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.).

505. TERTIUM MEMORABILE: Quondam audivi stridorem sicut duorum lapidum molarium collidentium inter se; accessi ad sonum, et evanescebat, et vidi angustam portam tendentem oblique deorsum ad quandam domum lacunatam, in qua erant plures Camerae, in quibus cellulae, in quarum unaquavis sedebant duo, qui ex Verbo colligebant confirmantia pro justificatione per solam fidem; unus colligebat, et alter scribebat, et hoc alternis. Accessi ad unam Cellulam, quae prope ostium erat, et quaesivi, quid vos colligitis et scribitis; dicebant, de ACTU JUSTIFICATIONIS seu de FIDE ACTU, quae est ipsa Fides justificans, vivificans et salvans; et Caput doctrinarum Ecclesiae in nostro Christianismo; et tunc dixi illi, dic mihi aliquod signum illius Actus, quando Fides illa in cor ac in animam hominis infertur; respondit, signum Actus illius est in momento, cum homo percitus dolore quod damnatus sit, et cum in contritione illa est, cogitat de Christo, quod damnationem Legis abstulerit, et hoc meritum Ipsius cum fiducia apprehendit, et cum hoc in cogitatione adit Deum Patrem et orat:

[2] tunc dixi, fit ita actus, et est hoc momentum: et quaesivi, quomodo comprehendam, quod dicitur de hoc Actu, quod ad illum non concurrat aliquid hominis, plus quam concurreret, ¹ si foret stipes aut lapis, et quod homo quoad illum Actum nihil possit inchoare, velle, intelligere, cogitare, operari, cooperari, se applicare et accommodare; dic mihi, quomodo hoc cohaeret cum dictis tuis, quod Actus tunc incidat, cum homo cogitat de jure legis, de damnatione ejus a Christo sublata, de fiducia in qua apprehendit id Ipsius meritum, et in cogitatione de hoc adit Deum Patrem et orat; fiuntne omnia illa ab homine; sed dixit, non fiunt active ab homine sed passive;

[3] et respondi, quomodo potest quis cogitare, fiduciam habere, et orare passive; aufer homini activum et cooperativum tunc, annon etiam aufers receptivum, ita omne, et cum omni ipsum Actum; quid tunc fit tuus Actus, nisi pure ideale, quod vocatur ens rationis: spero, quod non credas cum quibusdam talem Actum dari solum apud Praedestinatos, qui nihil quicquam de infusione fidei apud se sciunt; hi possunt ludere talis, et per id inquirere, num eis fides infusa sit vel non: quare, mi Amice, crede quod homo quoad fidem et charitatem operetur ex se a Domino, et quod absque hac operatione tuus actus fidei, quem vocasti Caput Doctrinarum Ecclesiae in Christianismo, non sit nisi quam statua uxor Lothi, tinniens ex mero sale stricta penna scribae, aut ungue digiti ejus; Luca 17:32; ² hoc dixi, quia facitis vosmet ipsos quoad Actum illum similes statuis. Cum haec dixi, sumsit lychnuchum vi manus conjecturis in faciem meam, et subito tunc exstincto lychno conjecit in frontem sodalis, et abivi ridens.

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