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# Title: A Discourse Concerning the True Notion Of The Lord's Supper (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 137, Stück 2; Leibn. Marg. 137)
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Phe COntenES.
Acheits, which therefore they mill impute, That Demoniactes and Kneroumeni are a
Parrly tO MenS Pear and TenOrancC, and Parry Real Phaenomenon; and that ibere are such also
1o tho Fiction and Imposture of Ciril Gover- in these Times of ours, asserred by Fernelius
nOurS, (ViZ. ApparitiOnS, Miracles, and PrO- and SenMerEUS. Sueb Maniacal PerTONS, a5 not
phecies;) ihe Realicy of these, here also 10 be onely discover Secrers, but also speak L. an BuaB CS,
briesto Vindicated.
PagC700 mbich rhey bad never learne, Onquestionably
First, as for apparicions; Thouxh much of Demoniacks or Fnergumeni. That there have
Fabuloliey in these Relations, vet unquestionably been sueh in the Times sinee our Saviour, proved
Somethine of Truch. Acheists impurine these out of PleluS; as alsofrom Fernelius. Ibu Cor
thines tomens mistatine their Dreamsand Phan-he Vindication of Christianier, acainst thole
cies for SenFations, Contradiet their oron Funda-ho suspect the Scripture- Deriohiactes for Lix-
mencal Principle, That SenCeis the onelu Crice-
BenIS.
52 Pa3C704,7C0
rion of Truch; as also Derocate more from Hu- The Second Extraordinar Phenomenon
mane Testimony, ibon they ouobt.
ibid. Proposed; That of Mirgeles, and lAcetS Super
That some Acheiss Sensible hereos, have ac- nacural. That there have been such tbines a
hnomledoed ihe Bealier oE apparicions, conctu- monest ihc PaganS, and sinee ihe Times ot
dine them neverthetess to be ihe Meer Creatures Chriltianier 100; Lvident from ibeir Records.
Ot Imagination; as if a Strong Phancy contd But more Instances of ibese in Scripeure. 706
produce Real Substances, or Objects ot Sense.
Tvo Soris of Miracles. FirII, Suchas, 1bouxh
The Fanacicilmof AcheiCS, who willrather Believe ibey cannot be done by Ordinary Caules, vet
iho preotest impossibilities, ihen endanser the may be essected by the Nacural Pover of Invili-
Beine of 2G0d. Invisible GhoAs Permanene, ble Spiriis, AngelS, or DenONS. As IIIicerace
casity introduce One Supreme Chosof ihe mhole
WorId.
Demoniacks, Speatine Oreck. Such amonelt
700, 70r ihe PaBanS that Miracle oF che WhecKOne, ent
Demoeritus pet further Convinced; That in tvo with a Razour. SccondIY, Sueb a tran-
there mere Invilible Beings Superioux 1o Men, Scend ihe Nacural Porver os all Second Caules,
Independent upon Imagination, and Permanent;
(called by him IdolS) buc bavine nothine Im-
and Created BCinBS.
7c6, 707
Thaslate Policico. Theoogical Freacile, de-
morcal in them; and therefore that a G0d contd nyins both these Soris of Miracles; Inconsidera-
be no more proved from ihe Existence os them, ble, and not deservine bere a Contucacion-
ibenofMen. Granted by him, that there mere
not onely Terrestrial, bur also Aerial and AE Therial
AnimaIs; and that all those Vast ResiOnS os
Ihe Universe above vere not Delert and Unin-
habiced. Flere somethins of the Pathers, asserrine
Angels to have Bodies: but more astermaras.
701,702
Loihis Phaenomenons Apparitions, may be
added ihose Two others, of Witches and De-
moniacks; both of these provine, That Spirits
are not Phancies, nor Inhabicanes oF mens
Brains onely, but of ihc rorid: as also, That
there are some Impure Spirits, a Confirmation
os ibe Truch oE Christianier. The Consident
Exploders of Witcherate, suspicable for A-
cheisin. A5 for Demoniacks or Rnergumeni
certam from Jolephus, TBat ibe Jews did not
take these Demons or LeriIs, for Bodily Dilea-
les but Real Substances, possessine ihe Bodies
SeMen. Nor probable, ibat they supposed, a5
De Onolicks astermard, al Diseases 10 be ibe
intestation of Rvil SpITIIS, nor vet, (as some
Think) all Demoniacks 10 De Mad- men. But
aden theremere any Unusctal and P. xtraordina.
 Sylpeoms, in ans Bocis Dictemper, but
Supposed in Deuc. That Miracles of ihe l’or-
mex POrt, mighe be donc by Falle Prophees, in
Confirmation of Idolatrr. Ht herefore Miracles
alone, not suficient to consirm every Doctrine.
ibid.
Accordinety in the Nem Testament de we
read, of Téxara reises Lyine Miracles; ibatis,
Miracles done in Contirmacion ot a Lic, and by
ihe Porver oF Sacan, CxC. God permissine it
in may os Probation of some, and Punistimiene
of orbers. Miracles done for ihe promorine os
Creature. Worchip or Idolaerr, instead os justi-
Tyins ihe same, themselves Condemned by it.
70E
Had the Miracles of our Saviour Becn all of
ihe Former Lind onely, yet ouxht ibe sewS, ac-
cordine ro Moles LaW, so have actnomledeed
him for a True Prophet, be comine inthe Name
OC che Lord, and not Texhorrine 10 Idolatry.
Supposed in DeuE. That Cod mould not Permit
False Prophets 1o doc Miracles, save ouelv in
ihe Case os Idolatrr; or rhen ihe Dectrine is
discoverable 1o be False by the Lieht of Nacure;
because that vould be on Invincible Tempca-
sPecially that of Madret, Dey supposine this to cion. Our Saviour, That Fximious ProphCE
e Supernatural. mpuled it 10 ihe Intecta- foretold, byrmhom Cod mould axain reveal bin
cion of some Der. LDus also ihe Grecks. Will 10 ihe WNorld; and no more out os Flamine
702, 704 Fire. Neverthetess some Miracles of our Saviour
Christs