39g Mee parnionpoftic tírtbutt Chap:o Expiation of our Sin,he mull be allied tous ; and abfo- r` lutely pure from the Rain of Sin. Heaven and Earth concurred to form that Divine Man the Kingofboth,the Earth furniíhing matter, and Heaven the principle of his conception. Accordingly the Angel told Mary, who queftioned how fhe could be a Mother, not having known a Man, TheHoly Ghofl ¡hall comeupon thee, and Luk . r; the power oftheHighefl¡halloverfhadow thee, therefore al- fi that Holy thing that¡hall be born ofthee,¡hall be called the SonofGod. This was forefold many Ages asan admirable Effeót ofGod's Power. When Judah was oppreft by two potent Kings, and defpaired ofan efcape, to raife their droopingSpirits the Prophet tells them, Îhe Lordhimfelf wouldgive them align oftheirfuture Deliverance. Be- hold, a Virgin¡hall conceive andbear a Son, and ¡hall call his Name Immanuel. The Argument is from thegrea- ter to the lefs ; for 'tis apparentlymore difficult that a Virgin, without injury or blemifh to her purity and in- tegrity, fhould conceiveand bring forth Immanuel,than the defeating humane forces how greatfoever. IfGod will accomplifb that Stupendious, unheard-of wonder, muchmore wouldhe refcue his People from the fury of their adverfaries. 3. The Divine Power was eminently declared in the Miracles our Saviour wrought during the time of his publick Miniftry, to verifie his Divine Million, that He was the great Prophet fent from God to inftruél Men in the way ofLife. In difcourfing of this, I will briefly fhew,that Miracleswere a convincingproofofhis Celeftial Calling,and that theperformance ofthemwas necefï'ary in order to the conviElion of the World, and confider particularly thole He wrought. z . A Miracle is an extraordinary OperationofGod in Nature either in flopping its courfe, or in producing force effe}s thatare above its Laws and Power : So that when
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