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DOCT. XVII. That the calling of those ministers whom Christ sends extraordinarily and by himself is not alwayes confirmed by miracles; nor is it needfull it should be so.
FOr we do not believe that miracles are alwayes necessary to the con∣firmation of the ministry of this kind of ministers; since we do not read that the mission of all the Prophets was confirm'd by miracles, but one∣ly by the Spirit of God, and the zeal of his glory wherewith they were enflamed, and especially by the truth of the divine word which they preached not without advantage to the Saints, that is, the elect in the Church: whereas on the other side some even false Prophets did per∣forme signes and wonders;a 1.1 which also the Apostle hath foretold should be done by Antichrist; &b 1.2 Christ be∣fore him. Which, notwithstanding, because they brought not the word of God; but lies, and exhorted the people to go after strange Gods, the Lord forbad them to be heard; yea,