"But supposing _Jesus_'s Change of Water into Wine to have been a real Miracle; none commission'd of God for the Reformation and Instruction of Mankind would ever have done it here. Miracles (as Mr. _Chandler_[240] says excellently well) _must be such things, as that it is consistent with the Perfections of God, to interest himself in_; and again, _they must argue not only the Power of God, but his Love to Mankind, and his Inclination to do them good_; which this of _Jesus_ is so far from, that it has an evil Aspect and Tendency, as is above represented; consequently it is to be rejected, and no longer esteem'd a divine Miracle; neither is _Jesus_ to be received as a Revealer of God's Will for it, as Mr. _Chandler_ will bear me witness. "No doubt on't, but you Christian Priests would have us _Jews_ and _Infidels_, to believe the whole Company at this Wedding, for all what is intimated by St. _John_ to the contrary, to consist of sober and demure Saints. I will suppose so; but then, what occasion had they at all for Wine? What reason could there be for God's Power to interpose and make it, especially in so large a quantity, for them? I can conceive none. If any of the Company had been taken with fainting Fits; and _Jesus_ for want of a Cordial Bottle, had created a chearing Drain or two, I could not have found fault with it; tho' even here, if he had restored the _Patient_ with a word of his Mouth, it had been a better Miracle, than making of Wine for him: But that he should make for a Company of Sots, a large quantity of Wine, of no less than twelve or eighteen Firkins of _English_ Measure, enough to intoxicate the whole Town of _Cana_ of _Galilee_, is what can never be accounted for by a Christian, who should, one would think, wish this Story, for the Reputation of _Jesus_ expunged out of the New Testament.