Scripture Confirmations of New Church Doctrine [Brief Latin Title: Dicta Probantia]

1. The Apostles; Miracles

The apostles are named (Acts of the Apostles 1:13, 26).

Judas the traitor burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out (Acts of the Apostles 1:16-19).

Many miracles and signs were done by the apostles (Acts of the Apostles 2:43). Peter and John healed the lame man sitting at the gate of the temple, therefore all were astonished, but when the priests heard them preaching about Jesus, they laid hands upon them, thrust them into prison, and afterwards having threatened them sent them away because of the people (Acts of the Apostles 3:1-20; 4). This miracle was done in the name of Jesus Christ (Acts of the Apostles 4:10, 30).

Many miracles done by the apostles (Acts of the Apostles 5:12, 5:15, 5:16), but yet they were put in prison by the high priest, and although they were led out thence by an angel miraculously, yet they were beaten, and warned not to preach concerning Jesus (verses 29-40).

Stephen also did great signs and miracles (Acts of the Apostles 6:8).

Miracles done by Philip (Acts of the Apostles 8:6, 7, 13).

Simon the sorcerer made himself great in Samaria, saying, here is the great power of God; but he was severely reproved by Peter (Acts of the Apostles 8:9, 10 seq., 20-24).

Miracles done by Peter, and also that he raised the dead to life (Acts of the Apostles 9:33, 34, 36-42).

The miracle of Paul, that a certain man was made blind (Acts of the Apostles 13:11); also others (Acts of the Apostles 19:11, 12; 20:9 seq.; 28:3 seq., 8).

Miracles done by the disciples, and with Paul (Acts of the Apostles 14:3, 8-10, 19, 20; 16:25, 26 seq.).

7290. ‘Dicendo, Date prodigium’: quod significet et ideo confirmari volunt, constat ex significatione ‘prodigiorum et signorum’ quod sint confirmationes veritatum, de qua n. 3900, 6870. Quod prodigia et signa attinet, de quibus in nunc sequentibus, sciendum quod facta sint apud tales qui in externo cultu fuerunt, et de interno ¹ non scire volebant; qui enim in tali cultu fuerunt adigendi erant per media externa; inde est quod miracula facta sint apud populum Israeliticum et Judaicum, erant enim solum in cultu externo, et in nullo interno; et quoque externus cultus erat in quo esse debebant, cum non in interno cultu esse ² vellent, ex causa ut ³ in externis repraesentarent sancta, et sic communicatio daretur cum caelo, sicut per aliquod Ecclesiae, nam correspondentiae, repraesentativa, et significativa conjungunt naturalem mundum spirituali; inde nunc erat quod apud illam gentem tot miracula facta sint;

[2] at apud illos qui in cultu interno sunt, hoc est, in charitate et fide, ⁴ miracula non fiunt, sunt enim illis damnosa, nam miracula cogunt ad credendum, et coactum non remanet sed dissipatur; interna cultus, quae sunt fides et charitas, implantanda sunt in libero, tunc enim appropriantur, et quae sic appropriantur remanent, quae autem implantantur in coacto manent extra internum hominem in externo, nam ⁵ in internum hominem nihil intrat nisi per ideas intellectuales, quae sunt rationes, humus enim quae recipit ibi est rationale illustratum; inde est quod miracula hodie nulla fiant; quod etiam sint damnosa, inde constare potest; adigunt enim ad credendum, ac in externo homine ideas figunt quod ita sit; si internus homo postea negat id quod miracula confirmarunt, tunc fit oppositio ⁶ et collisio interni et externi hominis, et tandem cum ⁷ ideae ex miraculis dissipantur, fit conjunctio falsi et veri, ita profanatio; inde patet quam damnosa sunt miracula hodie in Ecclesia, in qua interna cultus detecta sunt; ⁸ haec quoque significantur per Domini verba ad Thomam, Quia vidisti Me, Thoma, credidisti; beati qui non vident, et credunt, Joh. 20:29;

ita quoque ‘beati’ qui non per miracula credunt.

[3] At miracula non damnosa sunt illis qui in cultu externo absque interno sunt, nam apud illos oppositio interni et externi hominis non dari potest, ita nec collisio, proinde nec profanatio. Quod ⁹ miracula nec aliquod ad fidem contribuant, satis constare potest a miraculis apud populum Israeliticum in Aegypto et in deserto, quod prorsus nihil apud illos effecerint; populus ille, tametsi ante paucum tempus viderunt tot miracula in Aegypto, postea mare Suph divisum, et Aegyptios ibi immersos, ¹⁰ columnam nubis euntem ante se interdiu et columnam ignis noctu, mannam quotidie ¹¹ depluentem e caelo, et tametsi viderunt Montem Sinai fumantem, et audiverunt Jehovam inde loquentem, praeter ¹² alia, usque tamen in medio talium, ab omni fide delapsi sunt, et a cultu Jehovae ad cultum vituli, Exod. 32:1 ad fin. ; inde patet quid miracula efficiunt.

[4] Minus adhuc effectura essent hodie ¹³ quando non agnoscitur quod sit aliquid ex spirituali mundo; et cum negatur omne tale quod fit, et non ¹⁴ tribuitur naturae; contra Divinum enim influxum et regimen in terris universaliter regnat negativum; ¹⁵ quapropter hodie, homo Ecclesiae si ipsissima miracula Divina videret, primum ¹⁶ illa deduceret in naturam, et ibi ¹⁷ conspurcaret illa, ¹⁸ et postea sicut phantasmata ¹⁷ rejiceret, et demum ¹⁷ irrideret quoscumque qui illa tribuerent Divino, et non naturae; quod miracula nihil efficiant, ¹⁹ constat etiam a Domini verbis apud Lucam, Si Mosen et Prophetas non audiunt, neque si quis ex mortuis resurrexerit, persuadebuntur, 16:31.

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