A true wonder is a rare work, done by the power of God simply, either above, or against the power of nature, and it is properly called a miracle. The Scripture is plentiful in examples of this kind. Of this sort, was the dividing of the read sea, and making it dry land by a mighty east wind, that the children of Israel might pass through it, Exod. 14. 21. For though the East wind be natural of great force to move the waters, and to dry the earth; yet to part the sea asunder, and to make the waters to stand as walls on each side, and the bottom of the sea as a pavement, this is a work simply above the natural power of any wind, and therefore is a miracle. Again, such were the wonders done by Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh in Egypt, one whereof, in stead of many, was the turning of Aaron's rod into a serpent, a work truly miraculous. For it is above the power of natural generation, that the substance of on creature should be really turned into the substance of another, as the substance of a ⟨p. 14⟩rood into the substance of a serpent. Of the like kind, were the standing of the Sun in the firmament without moving in his course, for a whole day, losh. 10. 13. the going back of the Sun in the firmament ten degrees, 2. King. 20. 11. the preservation of the three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the midst of the hot fiery furnace, Dan. 3. 25. and of Daniel in the lions den, Dan. 6. 22. the feeding of five thousand men, beside women and children, with five loaves and two fishes, Matth. 14. 20. 21. the curing of the eyes of the bling man, with spittle and clay tempered together, Joh. 9. 6. 7. &c.
A true wonder is a rare worke, done by the power of God simply, either aboue, or against the power of nature, and it is properly called a miracle. The Scripture is plentifull in examples of this kind. Of this sort, was the deuiding of the redde sea, and making it drie land by a mighty east wind, that the children of Israel might passe through it, Exod. 14. 21. For though the East wind be naturall of great force to mooue the waters, and to drie the earth; yet to part the sea asunder, and to make the waters to stand as walls on each side, and the bottome of the sea as a pauement, this is a worke simply aboue the naturall power of any wind, and therefore is a miracle. Again, such were the wonders done by Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh in Egypt, one whereof, in stead of many, was the turning of Aarons rodde into a serpent, a worke truely miraculous. For it is aboue the power of naturall generation, that the substance of on creature should be really turned into the substance of another, as the substance of a ⟨p. 14⟩roode into the substance of a serpent. Of the like kinde, were the standing of the Sunne in the firmament without moouing in his course, for a whole day, losh. 10. 13. the going backe of the Sunne in the firmament tenne degrees, 2. King. 20. 11. the preseruation of the three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the midst of the hoat fierie fornace, Dan. 3. 25. and of Daniel in the lyons den, Dan. 6. 22. the feeding of fiue thousand men, beside women and children, with fiue loaues and two fishes, Matth. 14. 20. 21. the curing of the eyes of the bling man, with spittle and clay tempered together, Ioh. 9. 6. 7. &c.
