_Thirdly_, Because that a Miracle should be well guarded against all Suspicion of Fraud, I was thinking to make it an _Absurdity_, that the Napkin, before _Jesus_ rais'd _Lazarus_, was not taken from his Face, that the Spectators might behold his mortified Looks, and the miraculous Change of his Countenance from Death unto Life. What _Infidels_ think of this Circumstance I know not: I hope it is not with them a Token of Fraud and Imposture; tho' I must needs say, that if the Fathers did not let me in to the Mystery of the Napkin about _Lazarus_'s Face when _Jesus_ call'd him forth, I should not my self like it. _Fourthly_, and lastly, Observe, St. _John_ says, v. 45. that _many of the Jews, who had seen the Things that Jesus did_ here; _believed on him_; and _some of them_, v. 46. who did not believe, _went their Ways to the Pharisees and told them what Things Jesus had done_ in this pretended Miracle, and how the Business was transacted: Whereupon the Chief Priests and Pharisees were so far incens'd as v. 53. _from that Day forth they took Council together to put him to Death_; and Ch. xii. 10. _consulted, that they might put_ Lazarus _also to Death_. Jesus _therefore_ (and his Disciples and _Lazarus_ fled for it, for they) v. 54. _walk'd no more openly among the Jews_, but _went thence into a Country near to the Wilderness_ (a convenient hiding Place) _and there continued with his Disciples_; otherwise in all Probability they had been all sacrificed. I dare not argue upon these Circumstances, neither would I, for the Honour of _Jesus_ have mention'd them; but that my old Friend, the Jewish _Rabbi_, who help'd me to the Satirical Invective against _Jesus_'s Miracle of _turning Water into Wine_, has hence form'd an Objection against _Lazarus_'s Resurrection, and sent me a _Letter_ upon it, desiring me to publish it, and exhort the _Clergy_ to answer it; otherwise he would clandestinely hand it about to the Prejudice of our Religion: Whereupon I, rather than Christianity should so suffer, do here publish it, and it is as follows. "_Sr._ When we last discours'd on _Jesus_'s Miracles, I promised to send you my Thoughts on _Lazarus_'s Resurrection, which I look upon as a notorious Imposture, and for the Proof of it, need go no farther, than to the Circumstances of its Story, which your _Evangelist_ has related.