1258. This spirit was thence brought to me and spoke with me, and I perceived from many things that he was most deceitful, both from his crafty schemes and from those that were open, as well as from the sphere of his activity by which a spirit is also recognized, concerning which see elsewhere [n. 973]. However, I could not conclude from this anything for certain, especially for the reason that nothing of evil ought to be attributed to anyone, still less ought he to be judged, for no one but the Lord alone knows man's interiors.