° N MIRACLES. 



do their duty, I fhall promife myfelf thy concurrence* 

 At leaffc I have thy word for it, that thou wilt not 

 work again!! me. 



Jupiter.] And I fwear to thee, by the adamantine 

 curb of Nemefis, that I will keep it, fo long as thou 

 art wife enough to keep a bridle on thyfelf. Do what 

 feemeth good to thee, but do not compel me to do 

 my duty, my love ! 



Jurio, embracing himJ] Let the beautiful Antinous 

 fill thee thy large bowl with neclar, Jupiter, and be- 

 take thee to reft. Thou malt be fatisfied with me* 



MORE ON THE SUBJECT OF MIRACLES. 



In purfuance of what I have heretofore faid on 

 the fubject of miracles, I think I may venture to pro- 

 pound fome principles, the remit of long and careful 

 inveftigation, which, though not detrimental to the 

 efTentials of religion, and only deftruclive to fuper- 

 llition and legendary credulity, yet feem to me no- 

 where fufficiently elucidated. 



An aclion of a man, whi&h is related to us as a mi- 

 racle, muft either really furpafs the power of the msn 

 who is feen to do it, or at leaft muft feem to us to ex- 

 ceed it. 



In the former cafe, the transaction would be a real 

 miracle, but in the latter only a feeming miracle. 



Fir ft cafe. If an act, which, according to the re- 

 lation, is faid to have been performed by fome man, 



really 



