the natural power of the devil. But...

805. The two fundamentals; one inward, the other outward; grace and
miracles; both supernatural.

806. Miracles and truth are necessary, because it is necessary to convince
the entire man, in body and soul.

807. In all times, either men have spoken of the true God, or the true God
has spoken to men.

808. Jesus Christ has verified that He was the Messiah, never in verifying
His doctrine by Scripture and the prophecies, but always by His miracles.

He proves by a miracle that He remits sins.

Rejoice not in your miracles, said Jesus Christ, but because your names are
written in heaven.

If they believe not Moses, neither will they believe one risen from the
dead.

Nicodemus recognises by His miracles that His teaching is of God. Scimus
quia venisti a Deo magister; nemo enim potest haec signa facere quae tu
facis nisi Deus fuerit cum eo.178 He does not judge of the miracles by the
teaching, but of the teaching by the miracles.

The Jews had a doctrine of God as we have one of Jesus Christ, and confirmed
by miracles. They were forbidden to believe every worker of miracles; and
they were furt