A holy abbot named Erricles resuscitated for a moment a man who had been killed,[[462]] and of whose death they accused a monk who was perfectly innocent. The dead man did justice to the accused, and the Abbot Erricles said to him, "Sleep in peace, till the Lord shall come at the last day to resuscitate you to all eternity."
All these momentary resurrections may serve to explain how the revenans of Hungary come out of their graves, then return to them, after having caused themselves to be seen and felt for some time. But the difficulty will always be to know, 1st, If the thing be true; 2d, If they can resuscitate themselves; and, 3d, If they are really dead, or only asleep. In what way soever we regard this circumstance, it always appears equally impossible and incredible.
Footnotes:
[[458]] Phlegon. de Mirabilib. 18. Gronov. Antiq. Græc. p. 2694.
[[459]] Aug. de Curâ pro Mortuis.
[[460]] Rosweid. vit. P. P. lib. ii. p. 480.
[[461]] Sozomen, Hist. Eccl. lib. i. c. 11.
[[462]] Vit. P. P. lib. ii. p. 650.