The so-called Heretics of all Ages, Manichæans, Pelagians, Montanists,
Flagellants, Anabaptists, &c., all had Faith in the Miraculous-Instances of
Fools predicting-Basilicus-Claus at Weimar-Bodin Angevin's Account
of a Priest announcing a distant Battle in his Sermon at Perouse - Similar
Occurrence to Apollonius at Ephesus during a Lecture-Prophetic Woman
during the Persecution of A.D. 260— The Shepherdess of Cret—Account by
Fernelius of a young Nobleman during Convulsions speaking Greek, though he
had never learned it-Mode of accounting for such Phenomena by Magnetism,
Hallucination, and Illusion- These Reasoners recommended to try Hallucina-
tion and Illusion for the teaching of Greek-Cures and Prescience result-
ing from apparently inadequate Causes, as the Cure of Mademoiselle Perrier,
and Aspasia in ancient Greece-Singular Facts from Cotton Mather and Olaus
Magnus-- The real operative Principle to be sought deeper―This Principle