Miracles, — How I hate those who make men doubt of miracles.
Montaigne speaks of them as he should in the two passages. In
one we see how careful he is, yet in the other he believes, and
laughs at unbelievers.
However it maybe, the Church has no proofs if they are right.
Montaigne against miracles.
Montaigne for miracles.
The reason why men do not believe.
Joh. xii. 37. Cum autem tanta signa fecisset^ non credebant in
eum, ut sermo Isaye impleretur. Excecavit^ etc,

Hcec dixit Isaias, quando vidit gloriam ejus^et locutus est de eo,

— Judcei signa petunt, et Greed sapientiam qucerunt,

Nos autem Jesum crucifixum,

Sed plenum signis, sed plenum sapientia,

Vos autem Christum non crucifixistis, et religionem sine
miraculis et sine sapientia.
The ground of disbelief in true miracles is want of charity.
Toh. Sed vos non creditis quia non estis ex ovibus. The ground
of belief in false miracles is want of charity.
2 Thess. ii.
The foundation of religion. This is miracle. Does God then
speak against miracles, against the foundations of the faith
which we have in him ?



OF MIRACLES IN GENERAL, 259

If there be a God, faith in God must exist on earth. Now
the miracles of Jesus Christ are not foretold by Antichrist, but
the miracles of Antichrist are foretold by Jesus Christ. Thus if
Jesus Christ were not the Messiah he would have certainly led
into error, but Antichrist could not certainly lead into error.
When Jesus Christ foretold the miracles of Antichrist, did he
think of destroying faith in his own miracles ?

Moses foretold Jesus Christ, and commanded to follow him ;
Jesus Christ foretold Antichrist, and forbade to follow him.
