Page:Historical catechism.pdf/6

 the hip, and cry'd aloud, “Be it known unto you that the great god Pan is dead”. He had no ooner aid thus, but the air echoed with mournful cries, which urprized tho{{ls}e in the hip. But having afterwards a properous gale to Rome, told the emperor The ame author owns that about this time, not only the oracles of Egypt ceaed, but throughout the whole world, for which he could give any reaon but that Satan did plainly confes himelf to be overthrown by the death of Chrit, and could never again give any anwers.

Q. What account did the Romans give of Chrit?

A. In the reign of Tiberius Caear, Lentullus the Roman Governor of Judea wrote the following letter.

“There appeared in thoe days, a nun of great virtue, called Jeus Chrit, who is yet living among us, and by the people is called a prophet, but his diciples call him the Son of  He raieth the dead and cureth all manner of dieaes a man of tature omewhat tall and comely, with a reverend countenance, uch as the beholders may both fear and love. His hair is of the colour of a chenut full ripe, and plain down almot to his ears but from thence downward omewhat curld, but more orient of colours waving about his houlders. In the midt of his head goeth a eam of his hair, like the Nazareens; his face beautify’d with a comely red; his mouth and noe o formed, that nothing can be reprehended. His beard thick, the colour of the hair of his head. His eyes grey clear an quick. In reproving he is ev re, in counelling courteous, fair poken pleaant in peech, mixt with gravity: It cannot be remembered that any body has een him laugh, but often to weep: In proportion of body well haped and traight; his arms and hands delectable to behold. In peaking very temperate, modet and wie: a Man for his ingular beauty far exceeding the ons of men.”

Q. Is there not a trange relation of an appartion that happened at Mahomet’s tomb?

A. Mr. Knowls in his hitory of the Turks affirms as a certain truth, that in 1620, a urpriing viion was een at Medina in Arabia, where Mahomethes buried, which continued 20 days terrifying the whole country. September 20th in that year a great tempet of wind rain and thunder happened about midnight, but when the ky became clear the people might plainly read in Arabian characters thee words “Oh! why will you believe in lies?” and between two and three in th morning, appeared a woman in white, eeming to be enompas’d with the un, having a cheerful countenance, with a hook in her hand, over againt her were een armies of Turks Perians, Arabians, and other Mahometans in battle array ready to fight with her, but