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98061 Miraculous Powers, p. 48.1 (Merritt E. Cornell)

… that faith of which it is the expression, a miraculous power derived from divine Omnipotence.”— Sacred Hist. p. 407.

98062 Miraculous Powers, p. 49.2 (Merritt E. Cornell)

… than faith, hope, and charity.’ You assert: But the proof sir! I want the proof. Though I am but one of the vulgar, yet I am not half so credulous as you apprehend the …

98063 Miraculous Powers, p. 50.2 (Merritt E. Cornell)

… of faith and morals infected the Christian church; which, by that revolution, as St. Jerome says, ‘lost as much of her virtue, as it had gained of wealth and power …

98064 Miraculous Powers, p. 52.1 (Merritt E. Cornell)

… the faith of the patient, or the grace of him that works the cure.’

98065 Miraculous Powers, p. 54.2 (Merritt E. Cornell)

… that faith and holiness were well nigh lost; but that dry, formal, orthodox men began even then to ridicule whatever gifts they had not themselves; and to decry …

98066 Miraculous Powers, p. 56.2 (Merritt E. Cornell)

… the faith of the patient, or the grace of the person administering relief, may be strong or weak.’ Indeed the testimonies of the fathers in these times is so general …

98067 Miraculous Powers, p. 60.2 (Merritt E. Cornell)

… , the faithful and true God, hast prepared, promised beforehand, and fulfilled accordingly. Wherefore I praise thee for all these things, I bless thee, I glorify …

98068 Miraculous Powers, p. 67.1 (Merritt E. Cornell)

The following extract shows at least that a bishop of the Church of England believed in miracles in his time, and also that such faith was general in his day—the seventeenth century:

98069 Miraculous Powers, p. 82.2 (Merritt E. Cornell)

… their faithful pastor.” The prayer was answered, and the news was soon flying every where, “that Zwingle had been snatched from the brink of the grave.”— D’Aubigne’s …

98070 Miraculous Powers, p. 82.6 (Merritt E. Cornell)

… strong faith of one who felt assured that his requests would be heard and answered. And so it was, for in that very hour she began to recover, and in a few days was …

98071 Miraculous Powers, p. 86.3 (Merritt E. Cornell)

… , through faith in that promise—’The prayer of faith shall save the sick.’ And when in half an hour I looked again at the wound, all the bad symptoms were gone; and …

98072 Miraculous Powers, p. 87.1 (Merritt E. Cornell)

… praying faith! Lord, hear me now; stoop to my request; let the child’s feet and ankle bones receive strength; give power to walk, and let me soon know thou hast heard …

98073 Miraculous Powers, p. 87.2 (Merritt E. Cornell)

… , how faithful, how condescending is the Lord! We may—I may, like Abraham, like Moses, like Elijah, ask and obtain.”— Journal, pp. 116, 119, 120.

98074 Miraculous Powers, p. 87.4 (Merritt E. Cornell)

… their faith and obedience.” Bible Doctrine, p. 341.

98075 Miraculous Powers, p. 88.2 (Merritt E. Cornell)

… strong faith, that the Lord would bless the child, and speedily restore her. The Almighty, whose eyes are over the righteous, and whose ears are open to their …

98076 Miraculous Powers, p. 88.4 (Merritt E. Cornell)

… such faith while prayer was made by those men of God for his recovery, that she had no doubt concerning his restoration. The event proved the correctness of …

98077 Miraculous Powers, p. 91.2 (Merritt E. Cornell)

… Baptist faith, under the ministration of the Rev. Dr. Williams, of the First Baptist church of this city, was on Sunday evening immersed in the presence of a large …

98078 Miraculous Powers, p. 92.3 (Merritt E. Cornell)

… healing faith. When we arrived they were at prayer. We knelt down in front of the tent and wept like a child. We could scarcely speak above a whisper. About this …

98079 Miraculous Powers, p. 92.5 (Merritt E. Cornell)

… . His faith seemed to gain ground as he proceeded. He continued his intercessions with the greatest fervency; and, in agony, asked in submission to the will of …

98080 Miraculous Powers, p. 93.1 (Merritt E. Cornell)

The author of “Bank of Faith” relates the following: