Abstract
The Latitudinarians were faced with two problems relating to miracles. The first was the common scientific assumption of the universality of the laws regulating the course of natural events. The other was the Roman Catholic claim to be the true Church because of the continuity of miracles within its fold, even to modern times. The Latitudinarian doctrine of miracles was designed to be an accommodation as far as possible to the first problem, and a refutation of the second. The Latitudinarians would have been content to have miracles discontinued with the death of St. John, the last Apostle. Miracles only accompanied new revelations. Their purpose in establishing Christianity having been accomplished, there was no more need for them. Consequently, Roman Catholic claims to continued miracles within its communion were to be attributed to enthusiasm, superstition, priestcraft, or perhaps occasionally to diabolical machinations. Keywords: Christianity; doctrine of miracles; Latitudinarians; natural events; Roman Catholic
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