Christs miracles delivered in a sermon. By Arthur Dent, preacher of the word of…Christes miracles deliuered in a sermon. By Arthvr Dent, preacher of the word of…

If any work be done by the power of Satan, or of any man: or any thing be done wonderfully by the power of Nature, it is no miracle. If Satan hath power to do any strange thing, it is a natural work, and therefore no miracle. So also of the good Angels. So likewise if we see strange things come to pass in the Heavens by Natural causes, we are not to think they are any miracles.

If any worke bee done by the power of Sathan, or of any man: or any thing bee done wonderfully by the power of Nature, it is no miracle. If Sathan hath power to doe any strange thing, it is a naturall worke, and therefore no miracle. So also of the good Angels. So likewise if we sée strange things come to passe in the Heauens by Naturall causes, wee are not to thinke they are any miracles.

Last of all, if any thing fall out according to the rare strength and power of some Waters, or other creatures, if it fall out by Nature, or if partly by Art, and partly by Nature, it is no miracle. Whatsoever therefore is not brought to pass by the sole omnipotent power of God, and that is not contrary to Nature, it is no miracle.

Last of all, if any thing fall out according to the rare strength and power of some Waters, or other creatures, if it fall out by Nature, or if partlye by Arte, and partlye by Nature, it is no miracle. Whatsoeuer therefore is not brought to passe by the sole omnipotent power of God, and that is not contrary to Nature, it is no miracle.

It followeth now to see, how many sorts and kinds of miracles there be. I mean not how many sorts there be ⟨image 16⟩in Nature (for so there is but only one true miracle) but in name, and as they are called, for so there may be diverse, and this I gather out of the words of these Pharisees. How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? insinuating thereby, that there be some miracles which sinners may do, yet not such as CHRIST had done: Out of this place then we gather that in name there be two sorts of miracles. One is a true and divine miracle, which is that whereof we have spoken before, which is an undeceivable miracle, for it is not done to deceive any, but to magnify the work thereof, and for the good of them for whom it is wrought, and for the profit of those which behold it, it is called divine because it is wrought by the soul omnipotent power of God. Besides this there is a false vain and deceivable miracle, false I say because it is not this, for whatsoever is not this, is a false Miracle, and vain, because it cannot have any good, Godly, profitable and holy use to the conscience