1 Kings — Chapter 28
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Verse 14
It is not defined nor certaine, whether the soule of Samuel appeared, or an euil spirit tooke his shape, and spake to Saul. S. Augustine (lib. 2. q. ad Simplician.) proposeth both opinions as probable. He sheweth that Samuels soule might appeare, either brought thither by the euil spirit, or that the spirit of the holy Prophet was not raised by force of the inchantment, but by Gods secrete ordinance. In another worke (de cura pro mortuis gerenda, c. 15.) he sayth expressly, Samuel the Prophet being dead, foretold future things to King Saul yet liuing. This last iudgement is confirmed: first, by the text literally affirming that Samuel appeared; secondly, this apparition came sooner then expected; thirdly, the Authour of Ecclesiasticus (ch. 46.) amongst the praises of Samuel sayth: He slept and certified the King, and shewed to him the end of his life; fourthly, the diuel could not naturally foretel such things; fiftly, most Fathers are of the same iudgement: S. Iustinus Martyr, S. Basil, S. Ambrose, S. Hieronym, Iosephus, and manie other writers.