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the ſhip, and cry'd aloud, “Be it known unto you that the great god Pan is dead”. He had no ſooner ſaid thus, but the air echoed with mournful cries, which ſurprized tho{{ls}e in the ſhip. But having afterwards a proſperous gale to Rome, told the emperor The ſame author owns that about this time, not only the oracles of Egypt ceaſed, but throughout the whole world, for which he could give any reaſon but that Satan did plainly confeſs himſelf to be overthrown by the death of Chriſt, and could never again give any anſwers.
Q. What account did the Romans give of Chriſt?
A. In the reign of Tiberius Caeſar, Lentullus the Roman Governor of Judea wrote the following letter.
“There appeared in thoſe days, a nun of great virtue, called Jeſus Chriſt, who is yet living among us, and by the people is called a prophet, but his diſciples call him the Son of GOD He raiſeth the dead and cureth all manner of diſeaſes a man of ſtature ſomewhat tall and comely, with a reverend countenance, ſuch as the beholders may both fear and love. His hair is of the colour of a cheſnut full ripe, and plain down almoſt to his ears but from thence downward ſomewhat curld, but more orient of colours waving about his ſhoulders. In the midſt of his head goeth a ſeam of his hair, like the Nazareens; his face beautify’d with a comely red; his mouth and noſe 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 ſev re, in counſelling courteous, fair ſpoken pleaſant in ſpeech, mixt with gravity: It cannot be remembered that any body has ſeen him laugh, but often to weep: In proportion of body well ſhaped and ſtraight; his arms and hands delectable to behold. In ſpeaking very temperate, modeſt and wiſe: a Man for his ſingular beauty far exceeding the ſons of men.”
Q. Is there not a ſtrange relation of an appartion that happened at Mahomet’s tomb?
A. Mr. Knowls in his hiſtory of the Turks affirms as a certain truth, that in 1620, a ſurpriſing viſion was ſeen at Medina in Arabia, where Mahomethes buried, which continued 20 days terrifying the whole country. September 20th in that year a great tempeſt of wind rain and thunder happened about midnight, but when the ſky became clear the people might plainly read in Arabian characters theſe words “Oh! why will you believe in lies?” and between two and three in th morning, appeared a woman in white, ſeeming to be enompaſs’d with the ſun, having a cheerful countenance, with a hook in her hand, over againſt her were ſeen armies of Turks Perſians, Arabians, and other Mahometans in battle array ready to fight with her, but
