Whether our _Jesus_ be at this Day such a spiritual _Messiah_, I leave to our _Divines_ to consider, with those spiritual Distempers of the Church, that seem to want his miraculous Hand and Touch. The Fathers of the Church said, that _Jesus_ was _in part_ such a spiritual _Messiah_ in their time, and argued[20] his _Messiahship_, not from bodily Cures, but from his most miraculous Cures of the Diseases of the Soul: But there was another and future Time, in which he would be such a spiritual and glorious _Messiah_ to the greatest Perfection. In the mean while, no healing of corporal Distempers can prove _Jesus_ to be the _Messiah_, nor any other of his miraculous Works recorded in the _Evangelists_: So far from it, that II. I shall prove that the literal Story of many of _Jesus_'s Miracles, as they are recorded in the _Evangelists_, and commonly believed by Christians, does imply Improbabilities and Incredibilities, and the grossest Absurdities, very dishonourable to the Name of Christ; consequently, they, in whole, or in part, were never wrought, but are only related as prophetical and parabolical Narratives of what would be mysteriously and more wonderfully done by him. The reading of this Head will, I doubt not, strike with Horror some of our squeamish _Divines_, who, notwithstanding they will sacrifice almost any Principles to their Interest, will not bear that our literal evangelical History of such renown'd Miracles should be thus called in Question, and contemptuously spoken of. What does this _Author_ mean, will some say, thus to do Service to Atheism and Infidelity? Away with him! Our Indignation is moved against him! No Censure and Punishment can be too severe for such Impiety, Profaneness, and Blasphemy, as is aim'd at, and imply'd in this Proposition. To calm therefore the Spirits, and abate the Prejudices of such Accusers, I must proceed with the greater Caution and with Reason and Authority well fortify myself before and behind, or I shall feel the Weight of the Displeasure of our _Divines_, who are prepossess'd of the Belief of the literal Story of all _Jesus_'s Miracles.