Section 7: If the Works of Christ proceeded from a Good Spirit, then from God.

Book 1 Section 7 (p. 15)
If the Works of Christ proceeded from a Good Spirit, then from God.

If yet it should be said, that the Miraculous Works of Christ proceeded from a Good Spirit, yet inferiour to God: this is to acknowledg that they pleased God, and pertained to the Honour of God, because the Good Spirits do nothing but what it acceptable in the sight of God; nor do they these things without authority from God, and to his Glory only; Through it's evident, some of these Works do plainly point at God the Author of them, as the restoring of sundry dead Men to Life again. And we know that God neither doth Miracles, nor suffers them to be done without Cause; for this is the part of a wise Law-maker, not to recede from his own Laws (which in respect of God, is his common way of Providence, and not by Miracles) without some Cause, and that of moment.

Now there can be no other Reason given why these things were done, beside that alledge by Christ, the bearing Witness to his Doctrine; which being now to take place of Moses's Law, so as in many things to put a period to the Obligation thereof; as also to be published throughout the World, to alter the State of Religion every-where, it was requisite the same should be so approved from Heaven: Neither could any of the beholders of these Miracles (among whom were many of a very Pious disposition) conceive in their Minds any other Reason thereof, than to confirm the Doctrine of Jesus. And upon this Ground, very many of the Jews that lived about the times of Jesus, even they that could not be induced to omit any part of Moses Law (the Nazarites and Ebonites) did nevertheless honour Jesus as a Master sent from Heaven.