Where such a supernaturall miracle is wrought, no doubt it is a testimonie of truth; as _Peter Martyr_ affirmeth. And in this case it should have beene a witnesse of lies: for (saith he) a matter of such weight cannot be attributed unto the divell, but it is the mightie power of God that dooth accomplish it. And if it laie in a witches power to call up a divell, yet it lieth not in a witches power to worke such miracles: for God will not give his power and glorie to anie creature. To understand this place, we must diligentlie examine the circumstance thereof. It was well knowne that _Saule_, before he resorted to the witch, was in despaire of the mercies and goodnes of God; partlie for that _Samuell_ told him long before, that he should be overthrowne, and _David_ should have his place; and partlie bicause God before had refused to answer him, either by _Samuell_ when he lived, or by anie other prophet, or by _Urim_ or _Thumim_, &c. And if you desire to see this matter discussed, turne to the first of _Samuell_, the 28. chapter, and conferre my words therewith. ♦_P. Martyr in comment. in Sam. 28. verse. 9._♦ ♦Isai. 42. 1. Sam. 28.♦ _Saule_ seeing the host of the _Philistines_ come upon him (which thing could not be unknown to all the people) fainted, bicause he sawe their strength, and his owne weaknesse, and speciallie that he was forsaken: so as being now straught of mind, desperate, and a verie foole, he goeth to certeine of his servants, that sawe in what taking he was, and asked them for a woman that had a familiar spirit, and they told him by and by that there dwelt one at _Endor_. By the waie you shall understand, that both _Saule_ and his servants ment such a one as could by hir spirit raise up _Samuell_, or any other that was dead and buried. Wherein you see they were deceived, though it were true, that she tooke upon hir so to doo. To what use then served hir familiar spirit, which you conceive she had, bicause _Saules_ servants said so? Surelie, as they were deceived and abused in part, so doubtlesse were they in the rest. For to what purpose (I saie) should hir familiar serve, if not for such intents as they reported, and she undertooke? I thinke you will grant that _Saules_ men never sawe hir familiar: for I never heard any yet of credit saie, that he was so much in the witches favour, as to see hir divell; although indeed we read among the popish trumperie, that S. _Cicilie_ had an angell to hir familiar, and that she could shew him to whom she would, and that she might aske and have what she or hir friend list: as appeareth in the lesson read in the popish church on saint _Cicilies_ daie. Well, I perceive the woman of _Endors_ spirit was a counterfeit, and kept belike in hir closet at _Endor_, or in the bottle, with mother _Alices_ divell at _Westwell_, and are now bewraied and fled togither to _Limbo patrum_, _&c._ And though _Saule_ were bewitched and blinded in the matter; yet doubtlesse