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Some of the Jewish Rabbies (a) & some Christian Doctors (b) and many late Popish (c) authors amongst whom [corn-a-Lapide?] is most Elaborate. but that it was a Demon [underlined] representing Samuel hath been Evinced by Learned and Orthodox Writers Especially by Peter Martyr (†) Balduinius Lavater [underlined] & our incomparable Jo^(g)hn Rainold. I shall not more insist on warning of that, Especially considering that ^(h) elsewhere I have done it. Only lett me now add that ye witch said to Saul [word crossed out - Jesus?] see Elohim [underlined]. (i.e.) a God [underlined] for the whole Contest shows that a Single person is intended ascending out of the Earth [underlined]; 1 Sam^ll. [scored out] 13. The Divel would be worshiped as a God and Saul now that ^hee was become a necromancer [underlined] must bow to him. Moreover, had it been the true Samuel from Heaven Reprehending Saul, [illegible - thou? there?] great reasaon to think that he would not only have reproved him for his sin in not executing Judgem^t on the Amalokites as in ps 18. but for his wickedness in Consulting w^th familiar Spirits; for which in it was in Speciall that he dyed Chron.so.18 but in as much as there is not one word to testifie ag^st that abomination wee may conclude that twas not real Sam^ll that appeard to Saul and if it were the Divel in his Likeness the argument seems very Strong, that if the Divel may appear in the forme of a Saint in glory much more is it possible for him to put on the Likness of the most pious & inocent Saint on

[in margin - guessing these are prophet names] (a) Kaldias [?] the Eloarary [illegible] Eyrzamunsick Jose^sp

b) Ambros[?] Hieron Basienazianzer

c) Thom^s [crossed out] Setatry [?] hoares plajetan. [Latin?]

(d) In 2 whiss apic. cap. 46. pg. 23.

(e) in 2 cor. 11. p. 555

(g) In like Apocalypse [?]

(k) Remark.parr'd. p. 211