3 3 6 7 test tbeh9Iy Scriptures?'ereinditedby codij7irát. ranee ofGods truth, and the« icked conuinced. But againrl this,Satanwill be readie to fuggef}, that there were neuer a- ny fuchmiracles as are recorded in the Scriptures.Towhich.' atuí;i ere, that there miracles «'Erenot done in acorner, òr in hugger mugger, but in the prerence.of great.tnultitudes; o- therwife the Prophets and Apofiles \N'ho were but meane and fimple,fhould haue laboured invaine tohaue perfwaded men,tohaue embraced their doLtrine and religion(efpecial- lybeing fo contrarie to humane wifedome, and our naturali difpefition and affeions) if theyhad onely themfelues re- ported , or brought force few witnefhes of their miracles wruught,and not publikely filmed them to all thepeople. Moreouer, feeing this dotrine hath had fo many enemies from thebeginning, it is not probable but that they would haue exclamed, and writtenagaìna thewritings of thePro- phets and Apoi}lcs, as fooneas theywere publifhed,for R ri- tingfuch thingsas were neuer done :but amongf,alithofe whohaue oppofed themfelues againf} the Scriptures,there is noman fo impuda as to denie that fuchmiracles were done, ofwhich fo many were eye-witneffes : nay contrariwife the Heathen thentfelues,who neither knewGcfnor his true re- ligion,hauemade Mention ofthem in their writings;andthe Iewes who to this day withfiand the worke of redemption wrought by Chrill,doe notwithf}anding confeffe that fuch miracles were wrought by Chrirl.and his Apof}les; neither in truth are they able to gainfay them, fecing they haue re- teiued this truthbytradition from'theirfathers :and therfore they are dritten to confcffe, that thriftwas agreat Prophet, thoughnot thepromifedMeflîas. (5.Sec?,$. Seuenthly,'the conf}ant teflimonie of innumerable 'Mar- The reueoth tyrs,who haue fealed this truth with their dearer} blood, is a reajon,taken notable ,argument toaffurevs that it is indeede the word of .from the Wit- God forit is not likely that fo many would foconflantly trnreofNlar. and cheerefetlly haue fuffered for their profeflion,the molt p cxquifte torments that wit and malice could.inuent, if the fpirit ofGod had not certainlyaffured them that it was the truthof God, and ifithad nor fupported them in fuffering thefe,torments aboue all humane power and..frengrh. And whereas
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