Sinossi
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1687. Excerpt: ... fight of them in the minds of Strangers 5 and since the chiefgrounds,upon 'which we prove the Christian Religion, are taken from the Prophecies in the Old Testament and their Accomplish'-J ment in the New, from the Evidence that was given concerning the Mira-' tits, the Deaths and the RefurreBton of Christ, which we confirm from the Collateral Proofs of the State of that tim e, of the writings. of the Enemies. 1 of this Religion, and of that Succession of Authors that in all the Ages that have past since, have mentioned those matters, and cited the Books which we hold to be Divine. All this is so evi-. dent to those who can make the Enquiry, that it is strange to find how any one can withstand it; but to Barbarians, who know nothing of it, and who have noway of I reforming themselves concerning it, all this can signify nothing. So that in order to the convincing their understandings, (for I do not treat of Gods secret Methods in touching their ConsciencesJ I do not fee how we should. expect that they should yield easily, unless there were a new Power of working Mira. tits conferred on those who labour in this work. And yvhat noise soever the Missionaries.may make with their Mi-. we/w in those Temote parts, it is plain, these are all Impostures j for the molt necessary of all other Miracles for the Conversion of strange Natipns,being/r Gtsi oflongftesv/ith which the Afpfiles were so wonderfully furnisht at first, and since they all are forced to acknowledge, that th is is wanting to them, we have all possible reason to conclude, that God would not change his Methods, or qualify men to work Wonders, and not give r.hem that which is both the roost iensibleandthe mpstuscsul of all others, towardsthat end for 'which he authorises them. But to return from this ...
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