Christ's certain and sudden appearance to judgment. By Thomas Vincent, sometime Minister of Maudlins…

2. In the Scripture we have relation of Miracles, whereby they were confirmed: such as the Plague of Egypt; the dividing of the Sea for the Israelites to pass through; the raining of Manna from Heaven; the standing still, and going back of the Sun: the preservation of the three Children in the fiery Furnace, and the like, in the old Testament; especially the Miracles wrought by our Saviour and his Disciples, which the new Testament do record, such as healing the sick, the lame, blind, deaf, leprous, by a word, the feeding many thousands with a few Loaves of bread, the calming of the Sea, the raising of the dead after burial, and the like, all which did exceed the power of nature; and however wonderful things, might be wrought by Men in a praestigiatory way, which God may permit some to be deluded withal; yet all true Miracles, as these were, could be wrought by none without his immediate power, which he would never put forth for the confirmation of lies and deceits; therefore we may strongly argue from hence, that the Scriptures which have been confirmed by these Miracles, are indeed the Word of God. I know the great question then will be, whether there were ever such Miracles wrought, which the Scriptures makes mention of, whether the historical relation both of Prophesies and Miracles be not a forgery, for the introduction of the worship, which the Scriptures calls for? therefore,

2. In the Scripture we have relation of Miracles, whereby they were confirmed: such as the Plague of Egypt; the dividing of the Sea for the Israclites to pass thorow; the raining of Manna from Heaven; the standing still, and going back of the Sun: the preservation of the three Children in the fiery Furnace, and the like, in the old Testament; especially the Miracles wrought by our Saviour and his Disciples, which the new Testament do record, such as healing the sick, the lame, blind, deaf, leprous, by a word, the feeding many thousands with a few Loaves of bread, the calming of the Sea, the raising of the dead after burial, and the like, all which did exceed the power of nature; and however wonderful things, might be wrought by Men in a praestigiatory way, which God may permit some to be deluded withall; yet all true Miracles, as these were, could be wrought by none without his immediate power, which he would never put forth for the confirmation of lies and deceits; therefore we may strongly argue from hence, that the Scriptures which have been confirmed by these Miracles, are indeed the Word of God. I know the great question then will be, whether there were ever such Miracles wrought, which the Scriptures makes mention of, whether the historical relation both of Prophesies and Miracles be not a forgery, for the introduction of the worship, which the Scriptures calls for? therefore,