And thus have I done with my Objections against the Letter of these three Miracles. If our _Divines_ shall think there is little or nothing of Force in them; then an Answer, which I should be glad to see, may the more easily be made to them. As for my part, without being conceited of the Acuteness and Strength of any of the Objections, I think it impossible satisfactorily to reply to them, without having Recourse to the Opinions of the Fathers, that these three Miracles, whether they were ever litterally transacted or not, are now but emblematical Representations of mysterious and more wonderful Operations to be perform'd by _Jesus_. To the Fathers then let us go for their mystical Interpretation of these Miracles. St. _Augustin_, in his Introduction to a Sermon on the Widow of _Naim_'s Son, says[297] thus, "There are some so silly as to stand amazed at the corporal Miracles of _Jesus_, and have no Consideration of his greater and spiritual Miracles, signified by them: but others who are wiser can hear of the Things that _Jesus_ did on Men's Bodys, without being astonish'd at them, chusing rather to contemplate with Admiration his more wonderful Works on Men's Souls; after the similitude of bodily Miracles. And these are the Christians that conform their Studies to the Will of our Lord; who would have his corporal Miracles, spiritually interpreted: For He wrought not Miracles in the Flesh, for the sake of such Miracles abstractedly consider'd; but that, if they were surprising to some Mens Senses, they should be more astonishing to the Understanding of others, who apprehend the spiritual Meaning of them. And they who by Contemplation can attain to the mystical Signification of _Jesus_'s Miracles, are the best Scholars and most learn'd Disciples in his Church and School. And, (_speaking of the Absurdity of Jesus's cursing the Figtree according to the Letter_) presently after says, that this he observ'd, that he might persuade his Hearers to think, that our Lord _Jesus_ therefore wrought Miracles, that he might signify somewhat by them, which he would have his Disciples to learn and consider of. Come now, _says he_, and let us see what we are mistically and spiritually to understand by the Stories of the three Persons rais'd from the dead."