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184 SECOND APPEAL
of the being of a God, though disputed by a few-
pretended literary men ; and he has consequently
never hesitated to inculcate with all his power the
idea of one God to the learned and unlearned of his own
country, taking care at the same time, as much as
possible, hot to enter into particulars as to the real
nature, essence, attributes, person, or substance of the
Godhead, those being points above his comprehension,
and liable to interminable disputes. The Reverend Edit-
or thus expresses his surprise at the conduct of the
Compiler, in omitting in his selection the miraclous rela-
tions of the Gospel :—"We cannot but wonder that his
miracles should not have found greater favour in the eyes
of the Compiler of this selection, while the amazing
weight which Jesus himself attached to them could scarce-
ly have escaped his notice :" and in order to prove the
importance of the miracles ascribed to Jesus, the Editor
quotes three instances, in the first of which Jesus referred
John the Baptist to his wonderful miracles ; in the
second, he called the attention of unbelieving Jews to
his miraculous works as a proof of his divine mission ; in
the third, he recommends Philip the Apostle to the
evidence of his miracles. But after a slight attention to
the circumstances in which those appeals were made, it
appears clearly, that in these and other instances Jesus
referred to his miracles those persons only who either
scrupled to believe, or doubted him as the promised
Messiah, or required of him some sign to confirm their
faith. Vide Matthew, ch. xi. vers. 2—4 : " When John had
heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of
nis disciples, and said unto him, Art thou he that should
come, or do we look for another ? Jesus answered and said
of the being of a God, though disputed by a few-
pretended literary men ; and he has consequently
never hesitated to inculcate with all his power the
idea of one God to the learned and unlearned of his own
country, taking care at the same time, as much as
possible, hot to enter into particulars as to the real
nature, essence, attributes, person, or substance of the
Godhead, those being points above his comprehension,
and liable to interminable disputes. The Reverend Edit-
or thus expresses his surprise at the conduct of the
Compiler, in omitting in his selection the miraclous rela-
tions of the Gospel :—"We cannot but wonder that his
miracles should not have found greater favour in the eyes
of the Compiler of this selection, while the amazing
weight which Jesus himself attached to them could scarce-
ly have escaped his notice :" and in order to prove the
importance of the miracles ascribed to Jesus, the Editor
quotes three instances, in the first of which Jesus referred
John the Baptist to his wonderful miracles ; in the
second, he called the attention of unbelieving Jews to
his miraculous works as a proof of his divine mission ; in
the third, he recommends Philip the Apostle to the
evidence of his miracles. But after a slight attention to
the circumstances in which those appeals were made, it
appears clearly, that in these and other instances Jesus
referred to his miracles those persons only who either
scrupled to believe, or doubted him as the promised
Messiah, or required of him some sign to confirm their
faith. Vide Matthew, ch. xi. vers. 2—4 : " When John had
heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of
nis disciples, and said unto him, Art thou he that should
come, or do we look for another ? Jesus answered and said