Examination of evidence and report to the Most Reverend James Whitfield ... upon the miraculous restoration of Mrs. Ann Mattingly, of the city of Washington, D.C. ... together with the documents / By the Right Reverend John England.

  • England, John, 1786-1842.
Date:
1830
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Credit: Examination of evidence and report to the Most Reverend James Whitfield ... upon the miraculous restoration of Mrs. Ann Mattingly, of the city of Washington, D.C. ... together with the documents / By the Right Reverend John England. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Miracles are the criterion of truth: both Moses, Exodus IV. V. 14^ Numbers X. v. 1, 29^ and Jesus Christ, St. John X. v. 38 j XIV. V. 12; XV. V. 24, constantly appealed to the prodigies they wrought in attestation of their divine mission and doctrine. So far from confining the power of working them to his own time or person, the Saviour expressly promised the same, and even a greater power of this nature, to his disciples. St. Mark XVI. v. 17,18; St. John XIV. V. 12. He also promised to be with them to the end of time. The Fathers and Doctors of the Catholic Church, amongst other proofs in her favor, have constantly appealed to miracles by which she is illus¬ trated, and reproached their contemporary heretics and schismatics with the want of them. Miracles are the finger of God^ always point¬ ing at the worship that pleases him and to his ever truth teaching Church. Dissenters from the Catholic Church never have had, and never shall have miracles wrought amongst them. They find themselves, as a sole means of escape from the difficulty in loliich they are placed, oUiged to deny that miracles are any longer performed on Earth. We ask for an attentive perusal of the following pages, adding moreover, that it is far more contrary to reason to maintain that so many intelligent persons should be deceived in a matter of this kind, than that the facts related really and positively did occur. St. Matthew XI. v. 21. Wo to thee Corazain, wo to thee Beth- saida; for if in Tyre and Sidon the mighty works had been done that have been done in you, they would long ago have done penance in sackcloth and ashes, v. 22. But I say unto you that it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of Judgment than for you. 23. And thou Capharnaum, shalt thou be exalted up to Heaven? thou shall go down even unto Hell, for if the mighty works had been done in Sodom, that have been done in thee, perhaps it would have remained until this day. 24. But I say unto you that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom, in the day of Judgment than for thee.’^ Wellcome I Library .