"Our Ancestors then, who unquestionably detected the Fraud, were in the right on't to prosecute with Severity, the whole Party concern'd in it: And if they had aveng'd the Wickedness of it upon _Lazarus_ as well as they did upon _Jesus_, I should have commended them for it. Whether such a monstrous Imposture, as was this pretended Miracle, happily discover'd does not call aloud for Vengeance and most exemplary Punishment; and whether any Nation of the World would suffer the like with Impunity, let any Man judge. "For all the Reports of your Gospels, it is unnatural to hate a miraculous Healer of Diseases; and there must be somewhat supprest about the Inveteracy of the _Jews_ to _Jesus_, or his healing Power, if it was so great as is imagined, must have reconciled them to him: But that they should hate not only _Jesus_ for raising the dead, but the Person rais'd by him, is improbable, incredible, and impossible. "If Historians can parallel this Story of the Malignity of the _Jews_ towards _Jesus_ and _Lazarus_ upon such a real Miracle, with any Thing equally barbarous and inhuman, in any other Sect or Nation; we will acknowledge the Truth of it against our ancient Nation: Or if such Inhumanity, abstractedly consider'd, be at all agreeable to the Conceptions any one can form of Human Nature in the most uncivilis'd and brutish People, we will allow our Ancestors, in this Case, to have been that People. "Was such a real and indisputable Miracle, as this of _Lazarus_ is supposed, to be wrought at this day in Confirmation of Christianity, I dare say, it would bring all us _Jews_, to a Man, into the Belief of it: And I don't think it possible, for any People to be so begotten, byass'd, and prejudiced, as not to be wrought on by it. Or if they would not part with their Interests and Prejudices upon it, they would have more Wit and Temper, than to break forth into a Rage against all or any of the Persons concern'd in it. And, for my Life, I can entertain no worse Thoughts of our old Nation. "Supposing God should send an Ambassador at this day, who, to convince Christians of the Mischiefs and Inconvenience of an _Hireling Priesthood_, should work such a Miracle as was this of _Lazarus_'s Resurrection, in the Presence of a multitude of Spectators; how would your _Bishops_ and _Clergy_ behave themselves upon it? Why, they would be as mute as Fishes; or if they did fret and grieve inwardly for the Loss of their Interests; yet they would have more Prudence (ask them else,) than to show their Anger openly, and persecute both _Agent_ and _Patient_ for it. Wherefore then are they so censorious and uncharitable as to preach and believe another Notion and Doctrine of our Ancestors?