Literature. — The works of JMalebranche are probably sufficient of themselves to supply all that is necessary to be known of the peculiarities of his system, and to be indicated in regard to its tendencies. Besides Brucker
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and the other historians of philosophy, the following may be consulted with advantage : Arnauld, Des Idees Vraies et Fausses ; Bayle, Diet. Hist, et Critique ; Norris, Essay towaixls the Theory of the Ideal or Intellectual World (Lond. 1701,2 vols. 8 vo) ; heihmtz, Examen des Sentiments de Malebrunche, in Raspe, (Euvres Philosophiques de M. Leibnitz (Amst. 1705) ; Leibnitz, Theodicee and Epistolu ad Remondum ; Locke, Examination ofM. Mahbranche's Opinion; Fontenelle, Hist, da Renouvellement de V Acad- emic Royale dts Sciences ; Dug. Stewart, Philosophy of the Human Mind, and Dissei'tation I, Supplement to the Encyclopcedia Britannica ; INIackintosh, Dissertation, Supplem. Encycl. Britann. ; Sir William Hamilton, Lec- tures on Metaphysics (Boston, 1859) ; Blakey, History of the Philosophy of Mind (London, 1850), vol. ii; Saisset, PantMisme, i, 66 sq. ; and the same in Rerue des Detix Mondes, April 1, 1862 ; Herzog, Real-EnryUopddie, vol. XX, s. V. ; Erdmann, Malebranche; Spinoza, die Skeptiker und Mystiker des Siebzehnten Jahrhunderfs (1836) ; Rel- stab, Dissertatio de Mcdebranchio Philosopho (18-16) ; Hallam, Introd. to the Lit. of Europe (Harpers' edition), ii, 91 sq. ; Blampignon, Elude sur Malebranche (Paris, 1862, 8vo). (G. F. H.)
IMalec iking). So the Mohammedans call the principal angel in care of hell. In the Koran it is said (speaking of the infidels), "And they shall call aloud, saying, O Malec, intercede for us, that tlie Lord would end us by annihilation. And he shall answer, Verilj', ye shall remain here forever. We brought you the truth heretofore, and ye abhorred the truth." Some of the Mohammedan doctors say this answer will be given a thousand years after the tinal dissolution of this world. — Broughton, Biblioth. Hist. Sac. vol. ii, s. v. ; Hale, Ko- ran, p. 401.
Malekites, the second of the four orthodox Mo- hammedan sects. The founder of the Malekites was Malek Ibn- Ansa, born at Medina about the year of the Hegira 95. He was remarkable for strenuouslj^ insist- ing on the literal acceptation of the prohibitory pre- cepts. Tradition will have it that when visited in his last illness by a friend, who found him in tears, and asked him the cause of his aliliction, he rc,iUed, "Who has more reason to weep than IV Would God that for everjr question decided by me according to my own opinion I had received so many stripes, then would m}' account be easier. Would to God I had never given any decision of my own." Tlie INLalekites are chiefly found in Barbary and other parts of Africa. — Sale's Koran, Prel. Disc. § 8; Taylur, Hist, of Moham- medanism, p. 288 ; Broughton, Biblioth. Hist. Sac. vol. ii. s. V. See Mohammedanism.
Mal'eleel (Luke iii, 37). See Maiialeleel.
Malevolence is that disposition of mind which inclines us to wish ill to any person. It discovers itself in frowns and a lowering countenance, in uncharitable- ness, in evil sentiments, hard speeches to or of its object, in cursing and reviling, and doing mischief either with open violence or secret spite, as far as there is power. — Buck, Theol. Diet. s. v. See Malice.
Maley, George W., an American jNIothodist minis- ter, was born in Avestern Pennsyh-ania in 1799 ; was ed- ucated at an academy in Butler, Pennsylvania ; was converted in 1819; was licensed to preach and recom- mended to the Ohio Conference in 1821, and was ap- pointed to the Mad River Circuit; in 1822, to London; in 1823, to Piqua; in 1824, to White Oak; in 1825, to Piqua; in 1826-7, to Union; in 1S28-9, to AVilmington ; in 1830-1, to Hillslxjro; in 1832-3, to White Oak; in 1834, to 'Madison; in 1835, to New Richmond; in 1836- 7, to Milford; in 1838, to Franldin; in l«39-40, to Ger- mantown; iu 1841, agent for Springfield and German- town Academy; iu 1842, to Franklin; in 1843, to Eaton ; in 1844-5, to Cincinnati City Mission. In 1846 he join- ed the Kentucivy Conference, M. E. Chur^li South; in 1846-7, was presiding elder of Covington District ; in 1848 was appointed to Soule Chapel, Cincinnati, Ohio ;
the next ten years was supernumerary, and the remain- der of his life superannuated. He died in Urbana, Champaign Co., Ohio, Doc. 14, 1866. In his last ilhiess, though suffering, he was uncomplaining and happy, and sent his love and greetings to his ministerial associates: " Tell my brethren of the Kentucky Conference that I die in the faith, and in full fellowship with the whole Church, East, West, North, and South." — Minutes of Conferences, 1867.
Malice is a settled or deliberate determination to revenge or do hurt to anotlier. It more frequently de- notes the disposition of inferior minds to execute every purpose of mischief within the more limited circle of their abilities. It is a most hateful temper in the sight of God, strictly forbidden in his holy Word (Col. iii, 8- 12), disgraceful to rational creatures, and every way in- imical to the sjnrit of Cliristianity (Matt, v, 44). — Buck, Theol. Diet. s. v. See Malevolence.
Malignity, a disposition obstinately bad or mali- cious. Malignancy and malignity are words nearly sy- nonymous. In some connections, malignity seems rath- er more pertinently applied to a radical depravity of na- ture, and malignancy to indications of this depravity in temper and conduct in particular instances. — Buck, Thif olor/ical Diet. s. v. See Malevolence.