A free inquiry into the miraculous powers, which are supposed to have subsisted in the Christian Church, from the earliest ages / [Conyers Middleton].
- Conyers Middleton
- Date:
- 1749
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A free inquiry into the miraculous powers, which are supposed to have subsisted in the Christian Church, from the earliest ages / [Conyers Middleton]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![N. Narcissus, Bp. of Jerufaletn: miracle related by Eufebius to have been per¬ formed by him, 127 Newton, Sir Ifaac, computes, that Chrift’s miniflry continued thro’ five fucceflive Pafiovers, 56. His remark on the an- fwer of the oracle of Apollo Daphneus to Julian the emperor, N. [1] 153. His account of the rife of monkery, N. [2] 177’ New Testament : the books of it do not depend upon the Fathers, 190, 191 O. Observations cn the Introductory Dif- courfe: author of them maintains, that the promife of our Lord, Mark xvi. 17. implies the continuance of the miracu¬ lous powers, without any limitation of time, Praef. xii. Affirms, that there is not light enough in hiftory to fettle the duration of the miraculous powers, ibid. Declares, that it nothing concerns us to fettle that queftion. ibid. Afiferts, that the earlieft Fathers unanimoufly affirm, that thefe powers fubfifted in the Church in their days, xiii. His affertions ex¬ amined, xiv, & fcqq. Owns, that the primitive ages were impofed upon by fialfe and fictitious pretenfions to miracu¬ lous powers, xvii Oil confecrated by holy men, and ufed in healing the fick in the primitive Church, 75. When confecrated, performs, ac¬ cording to St. Chryfojtom, miraculous cures, 136 Origen declares, that the Chriftians of his age could drive away devils, perform cures, and forefee things to come, 14, 15-. Affirms, that the calling out de¬ vils was performed generally by laymen, 22. Cites a fpurious book, intitled, the preaching of Peter, as genuine, N. [1] 34. Denies the charge of Celfus, that the Chriftians interpolated the verfes of the Sibyl, N. [2] 35. Seems to al¬ low, that there was a daemon cunning in medicine called JEfculapius, 77. De¬ clares, that the Jews call out devils by the name of the God of Abraham, Ifaac, and Jacoby 85, 86. Afierts, that the Devils ufed to poflefs and deftroy cat¬ tle, 88 Otto, Everard, profeflorat Utrecht: his differtation to prove the Sainte Am- poulle at Rheims to be a forgery, 228 P. Papias fuppofed by fome to have forged the Sibylline oracles, 37. His account of the Millennium, 47. Acknowledged by Eufebius to be a weak man, 48. Gave rife to the moft fabulous traditi¬ ons, 59. The chief promotor and af- fertor of apoftolical traditions, 61, 62, 63. Colletts all the unwritten fayings of Chrift and his Apoftles, 63. Affirm¬ ed by Eufebius not to have been a difei- ple of John the Apoftle, but of John the elder or prefbyter. N. [1] 63. Ne¬ ver heard or knew any of the apoftles, ibid. Paradise, whence Adam was expelled, the place, into which Enoch and Elias were tranflated, and St. Paul caught up, ac¬ cording to Irenaus and all the later Fa¬ thers, 49 Paris, Abbe de, account of him and his miracles, 223, feqq. His tomb be¬ ing inclofed within a wall puts a flop to the miracles fuppofed to be performed there, 224. Anfwer to his miracles by Mr. Des Voeux, aproteftant, 225. His Miracles affirmed by a proteftant wri¬ ter to be the works of the devil, 226. No evidence of primitive miracles half fo ftrong, as what is alledged for thofe of the Abbe de Paris, ibui Paul, St. a fpurious piece aferibed to him by Clemens Alexandrinus, N. [1] 34 Paul, the monk: his life written by St. Jero?n, Poll. exxx. Paulinus : upon his authority Dr. Wa- terland extends the fuccelfion of the mi¬ raculous powers in the Church to the latter end of the fourth century, Intr. 1. lxxiii, lxxiv. Account of him, lxxiv. A miracle related by him, Ixxv P AU-](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b3051597x_0403.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
