The copy of a letter written by our Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; and found eighty-four miles from Iconium, sixty-five years after our Saviour's death. : Together with King Agbarus's letter to our Saviour, our Saviour's answer; and, Lentulus's epistle to the Senate of Rome, concerning our Saviour. : To which is added an hymn of praise to the name of Jesus, the Saviour of mankind. By the late celebrated Mrs. Rowe. — Epistle of Jesus Christ.

The copy of a letter written by our Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; and found eighty-four miles from Iconium, sixty-five years after our Saviour's death. : Together with King Agbarus's letter to our Saviour, our Saviour's answer; and, Lentulus's epistle to the Senate of Rome, concerning our Saviour. : To which is added an hymn of praise to the name of Jesus, the Saviour of mankind. By the late celebrated Mrs. Rowe. — Epistle of Jesus Christ.

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Title page

THE Copy of a LETTER, written by our blessed Lord and Saviour JESU• CHRIST; and found eighty-fou• Miles from Iconium, sixty-five Year ••ter our Saviour's Crucifixion:

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King AGBARUS's Letter.

Our SAVIOUR's Answer.

LENTULUS's Epistle to the Senate of ROME.

HYMN of PRAISE to the Name of JESUS, th• SAVIOUR of Mankind.

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THE Copy of a Letter Written by our Blessed LORD and SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST And found Eighty-four Miles from ICONI [...]A Sixty-five Years after our SAVIOUR's Death.

Together with King Agbarus's Letter to our Saviour, Our Saviour's Answer; and, Lentulus's Epistle to the Senate of ROME, concerning our Saviour.

To which is added An HYMN of PRAISE To the Name of JESUS, THE SAVIOUR of MANKIND.

By the late celebrated Mrs. ROWE.

PHILADELPHIA: Printed by ANDREW STEUART, at the Bible in Heart, in Second Street. 1761.

THE Copy of a LETTER, written by our blessed Lord and Saviour JESU [...] CHRIST; and found eighty-fou [...] Miles from Iconium, sixty-five Year [...]ter our Saviour's Crucifixion:

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[...]itted from the Holy City, by a converte [...] [...] Faithfully translated from the Origin [...] H [...]ew Copy, in the Possession of the Lad [...] [...] Family at Mesopotamia. This Lette [...] was written by Jesus Christ, and found und [...] a [...] both round and large, at th [...] Fo [...] [...] the Cross 84 Miles from Iconium, nea [...] a Village called Mesopotamia: Upon that Ston [...] was written and engraven, Blessed is he th [...] [...]hall turn me over: All People that saw [...]rayed to God earnestly, and desired he wou [...] [...]ake known to them the Meaning of th [...] [...]riting, that they might not attempt in va [...] to turn it over: In the mean Time came a litt [...] Child and turned i [...] over without Help, to t [...] admiration of all the People that stood by; a [...] under this Stone was found a Letter written [...] Jesus Christ, which was carried to Iconium and the [...] published; and on it was written th [...] Commandments signed by the Angel Gabri [...] Ninety-eight Years after Our Saviour's Birt [...] To which is added, King Agbarus's Lette [...] and Our Saviour's Answer: Also his Miracl [...] and a full Description of his Person, in Le [...]tulus's Epistle to the Senate of Rome.

