of darkness, 275; could be persuaded to return to God only by Christ, ib.; can continue in this state only by continuing to have faith and hope in Christ, 276; how he is changed by the Gospel, 276; "the old man" does not mean the substance of flesh, but the bad moral choice, 294; the new man is ever advancing to greater youthfulness, 295; man imperfect when alone, 318. Manes, 206. Manichees, 294 (note 5) , 352 (note 2) . Mansions, splendid, are a loss, 232. Marcellus, of Galatia, 206; in what way heretical, 207; how his heresy falls before St. Paul's text, ib. Marcion, of Pontius, 206; in what way heretical, 207. Marcionites, their heresy of our Lord being a phantom overturned, 213, 352 (note 2) . Marriage, early recommended, 346; of chaste persons blessed ib.; object of, ib.; second, of widows, 349; feast at, occasions envy and discontent, 384. Marriages, satanical performances at, 378; how marriage is a mystery, ib.; marriage union really a pure thing, dishonored from man's wickedness, 319; how it is a mystery of the Church, ib.; a satanic pomp in, without significancy, 320; pleasure will follow from celebration of a marriage in an orderly way, ib.; melancholy from such as then were common, ib.; the right way to keep the wedding feast, ib. Martyrdom, is attained by lesser things more than by great, 226; not now usual, 336; may still be imitated, 337. Masters, duty of, to servants, 305. Medicine, bitter, useful, 360; to be sweetened, 337. Memorial, a great house a, of covetousness, 369. Memory of good deeds makes men remiss and haughty, 238. Mercy, works of, must never be given up, 182; should be worn as tokens about the necks of Christians, ib.; a means to convince unbelievers, 183; must be done with caution and true faith, ib.; can only be done in this world, ib.; can open the gates of heaven, 183; ofttimes called "righteousness," 189; men soon led to it, no good in our nature so great as it, 201; in the nature even of the fiercest, ib.; peculiar to power, ib.; the world estab- lished by it, ib.; most pleasing to God, ib.; priests, kings, and prophets anointed by it, ib.; signified by oil, ib.; it is over all men alike, ib.; without it all created things would perish, ib.; cause of light to men, 202; to be merciful God's true character, and so man's, ib.; it is of it that all things are, ib.; it delivers from fire of hell, ib.; comes of love, ib.; without man's showing it, he shall have no forgiveness, ib.; must be shown to obtain mercy, 365; where none the Spirit dwells not, 371. Metals, abuse of precious, through luxury, 292. 1001 Homilies on Philippians, Colossians, and Thessalonians