whatever exceeds the power, either of nature or of the devil, is an essentially divine action.
If, without invoking the aid of God, without first praying for help, Christ performed such actions, He performed them in virtue of His own divine omnipotence. Christ wrought miracles by His own power; the apostles and the saints performed wonders in the name of Jesus and through prayer. If Christ really did this, by so doing He showed Himself to be truly God.
5. That Christ performed a great number of miracles, the evangelists, the Fathers of the Church, and heathen writers alike testify. I will only mention the occasions on which He raised the dead. At Nairn He recalled a dead youth to life by merely uttering this word of command: "Young man, I say to thee; Arise."
Christ knew that Lazarus was dead, without any announcement of the fact having reached Him, and He imparted the news to the apostles, and restored Lazarus to life, although he had been four days in the grave. Numerous persons witnessed this marvelous miracle, which caused the enemies of Our Lord to determine upon His death, because they grudged Him His popularity, and feared its consequences. But the Pharisees entertained no doubt as to the reality of His miracles.
6. Thus we see that the Saviour was a divine person. He Himself on several occasions asserted it openly, and this assertion