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WHosoever worketh on the Sabbath Day [...] guilty. I command you to go to Church, [...] [...]eep the Lord's Day holy without doing any manne [...] [...] Work. You shall not idly mispend your Time [...] [...]ecking yourselves with Superfluities of costly [...] [...]nd vain Dressings; for I have ordained it [...] Rest: I will have that Day kept holy that [...] [...]ay be forgiven you. You shall not break [...] [...]mmandments, observe and keep them, written [...] my [...]wn Hand, write them in your own He [...] sted [...]astly observe this, This was written [...] own Hand, and spoken by my own Mouth [...] shall [...]ot only go to Church yourselves, [...] Men [...]ervants and your Maid Servants [...] [...]serve my Words, and learn my Commandment [...] [...] shall finish [...]our Labour every Saturday in the [...]rnoon, by Six [...]f the Clock, at which [...] [...]eparation of the [...]abbath begins. I advise you [...] fast five Fridays in [...]very Year, beginning with [...]od Friday and to con [...]nue the four Fridays imm [...]ately following, [...] re [...]embrance of [...] bloody Wounds I received for [...] Mankind. [...] shall diligently and peaceably la [...]our in your respective Vocations in which it hath [...]eased God to call you. You shall love one another [...]ith brotherly Love; and cause them that are not [...]ptized to come to Church and the holy Sacraments, [...]. Baptism and the Lord's Supper, and be made [...]mbers thereof; and in so doing I will give you long [...]ife and many Blessings, and your Land shall replen [...]h and bring forth Abundance; I will give you many [...]lessings, and comfort you in great Temptations, and [...]rely he that doth to the contrary shall be accursed [...]nd unprofitable: I will also send Hardness of Heart [Page] [...]on them, but especially upon hardened and impeni [...]ent Unbelievers. He that hath not given to th [...] [...] shall be unprofitable. Remember to keep holy [...] Sabbath Day, for the seventh Day I have take [...] [...] myself; and he that hath a Copy of this Let [...]ter [...] [...]ritten with my own Hand, and spoken wit [...] [...] Mouth, and keepeth it without publishing i [...] to [...] shall not prosper; but he that publisheth i [...] to [...] shall be blessed of me, and if their Sins be in numb [...] as the Stars of the Sky, and they believe in this, [...]all be pardoned; but if they believe not thi [...] Writ [...] and my Commandments, I will send Plague [...] on the [...] consume them, their Children, and their Cattle. And whosoever shall have a Copy of thi [...] Letter written with my own Hand, and keepeth it in their Houses, nothing shall [...]urt them, neither Pestilence, Lightning, nor Thunder, shall do them any Hurt: And if a Woman be with Child and in La [...]our, and a Copy of this Letter be about her, and [...] put her Trust in me, she shall be safely delivered of her Birth. You shall [...] no News of me, but by the holy Spirit, 'till the [...]y of Judgment. All Goodness and Prosperity shall be in the House where a Copy of this Letter shall be found.

King AGBARUS's Letter.

I Have heard of thee, and of the Cures wrought [...] thee, without Herbs or Medicines: For as [...] reported, thou restorest Sight to the Blind, maketh the Lame to walk, cleanseth the Leprous, raiseth [...] Dead, casteth out Devils and unclean Spirits, and healeth those that are tormented with Diseases of long [...]ontinuance. Having heard all this of thee, I was [Page] [...]ly persuaded to believe one of these two Things, [...]her, That thou art the very God, and come down [...]om Heaven to do such Miracles; or else, That thou [...]t the Son of God, and performest them: Wherefore [...] have now sent thee these Lines, intreating thee to [...]me hither and cure my Disease: Besides, having [...]eard that the Jews murmur against and contrive to [...] thee Mischief, I invite thee to my City, which is [...] little one indeed, but beautiful, and sufficient to [...]tertain us both.

Our SAVIOUR's Answer.

BLessed art thou Agbarus for believing in me, whom thou hast not seen: For it is written of [...], That they which have seen me should not [...]lieve in me, that they which have not seen me [...]ould believe and be saved. But concerning the [...]atter thou hast written about, th [...]se are to acquaint [...] that all Things for which [...] sent hither must [...] fulfilled, and then I shall be taken up, and return [...] him that sent me; but after my Ascension I will [...] one of my Disciples, who shall cure thee of thy [...]istemper, and give Life to thee, and to them [...] are with thee.

LENTULUS's Epistle to the Senate of ROME.

THere appeared in these our Days a Man of Virtue, called Jesus Christ, and by the People a [...]phet, but his own Disciples call him the Son if [...]: He raiseth the Dead, and cureth all Manner [...] Diseases: A Man of Stature, somewhat tall and [...]ely, with a reverend Countenance, such as the Be [...]er may both fear and love; his Hair is the Colour [...] Chesnut full ripe, and is plain to his Ears, but [Page] from thence down somewhat curl'd, but more orien [...] of Colour, was [...]eing about his Shoulders; in the Mid of his Head goeth down a Seam of Hair or parting like the Nazarites; his Forehead very plain an [...] smoothe; his Face without either Spot or Wrinkl [...] beautified wi [...]h a comely Red; his Nose and Mout [...] are so formed that nothing can be reprehended; h [...] Beard thick, the Colour of his Hair; his Eyes grey▪ clear and quick: In reproving he is severe, in coun [...]seling courteous; he is fair spoken and pleasant i [...] Speech, mixed with Gravity: It cannot be remembere [...] that any have seen him laugh, but many have see [...] him weep: In Proportion to his Body he is well shap [...]ed and straight; his Hands and Arms are very de [...]lectable to behold; in Speaking very temperate, mode [...] and wise, A Man for his singular Beauty, far ex [...]ceeding all the Sons of Men.

