Exodus — Chapter 4
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Verse 1
They wil not belieue me.] Moyfes wisely considering that the children of Israel, much lesse Pharao, would hardly belieue his bare word, affirming that he was sent to them by God, proposed this difficultie before he tooke the Embacie vpon him. For without good proofe both the Israelites and AEgyptians might haue reiected him, as seeming to come of his owne priuate spirit. Therfore God gaue him power of working miracles to proue his extraordinarie mission true and lawful. Which sufficed to make euen Pharao himselfe to know, that he was sent from God Almightie, though it mollified not his stubborne hart. For this cause our Sauiour himselfe confirming his doctrine by miracles, sayd to the Iewes: If you wil not belieue me, belieue by workes. And conformably sending his Apostles to preach the Ghospel, gaue them power to worke miracles in his name.