somuchdidmenattributetophantasmsastothinkthemaeriallivingbodies，andgenerallytocallthemspirits。AndastheRomansinthisheldthesameopinionwiththeGreeks，soalsodidtheJews；
fortheycalledmadmenprophets，or，accordingastheythoughtthespiritsgoodorbad，demoniacs；andsomeofthemcalledbothprophetsanddemoniacsmadmen；andsomecalledthesamemanbothdemoniacandmadman。ButfortheGentiles，itisnowonder；becausediseasesandhealth，vicesandvirtues，andmanynaturalaccidentswerewiththemtermedandworshippedasdemons。Sothatamanwastounderstandbydemonaswellsometimesanagueasadevil。ButfortheJewstohavesuchopinionissomewhatstrange。ForneitherMosesnorAbrahampretendedtoprophesybypossessionofaspirit，butfromthevoiceofGod，orbyavisionordream：noristhereanythinginhislaw，moralorceremonial，bywhichtheyweretaughttherewasanysuchenthusiasm，oranypossession。WhenGodissaidtotakefromthespiritthatwasinMoses，andgivetotheseventyelders，thespiritofGod，takingitforthesubstanceofGod，isnotdivided。*TheScripturesbytheSpiritofGodinmanmeanaman’sspirit，inclinedtogodliness。Andwhereitissaid，“WhomI
havefilledwiththespiritofwisdomtomakegarmentsforAaron，“*2
isnotmeantaspiritputintothem，thatcanmakegarments，butthewisdomoftheirownspiritsinthatkindofwork。Inthelikesense，thespiritofman，whenitproducethuncleanactions，isordinarilycalledanuncleanspirit；andsootherspirits，thoughnotalways，yetasoftenasthevirtueorvice，sostyled，isextraordinaryandeminent。NeitherdidtheotherprophetsoftheOldTestamentpretendenthusiasm，orthatGodspokeinthem，buttothem，byvoice，vision，ordream；andthe“burdenoftheLord“wasnotpossession，butcommand。HowthencouldtheJewsfallintothisopinionofpossession？
Icanimaginenoreasonbutthatwhichiscommontoallmen；namely，thewantofcuriositytosearchnaturalcauses；andtheirplacingfelicityintheacquisitionofthegrosspleasuresofthesenses，andthethingsthatmostimmediatelyconducethereto。Fortheythatseeanystrangeandunusualabilityordefectinaman’smind，unlesstheyseewithalfromwhatcauseitmayprobablyproceed，canhardlythinkitnatural；andifnotnatural，theymustneedsthinkitsupernatural；andthenwhatcanitbe，butthateitherGodortheDevilisinhim？Andhenceitcametopass，whenourSaviourwascompassedaboutwiththemultitude，thoseofthehousedoubtedhewasmad，andwentouttoholdhim：buttheScribessaidhehadBeelzebub，andthatwasit，bywhichhecastoutdevils；asifthegreatermadmanhadawedthelesser。*3Andthatsomesaid，“Hehathadevil，andismad“；whereasothers，holdinghimforaprophet，said，“Thesearenotthewordsofonethathathadevil。“*4SointheOldTestamenthethatcametoanointJehuwasaProphet；butsomeofthecompanyaskedJehu，“Whatcamethatmadmanfor？“*5Sothat，insum，itismanifestthatwhosoeverbehavedhimselfinextraordinarymannerwasthoughtbytheJewstobepossessedeitherwithagoodorevilspirit；exceptbytheSadducees，whoerredsofarontheotherhandasnottobelievetherewereatallanyspirits，whichisveryneartodirectatheism；andtherebyperhapsthemoreprovokedotherstotermsuchmendemoniacsratherthanmadmen。