It is redde in the third Chapter of the seconde of the =Machabees=, that there appeared a horsse vnto =Heliodorus=, seruant vnto =Seleucus= king of _Asia_, as he was about to destroy the temple of _Hierusalem_: and vpon the horsse séemed to sit a terrible man, which made towards him to ouerrun him. On eache side of him were two yoong men of excellent beautie, which with whippes scourged =Heliodorus=. [Sidenote: 2. _Mach._ 10.] [Sidenote: 2. _Mach._ 11.] The second of the =Machabees= and tenth chapter, =Iudas Machabeus= encountred with his enemies, and when the battaile was hotte, there appeared vnto the enemy out of heauen, fiue men sitting on horses, rayned with notable bridles of gold, who ledde the Iewes hoste, and two of them defended =Machabeus= from all his enemies. And vnto =Machabeus= appeared a horsman in a shining garment, his armour all of gold, and shaking his speare. Whereby it was signified, that he should obtaine a notable and famous victorie. 2. =Macha.= 11. I alleadge not these examples, for that I adiudge the bookes of =Machabees=, of as good authoritie as the Canonicall bookes of the new and old Testament: but only for that they are ioyned togither with them, and may be read of euery one: and they were alwaies read of the auncient people. For albeit they neuer went about to approue any doctrine by them, yet were they of great authoritie amōgst them. CHAP. XIX. To whome, when, where, and after what sort, Spirites do appeare, and what they do worke. By all these examples we may plainly perceiue, that many strange things are obiected to mens senses, and that sometimes Spirits are séene and heard, not only (as some haue thought, as =Plutark= witnesseth in the life of =Dion=) of children, women, sicke folkes, dottards, and otherwise very plain and simple creatures, but also to men of good courage, and such as haue bin perfectly in their wits. Yet it may not be denied but that there appeare many more vnto some, than vnto other some, as vnto trauellers, watch-men, hunters, carters, and marriners, who leade all their life not only in the day time, but also in night, in iourneying, in the water, woods, hills and vallies. You shall méete with some one who neuer sawe nor heard any of this geare in all his life time, and contrariwise, there be other some which haue séene and heard very many such like things.