Origen against Celsus translated from the original into English by James Bellamy ...

CHAP. VII.

THEN he accuses our Saviour himself, as if he wrought Miracles by the Help of Magick, and foresaw, that many other Persons wou'd do the same Things, by their Skill in that Hellish Art, boasting that a Divine Power did attend 'em, and, for that very Reason, did exclude 'em from the Number of his Followers and Fa∣vourites.

And he makes Use of this Argu∣ment against him, If, says he, there was just Ground for his rejecting the fore-mention'd Persons, then he was a wicked Man, being guilty of the same Fault, which he charg'd on them, and if he was not a wicked Man, then neither did they deserve a Mark of Infamy, who according to his own Confession, were to do the same Things that he did himself.

But tho' we shou'd grant, that 'tis difficult for us to determine precisely, by what Power our Saviour wrought his Miracles; yet 'tis very plain, that the Christians made use of no Enchant∣ments,

unless the Name of JESƲS, and some Passages of the Holy Scrip∣tures were a kind of Sacred Spell.