Excerpt from A New Edition of a Free Inquiry Into the Miraculous Powers Which Are Supposed to Have Subsisted in the Christian Church: From the Earliest Ages Through Several Successive Centuries, Upon the Authority of the Primitive Fathers In the Opinion of the editor, the times seem to call for this edition of Dr. Middleton's work. The Introductory Discourse and the many notes of this able and learned writer have been omitted in order to offer a comprehensive view of the subject adapted more especially to readers in general. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.