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2. Seeing thefe wonderful Works could not be
done by the Power or Artifice of Men, they mull
be either wrought by the Power of created Spirits,
or the Almighty Power of God : But that
they were not wrought by the Power of any created
Spirits, will appear by confidering, that rhey
muft either be done by good Angels or evil Spirits
: As to good Angels ( befides that many of
the Works afbre-mention'd appear to be above
the power of any Creature, as we (hall (hew
prefently ) I (hall only obferve, that if they had
been done by good Angels, this would be a demonftration
of the truth of Chri(t's Revelation,
no lefs than if they were wrought by a power
inherent in himfelf ^ for the good Angels are the
Minifters of the heavenly Kingdom, and are fuppofed
always to do the Will of God, and defign
the welfare of Mankind. And it is utterly inconliftent
with all the Notions we have of them,
that they fhould contribute fuch a mighty afliftance
to delude the World with a falfeDoftrine^
and to perfuade fo many thoufand of its Preachers
and Profeffors to endure the greateit Miferies,
and moil painful Deaths in this World, without
any hopes of a future reward in another Life for
their prefent Sufferings ; Such a wicked Impofture
is agreeable only to the Falftood and Malice
of evil Spirits ^ and this indeed is the iaft
refuge and ftronghold of Infidels , who denying
the truth of Chrilt's Revelation, afcribe his wonderful
Works to the power of wicked Spirits,
with whom, they fay, he was confederate. So
did the Jews in his own time •, for when the Pharifees
heard of his healing oae Blind and Dumb,
who was poflTefs'd with a Devil, they fa id, Thi^
Yellow does not cafi out Devils^ but by Beelzebub
the Prince of Devils^ Matth. 12, 24. / e. He does
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