392 De PattuattpofMe Zibine 2ittritititcv hap. zo, were done before his coming. Our Saviour tells the v- Jews, If I hadnot done among them theWorks which none other man did, they had not hadfin : that is, in rejeEt- inghim. For if he had exercifedonly a Power like un- to that ofMofes and the Prophets, in his Miraculous AEtions, they had beenobliged to have honoured him as oneof theirrank,but not tohaveattributed an incom- parableDignity to him. But he did thofe which nei. ther Mofes nor the Prophets had performed; and in thofe that had been done, Chrift excelled them in the manner ofdoing them. This the Jews couldnot con- tradict, and from hence their Infidelity was made cul- pable. Secondly, Miracles were neceffary to convince the Gentiles, r. For the Gofpel forbids the various Reli- gions among them,and commands all to worfhip God alone inJefus Chrift5 fo that without a fenfible demon- ftratìon, that that was the way wherein He would be ferved, their prejudiceshad been invincible. 2. The Gofpel propounds Threatnings and Promifes that regard a future ftate, where no living Eye can fee their effeEts; fo that without anextraordinaryconfirmation it was not likely thatmen fhould yield a firm affentto them. If it be faid, Our Saviour didhis Miracles only in ,Tudea, where very few of the Gentiles faw his Perfon or Works : I anfwer,His Miracles were primarily defign- ed for the conviction ofthe yews, and ina fecondary in- tention todifarm Infidelity among the Gentiles. There- fore the Teftimony of themwas conveyed by thofe who were Eye-witneffes, and molt worthy of credit, and who did manygreat wonders in the Name of Chrift, to verifie the report ofhis famous MiracIes,and declare his. Power andDivinity. Ofthismore afterwards. Now I will briefly confider the Miracles wrought by Chrift, that were the certain Signs ofGods favouring of
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