article) Original application of the word Multitude of pretended ones Real number very few St. Symphorosia and her seven children St. Felicita and her seven children St. Polycarp St. Ptolemais and St. Symphorian Of a second St. Felicita and St. Perpetua 4 410 Of St. Theodotus of Ancyra Fables and falsehoods concerning Absurdities in the martyrologies MARY MAGDALEN (article) Strange story of Christiade, a poem, account of Mary Magdalen in MASS (article) Different modes of celebrating Not the celebration of the eucharist until the fourth century Account of in a liturgy of St. James Account of by St. Cyril of Jerusalem Accompanied by dancing Mass, Mosarabian, celebrated with dancing Origin and signification of the word Vol. Page Massacre of Innocents-Mentioned only by St. Matthew 2 292 MASTER (article) Nature of, illustrated by a parable Origin of mastery Mathematicians-Imagination of MATTER (article) Dialogue concerning, between a demoniac and a philosopher Ignorance in regard to Matter-Its infinite divisibility 554 5 20 22 24 4 145 Matthew, St.-Fate according to Rufinus, Socrates, and Abdias Maupertuis-Objections of his answered Maximus Tyrius-His opinion of prayer Mayeur, Dom, a Bernardine-His atrocity Mecca-One of the most ancient cities in the world Medicine of the Mind-Account of a strange book so called MEETINGS, PUBLIC (article) Different assemblages so called Melchom-Whom Micah-The Ephraimite, an idolater A grandson of Aaron, his priest Mendicant Orders-Origin of Rules of St. Francis D'Assisi Testimony of St. Bonaventure concerning Impudent importunity of A species of vagabonds Their excessive rapacity Merchants, English-Assist Prince Eugene St. Memin-Attempt of certain friars to defraud the Often applied to idolatrous kings and princes Applied to Cyrus by Isaiah 4 109 6 322 2 290 5 61 5 28 5 28 5 29 Vol. Page Meaning of the term What is a miracle? Messiahs-Several pretended ones hanged and assas- sinated Account of Sabbatei Sevi METAMORPHOSIS (article) Natural animal metamorphoses probably led to fabu- lar metamorphoses METAPHYSICS (article) Often the romance of mind Midianites-Treatment of by the Jews MIND, LIMITS of the HUMAN (article) Modesty of Newton concerning of Montaigne MIRACLES (article) Philosophical arguments against Facts opposed to above argument Various, related Number of much reduced by protestants Arguments in relation to Evidence required to prove Jewish history, all miracle Certain extraordinary Jewish ones Egyptian and Pagan miracles Of those who deny those of Christ Certain miracles considered by Woolston Opinions of by Meslier Jewish miracles more stupendous than christian ones Some admit the miracles of the Old, who reject those of the New Testament MISSION (article) 5 Jesuitical exaggerations in regard to 5 Dialogue concerning Missionaries-Their intrigues in China Mobility-A Parisian faculty Described by Lord Byron (note) Modulation-French theatrical Molière-Superior to Terence and Aristophanes What country abounds most in Changes produced by commerce and discovery First coined in Asia Money in the time of Abraham and Solomon Monks-Not priests in the first instance Cerfs and slaves in bondage under them Monkish Superstition and Avarice-Horrible story of a victim of 5 2 3 3 263 6 102 1 121 5 5 5 5 5 6 110 2 383 51 52 53 54 143 263 Montaigne-His observations on kissing Absurdity of asserting that the Pagans possessed none Morality everywhere MOSES (article) Deemed by many an imaginary personage His miracles unknown to any but the Jews Asserted to be the same with Bacchus Books attributed to, found in the ark Questions put forward in regard to the Pentateuch No doubt a legislator of the Jews Names of places given in the Pentateuch, which were Pentateuch not written by Moses, as it contains facts His miracles recorded in Scripture only 1 376 1 377 Objections to the possibility of his writing the Pen- tateuch 3 295 The fate of the people led by him after so many miracles Probable composition of the Pentateuch Comparison of his rod The books imputed to him never communicated A false Messiah, account of Divine legation of, paradoxical object of that work |