The life of faith in three parts, the first is a sermon on Heb.…

3. But to leave no room for doubting, God gave those first Churches, the addition of his own supernatural attestation, by the same threefold impress of his Image before described: 1. In the holy Wisdom and Light which was in their doctrine. 2. In the holy Love, and Piety, and Purity, which was conspicuous in their doctrine, and in their lives. 3. And in the evidences ⟨p. 127⟩of divine Power, in the many gifts, and wonders and miracles which they wrought and manifested. And these things seem a fuller testimony than the miracles of Christ himself. For Christs miracles were the deeds of one alone; and his resurrection was witnessed but by twelve chosen witnesses, and about five hundred other persons; and he conversed with them but forty days, and that by times: But the miracles of the Disciples were wrought by many, and before many thousands, at several times, and in many Countries, and for many and many years together; and in the sight and hearing of many of the Churches: So that these first Churches had sight and hearing, to assure them of the divine miraculous attestation of the truth of their testimony, who told them of the doctrines, miracles, and resurrection of Christ: And all this from Christs solemn promise and gift, John. 14.12. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do, shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do, because I go to the Father.

3. But to leave no room for doubting, God gave those first Churches, the addition of his own supernatural attestation, by the same threefold impress of his Image before described: 1. In the holy Wisdom and Light which was in their doctrine. 2. In the holy Love, and Piety, and Purity, which was conspicuous in their doctrine, and in their lives. 3. And in the evidences ⟨p. 127⟩of divine Power, in the many gifts, and wonders and miracles which they wrought and manifested. And these things seem a fuller testimony than the miracles of Christ himself. For Christs miracles were the deeds of one alone; and his resurrection was witnessed but by twelve chosen witnesses, and about five hundred other persons; and he conversed with them but forty daies, and that by times: But the miracles of the Disciples were wrought by many, and before many thousands, at several times, and in many Countreys, and for many and many years together; and in the sight and hearing of many of the Churches: So that these first Churches had sight and hearing, to assure them of the divine miraculous attestation of the truth of their testimony, who told them of the doctrines, miracles, and resurrection of Christ: And all this from Christs solemn promise and gift,