Likewise when the Lord being risen from death, appeared vnto his Disciples, meaning to assure them of his resurrection, they thought at the first, that they sawe a Spirit. In the which place, Christ denieth not but there are Spirits and straunge sightes, and that they are sometimes séene, but he rather confirmeth the same by putting a difference betwéene himselfe, and Spirits of vaine apparitions. But as touching these two testimonies, we wil speak more in another place. [Sidenote: 2.Samuel.] It is a notable historie which we read in the seconde Booke of =Samuel= concerning =Saule=, who, at what time the Philistians warred vppon him, and that he was in verie great daunger of them, he came to a woman, who was a witch, and desired her to raise =Samuel= from death, that he might know his counsell touching the successe of the wars. She raised him vp one, whom =Saule= tooke to be =Samuel= indéede, who also tolde him what euente shoulde come of the warres. But whether hée were a true =Samuel= or a counterfait, wée will dispute the matter more at large in his conuenient place. [Sidenote: 2.Samuel.] [Sidenote: 1.Paral.14.] As concerning other maruellous things, there is somewhat to be read in the Scriptures: In the seconde of =Samuel= & the fift chap. Also in the first of =Paralipomenon=, and the .xiiii. chap. we reade, that the Philistines went vp the seconde time into Iurie, to make warres on =Dauid=: Hée went vnto the Lord, and shewed him the matter, who commaunded him, that he shoulde embushe himselfe behinde the wood with his armie, and when he heard a rustling or noise in the toppes of the trées, he should immediatly sette vppon them. This sounde they say was a strange and supernaturall sound. [Sidenote: 2.Reg.6.7.] It is written in the second booke of the Kings the .vi. and vii. chapters, that God deliuered the citie of _Samaria_ from great famine, when it was fiercely besieged by =Benhadad= king of the _Assirians_, for in the night season their enemies did heare the noise of the chariots, the neighing of horsses, and shréeching of a huge armie, as it were in their owne pauillions and tentes, supposing therefore, that the kyng of Israel had gathered togither his footemen and horssemen, and had nowe sette vppon them, they soughte to saue themselues by flighte, leauing theyr victuall and other prouision behinde them in their tentes. [Sidenote: 1.Samu.7.] In the first of =Samuel= and the seuenth chapter, God caused a wonderfull greate noyse to sounde ouer the Philistians, and so destroyed them. I meane they were so affrighted with a kinde of straunge feare, that it was an easie matter to vanquish them. [Sidenote: _Daniel_ 5.] In the fifth Chapter of =Daniel= ye may reade, that king =Balthasar= in his roysting banquet, espied right against the candle, a hand writing vpon the wall what his end should be. [Sidenote: 2. _Macha._ 3.]