The harmony of the divine attributes in the contrivance and accomplishment of man's redemption…

Now I will briefly consider the Miracles wrought by Christ, that were the certain Signs of Gods favouring of him, and made his Commission authentic. Before his coming the hand of the Synagogue was dried up, and impotent to produce Miracles. The Holy Spirit was withdrawn, and for the space of four hundred years, no Prophet nor Worker of Wonders appeared. John the Baptist, though the Angel deputed to signify the coming of Christ, yet did no Miracles. But our Saviour was invested with Power from above, and performed many. Their quality and number is considerable.

Now I will briefly consider the Miracles wrought by Christ, that were the certain Signs of Gods favouring of him, and made his Commission authentick. Before his coming the hand of the Synagogue was dried up, and impotent to produce Miracles. The Holy Spirit was withdrawn, and for the space of four hundred years, no Prophet nor Worker of Wonders appeared. John the Baptist, though the Angel deputed to signifie the coming of Christ, yet did no Miracles. But our Saviour was invested with Power from above, and performed many. Their quality and number is considerable.

1. They were not mere. Signs, as the conversion of Moses Rod into a Serpent; nor destructive and punishing, as the Wonders in Egypt; but advantageous ⟨p. 421⟩and beneficial to men, the equal demonstrations of his Mercy and Power. He cured Diseases that were absolutely desperate, by the mere signification of his Will; As the Son of the Nobleman who was sick at Capernaum, ¹when Himself was at Cana in Galilee: or by such visible means, that the Spectators might be fully convinced, that it was not the external application, but his sole Virtue & Divine Power that produced the effect; Thus by anointing with Clay and Spittle the Eyes of him that was born blind, who never had any natural possibility of seeing, he wrought an unparalleled Cure. It was never yet heard, ²