Life, a burden, a cottage here, in heaven a palace, 372; why made laborious, 384; without
religion dull and wearisome, 385; a good, honours God, 405; bordering on sin like
walking along a precipice, 443; in the country favourable to virtue, 465.
Litanies, 362, n.
Longsuffering of God, 424.
Loss, by doing one's duty versus the gain, 444; of children no grief to the good, 461.
Love, its own reward, 338, n.; shewn in patient endurance, 341, 342; in perseverance, 342;
takes interest in everything, 356; of God absent, causes fear of death, 374; glories in
suffering, 448; maternal, 453; delights in all that belongs to the object of it, 474; exercised
in great offences, 485; delights in the good of others, 464.
Lucifer, consecrates Paulinus, Bishop of Antioch, 354, n.
Lungs, position of, 415.
Lust, by looking, 443.
Luxury, tendencies of, 442; unfit for trials, 459; untimely in public troubles, 464.
Madmen, never at rest, 474.
Magee, Archbishop, on Sacrifice, 422, n.
Magistrates, out of office bear the same titles, 447.
Magnanimity of monks at Antioch, 453.
Manichees, alluded to, 335.
Manners, purity of, 466.
Marcion, 413, n.
Martyrs, shrines of, places of almsgiving, 340; become mediators, 389, n.
Martyrdom, of Abel, 342; of St. John Baptist, 343; crown of, how to win, 343, 347; has efficacy
of Baptism, 376, n.
Masters, approved by their scholars, 455; insulted by injuries done to their servants, 475.
Matter, heretical opinions about, 413, n.
Meal, 399, n.; principal among the Romans was supper, 379, n.
Means effecting opposite ends, 448; all to be adopted to win an enemy, 477.
Mediator, the Bishop so employed with the Emperor, 354.
Medicine, skill required to apply it, 358; the end of, 375; natural, 395; from animals, 395, n.
Meekness of the monks, 455; does not anger an enemy, 475.
Melchisideck a Gentile, 423, n.
Members, the instruments of good and evil according to our choice, 369; each its excellence,
417; one cut off to be reunited, 476.
Membranes, covering the brain, 415.
Memorial, perpetual, of sin, 466.
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