HYMN of PRAISE to the Name of JESUS, th [...] SAVIOUR of Mankind.

AWake my Soul! my Glory, rise and sing!

Awake, and all thy sacred Ardour bring

While for unusual flight, I spread a tow'ring wing

Let each harmonious String

Awake my lute! proud of the glorious theme,

Tremble with rapt'rous joy, and speak the might [...] NAME

Assist me ev'ry gentle sound,

Which studious arts has found:

You, that speak with silver strings,

Or swell with tuneful breath,

And lend the coward wings,

To meet the face of death:

[Page]You, that in the rural strain,

Echo thro' the peaceful plain,

[...]elight the groves, and charm the guiltless swain▪

With you, that various joys afford,

Touch'd by a skilful hand,

Which can the powr's of harmony comma [...] ▪

[...]ad dance with graceful art along the tuneful ch [...]d;

You that with vocal music please the Ea [...]

Your choicest strains prepare;

[...]he springs which move our inmost Though [...]s you

And can their fiercest rage controul, [...]how,

While from your lips torrents of pleasu [...] [...]ow,

And overwhelm the soul.

[...]ith JESUS we begin, his charming [...]

Shall fill the spacious song,

And yield an endless theme,

To ev'ry note the joyful wo [...] we'll place,

Our soft preludiums this alone shall grace,

And ev'ry cadence artfully prolong.

New smiles already NATURE wears,

All blooming looks, and gay;

[...]he brighten'd SUN crown [...] with fresh beams appears,

And darts a clearer ray,

T [...] [...] NAME!

Who [...]e accents to the ransom'd world proclaim

Salvation and immeausurable grace,

Peace and good will to all the human race,

A purchas'd heav'n, an open paradise,

Unbounded joys and never-ending bliss.

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[...] [...]rove?

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[Page]The martyrs glorious train,

Thy noble votaries of old,

In records of immortal fame enroll'd,

Wore on their breasts inscrib'd thy might [...] NAME.

By THIS, with sacred Fortitude inspir'd,

With heav'nly zeal and transport fir'd,

They ran upon the pointed spear,

And leap'd into the flame:

[...] death could in no shape appear,

[...] what with open arms they met

Despi [...]g all that rage could do, or proudest tyrant threat

[...] hell itself their constancy could shake:

[...] deepest stratagems they brake,

In mi [...]dest fury trample down,

And seiz [...]d with conqu'ring hands the everlasting crown

JESUS, [...] signal for the FIGHT they chose,

And gave a glorious onset to their Foes:

In vain the pow'rs of earth and hell oppose,

JESUS, our conqu'ring cheif, they cry'd;

JESUS, alone the sounding skies reply'd.

Exalted [...]AME!

From THEE the bu [...]ning seraphs catch their flam [...]

JESUS, the GOD! 'tis [...] alone can tell

What treasures in that [...].

Ye happy spirits that feel its em [...]s,

By this you stand confirm'd in bliss,

And [...] what boundless joys are stor'd

In [...] [...]portant WORD.

The glorious [...] only suits

The high-strain [...] [...]ortal lut [...]

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Title statement

The copy of a letter written by our Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; and found eighty-four miles from Iconium, sixty-five years after our Saviour's death. : Together with King Agbarus's letter to our Saviour, our Saviour's answer; and, Lentulus's epistle to the Senate of Rome, concerning our Saviour. : To which is added an hymn of praise to the name of Jesus, the Saviour of mankind. By the late celebrated Mrs. Rowe.Epistle of Jesus Christ.

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2007-10.

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N31113

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N31113

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Shipton 41189

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APV4941

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41189

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Early American Imprints, 1639-1800 ; no. 41189.

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— The copy of a letter written by our Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; and found eighty-four miles from Iconium, sixty-five years after our Saviour's death. : Together with King Agbarus's letter to our Saviour, our Saviour's answer; and, Lentulus's epistle to the Senate of Rome, concerning our Saviour. : To which is added an hymn of praise to the name of Jesus, the Saviour of mankind. By the late celebrated Mrs. Rowe., Epistle of Jesus Christ., Jesus Christ., Rowe, Elizabeth Singer, 1674-1737. Hymn of praise to the name of Jesus ....

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8 p. ; 18 cm. (8vo)

Printed by Andrew Steuart, at the Bible in Heart, in Second Street.,. Philadelphia: :: 1761..

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