An epistle of Publius Lentulus written to the senat and people of Rome concerning the true description, and portraiture of Iesus Christ, gathered out of an old manuscript booke, in the library of the college of Brasennose in Oxford.
         Lentulus, Publius.
      
       
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             An epistle of Publius Lentulus written to the senat and people of Rome concerning the true description, and portraiture of Iesus Christ, gathered out of an old manuscript booke, in the library of the college of Brasennose in Oxford.
             Lentulus, Publius.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.).
           
             s.n.,
             [London :
             1650?]
          
           
             Place and date of publication from Wing (2nd ed.)
             Imperfect: stained.
             Reproduction of original in the British Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Jesus Christ -- Historicity.
           Broadsides -- London (England) -- 17th century.
        
      
    
       A47703  R41369  (Wing L1095C).  civilwar no An epistle of Pvblivs Lentvlvs vvritten to the Senat and people of Rome, concerning the true description, and portraiture of Iesus Christ, g Lentulus, Publius 1650    400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text  has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription.  
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           AN
           EPITLE
           OF
           PVBLIVES
           LENTVLVS
           VVRITten
           to
           the
           Senat
           and
           people
           of
           Rome
           ,
           concerning
           the
           true
           description
           ,
           and
           portraiture
           of
           JesusChrist
           ,
           gathered
           out
           of
           an
           old
           nanuscript
           booke
           ,
           in
           the
           library
           of
           the
           College
           of
           Brasennose
           IN
           OXFORD
           .
        
         
           IN
           the
           time
           of
           Octavius
           Cesar
           ;
           when
           it
           was
           accustomed
           that
           those
           who
           were
           gouernours
           of
           provinces
           ,
           and
           countries
           vnder
           the
           Senate
           ,
           and
           people
           of
           Rome
           ,
           did
           certefie
           the
           Senators
           who
           were
           at
           Rome
           of
           all
           strange
           events
           ,
           and
           novelties
           ,
           which
           happened
           in
           their
           severall
           Countries
           ,
           and
           climats
           of
           the
           world
           :
           Publius
           Lentulus
           at
           that
           time
           ,
           being
           in
           Iuric
           the
           gouernour
           ouer
           that
           Country
           ,
           wrot
           vnto
           the
           Senate
           and
           people
           of
           Rome
           in
           these
           words
           .
        
         
           THere
           arised
           in
           my
           time
           ,
           and
           yet
           there
           is
           a
           man
           of
           great
           power
           and
           vertue
           ,
           whose
           name
           is
           
             Jesus
             Christ
             ,
          
           who
           is
           called
           the
           Prophet
           of
           the
           truth
           :
           and
           of
           his
           Disciples
           is
           called
           the
           sonne
           of
           God
           :
           hee
           raiseth
           vp
           the
           dead
           ,
           and
           healeth
           maladies
           ,
           and
           diseases
           of
           the
           people
           ,
           he
           is
           of
           stature
           tale
           ,
           and
           comely
           ,
           of
           countenance
           graue
           ,
           whom
           who
           so
           beholdeth
           cannot
           but
           loue
           ,
           &
           withal
           feare
           him
           ,
           his
           haires
           are
           of
           the
           colour
           of
           a
           ripe
           filbird
           ,
           plaine
           and
           smooth
           almost
           to
           the
           eares
           ,
           from
           the
           eares
           curled
           and
           somewhat
           paler
           ,
           and
           brighter
           of
           colour
           ;
           from
           the
           shoulders
           tost
           and
           carried
           with
           the
           wind
           ,
           being
           divided
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           the
           head
           after
           the
           manner
           of
           the
           Nazarits
           :
           his
           forehead
           smooth
           and
           passing
           faire
           ,
           his
           face
           without
           any
           the
           least
           staine
           ,
           or
           wrincle
           ,
           beautified
           with
           a
           moderate
           ruddinesse
           ,
           his
           nose
           and
           mouth
           very
           well
           proportioned
           ,
           hauing
           his
           beard
           full
           and
           copious
           ,
           of
           the
           same
           colour
           with
           his
           haires
           not
           very
           long
           ,
           but
           forked
           in
           the
           midst
           ,
           his
           looke
           quick
           and
           cheerefull
           ,
           his
           eies
           shining
           &
           cleere
           :
           he
           is
           merry
           but
           with
           modestie
           ,
           and
           gravity
           ,
           whom
           never
           any
           man
           knewe
           to
           laugh
           ,
           but
           often
           to
           weepcin
           reproofe
           he
           is
           terrible
           ,
           in
           admonishing
           milde
           ,
           his
           hands
           and
           armes
           comely
           to
           behold
           ,
           in
           talke
           sober
           ,
           distinct
           ,
           and
           modest
           ,
           beautifull
           ,
           faire
           ,
           aboue
           others
           the
           fonnes
           of
           men
           .
        
         
           
             Farewell