Two Essays on Biblical and on Ecclesiastical Miracles

John Henry Newman

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Introduction. ON THE MIRACLES OF SCRIPTURE.

THE MIRACLES OF SCRIPTURE COMPARED WITH THOSE REPORTED ELSEWHERE, AS REGARDS THEIR NATURE, CREDIBILITY, AND EVIDENCE.

ON THE MIRACLES OF SCRIPTURE.

I PROPOSE to attempt an extended comparison between the Miracles of Scripture and those elsewhere related, as regards their nature, credibility, and evidence. I shall divide my observations under the following heads:—

§ I. On the Idea and Scope of a Miracle.

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