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Some of the Jewish Rabbies (a) & some Chrisan [sic] Doctors (b) and many Late Popish (c) authors amongst whom Corn[elius]-a-Lapide (d) is most Elaborate. but that it was a [underlined] Demon [underlined] representing Samuel hath been Evinced by Learned and Orthodox Writers Especially by Peter Martyr, (f) Balduinus, Lavater, & our incomparable (g) John Rainold. I shall not here insist on hearing of that, Especially considering that (h) elsewhere I have done it. Only lett me now add that ye witch said to Saul I [word crossed out] see [underlined] Elohim.[underlined] (i.e) [underlined]a God[underlined] (for the whole Context shows that a Single person is intended) [underlined] ascending out of the Earth [underlined]; 1 Sam [illegible] 13. the Divel would be worshipped as a God and Saul now that hee was become a [underlined] Necromancer [underlined] must bow to him. Moreover, had it been the true Samuel from Heaven Reprehending Saul, thers great reason to think that he would not only have reproved him for his sin in not executing judgement on the Amalekites as in vs. 18. but for his wickedness in Consulting with familiar Spirits, for which Sin it was in Speciall that he dyed Chron.10.15 but in as much as ther is not one word to testifie ag[ain]st that abomination wee may conclude that twas not real Sam[u]el that appeard to Saul. and if it were the Divel in his likness 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

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(a) R. Saadia, R. Eleazar, R: Athias, Lyrzanus, Sic & Joseph (b) Ambrose & Hierom Basil, Nazianzen. (c) Thom[a]s, Tostatus, Suarez, Cajetan. (d) In Ecclesiastic. cap. 46 vs. 23. (f) In 2 Cor. 11 p. 555 (g) In libr. Apocryph. (h) Remark. provid. p. 211