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Show -fr We give the following for what it is worth : Description of the Person of our Saviour The follow-' ing was taken from a manuscript manu-script now in the possession of Lord Kelley and in his library, and was copied from an original letter of Publius Lentullus at Rome. It being the usual custom oi Roman Governors to advertise adver-tise the Senate and people of such material things a happened in their provinces in the days of Tiberius Cassar, . Publius Lentullus, President of Judea, wrote the following epistle to the Senate concerning our Saviour: Sa-viour: "There appeared in these our days, a man oi great virtue, named Jesus Christ, who is yet living among us, and of the Gentiles Gen-tiles is accepted for aProph-j et of truth, but his own de-ciples de-ciples call him the Son of God he raiseth the dead and cureth all .manner oi diseases. A man of stature somewhat tall and comely, with very reverend countenance, counte-nance, such as the beholder? may both love and fear his hair of the colour of chestnut H full ripe, plain to the ears, H whence downward, it is H more orient and curling and H wavering about his shoul- H ders. In the midst of his head is a seam or partition in his hair, after the manner H of the Nazarites. His fore- JH head plain and very delicate: his face without spot or Hj wrinkle, beautiful with a lovely red; his nose and mouth so formed as nothing M can be reprehended; his beard thickish, in colour like his hair not very long, but forked; his look innocent IH and mature; Ins eyes gray, H clear, and quick. In re- H proving he is terrible; in H admonishing courteous and H fair spoken; pleasant in con- versation, mixed with grav- H ity. It cannot be remem- H bered that any have seen H him laugh, but many have H seen him weep. In. propor- JB tion of body, most excellent; his hands and arms most H delicate to behold, in speak- H ing very temperate, modest, H and wise. A. man, for his H singular beauty, surpassing H the children of men." H |