"_Matthew_, _Mark_ and _Luke_, who knew as much of this Sham-Miracle as _John_, had not the Confidence to report it; because, when they wrote, many Eye-Witnesses of the Fraud were alive to disprove and contradict them; therefore they confined their Narratives to _Jesus_'s less juggling Tricks, that had pass'd more current: But after the _Jewish_ State was dissolved, their judicial Records were destroy'd, and every Body dead that could confute him, _John_ ventures abroad the Story of this Miracle; and if the good Providence of God had not infatuated him, in the Insertion of the Circumstances here observed, it might have pass'd through all Generations to come, as well as it has done for many past, for a grand Miracle. "Thus, _Sir_, have you a few of my Thoughts on the pretended Miracle of _Lazarus_'s Resurrection. I have more to bestow on it, but that I would not be tedious. There's no need to argue against the other two Resurrection-Stories. You know _omne majus includit minus_, and if the greatest of the three Miracles be an Imposture, the two less ones of Consequence are Artifice and Fraud. And rather than the Miracle of _Lazarus_ shall stand its Ground, I'll have t'other Bout at it from some other Circumstances; the Consideration of which will make it as foolish and wicked an Imposture, as ever was contrived and transacted in the World; such a _wicked Imposture_ of most pernicious Consequence to the Welfare of the Publick, that it is no Wonder, the People, by an unanimous Voice, call'd for the Releasement of _Barabbas_, a Robber and Murderer, before _Jesus_. I don't suppose these Arguments against this Miracle will be convincing of your Christian _Clergy_, who are hired to the Belief of it. But however, a _Bishop_ of many _thousands_ a Year to believe, can't in Conscience deny, that the Arguments above are a sufficient Justification of our _Jewish_ Disbelief of it.