Witch Spirits

Puellam quamdam habentur, spiritum pythonem. Quid pythonica divinatio gerat artis, in libro Regum inveniemus, ubi, rogante Saul, pythonissa vel  animam Sameulis, vel pro ea potius spiritum immundum evocavit ab inferis. Quod magicae  phantasiae genus ab Apolline Pythio repertum, atque ab ejus cognomine sic dicunt esse vocatum.  Sed et Hebraeum nomen congruit, qui Pythona os abyssi dicunt. Isti homines servi Dei excelsi sunt. Non voluntatis ista confessio est, quam praemium sequitur confitendi; sed timore Spiritus sancti  cogente, vera spiritus mendax loquitur, non ausus luce praesente suas ultra celare tenebras.  Peccatori autem dicit Deus: 'Quare tu enarras justitias meas?' Ne corrumpamur amari Melle doli, si vera canat, qui falsa ministrat ut Arator ait. Praecipio tibi in nomine Jesu Christi exire ab ea Barjesum qui fidei impugnator erat, et artis infirmitate, et oculorum amissione caecavit. Hanc vero,  quae perversa licet mente, vera tamen loquebatur, arte soulmmodo nefaria privare curavit. Quia  enim indignum erat ut verbum Evangelii spirtus immundus annuntiaret, abscedere hunc et silere praecepit, quia daemonia cum tremore debent Dominum confiteri, non autem laudare cum gaudio. Sanctus Beda, Super Acta Apostolorum Expositio, Caput XVI

'A certain girl having a pythonic spirit' 1 What this art of pythonic divination that she had might be, we find in the book of Kings, when for Saul's questioning, the witch called up the spirit of Samuel, or rather an unclean spirit, from Hell. 2 Which magical phantasy is found to be of the skill of the Pythian Apollo, and by his title it is named. But even the Hebrew name is appropriate, who name the mouth of the abyss Pythona. 'These men are servants of the most high God.' This confession is not of the will from which reward follows to the confessor, but it is forced by fear of the Holy Spirit, and so the lying spirit speaks truth, not daring anymore to conceal its darkness with the light present. For God says to the sinner, 'Why do you speak of my righteousness?' 3    'That we not be corrupted with the honey of bitter cunning, as if he may sing truth, who serves lies.' as Arator said. 'I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out from her.' That Bar Jesus who fought against the faith with the weakness of his art, the Apostle blinded with the taking away of his vision. 4 But this girl, who had a perverse mind, yet spoke the truth, he cured with the taking away of the evil, for indignant that an unclean spirit should announce the word of the Gospel, he commanded it to be silent and come out of her, since the demons should confess God in fear, not praise him joyfully. Saint Bede, from the Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles 1 Acts 16.16 2 1 Kings 1.28 3 Psalm 49.16  4 Acts 13.8-11