...proceeds :— ' What we have said of miracles may be applied without any variation to proptiecies; and, indeed, all prophecies are real miracles, and...an argument for a divine mission or authority from heaven—so that, upon the whole, we may conclude, that the Christian religion was not only at first...

...said of miracles may be applied, without any variation, to prophecies ; and indeed, all prophecies arc real miracles, and as such only, can be admitted as...it did not exceed the capacity of human nature to foretell future events, it would be absurd to employ any prophecy as an argument for a divine mission...