17 July 1815

Jug. True

I. Prolegomena

Ch. Counterproofs

§.7. Miracles none of summons

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This paragraph crossed through in pencil. regard to these evidences of divine commission two circumstances [...?] /[...?] [...?]/ call for remark: One is that whatever miracles were preformed, so far as concerned all persons who were in a way to be in the secret—the brethren of Jesus for example as above—it was to no purpose that they were performed.

The other is—that miracles are [...?] at hand, on those occasions when called for, and most [...?]. Indignation hard words and evading language supplied the place of miracles. The more wicked the [...?] i.e. the company present—the greater the need of miracles: the harder their hearts, the greater the need of [...?]: yet in this very alledged wickedness as there was found a reason and that a conclusive one for refusing to bestow upon them their desire with any the smallest miracle.

[marginal note] the more desperate the disease the greater the need of the physician—of the strongest and most efficient operative remedy which it should be in the power of his art and his science to afford.

Disbelief

1. Of his brethren