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wasnoDlforder, noConfufion,
the Grave-cloatte^
were
in which the precious Body was wrapp'd,
decently folded up, and laid in one place, and:
the Napkin that was about his Head in another ^
which (hews it was done with a prefence of
Mind, and deliberately. Granting ftill, that the
Dlfciples did carry away the Body, why did not
the Jews accufe them before theWagiltrates, who
certainly would have condemn'd them to death
could it have been prov'd againft them > And fuppofing
the Soldiers had flept whilft the Body was
ftollen, why did not thefe Soldiers ftiffer death,
according to the Laws of both Jews and Romans?
Laftly, The aflertion of the Jews plainly contradi£ls
it felf^ for if the Soldiers vi;ere awake, vvhy
did they not hinder the Difciples from taking
away the Body ? But if they were afleep, how
can they tell which wiay it was taken , or who
did it : Thus you may fee the ttupidity, partiality
and ufibelief of the Jews , who give credit
to the Miracles of Mofes^ and the Prophets, fof
which they had only Hiftory and Tradition ^ and
yet would not believe the Miracles of Jefus
Chrift, of which they every day were Eye-witn'efles.
Ohjetf. 6,
'Tis probable that the Devil can do
fuch Miracles as Chrilt did, How*' then fhall I
certainly know, whether Chrift did them by the
Power of God, or of the Dbvll >
Anfw. Tis true indeed, that we do not well
know how far the Power of Satan extends •, but
this we are certain of!, if he could work all the
Miracles that Chrift did, he could not do them
for the fame end, viz. for confirming the true
Religion, vv'hich wholly deftroys the Empire of
the Devil, and commands nothing but what is
for the Glory of God, and the Good of Mankind ,.
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