. The apocryphal books of the New Testament, being all the gospels, epistles, and other pieces now extant attributed in the first four centuries to Jesus Christ, His apostles, and their companions, not included. e, thatwhen you are writing things soextraordinary, there might notbe wanting an elegancy of speechagreeable to their majesty. 4 And I must own my bro-ther, that I may not at once dis-honestly conceal anything fromyou, and be unfaithful to my ownconscience, that the emperor isextremely pleased with the senti-ments of your Epistles; 5 For when he heard the be-ginning of them read, he de
. The apocryphal books of the New Testament, being all the gospels, epistles, and other pieces now extant attributed in the first four centuries to Jesus Christ, His apostles, and their companions, not included. e, thatwhen you are writing things soextraordinary, there might notbe wanting an elegancy of speechagreeable to their majesty. 4 And I must own my bro-ther, that I may not at once dis-honestly conceal anything fromyou, and be unfaithful to my ownconscience, that the emperor isextremely pleased with the senti-ments of your Epistles; 5 For when he heard the be-ginning of them read, he declar-ed, That he was surprised to findsuch notions in a person, whohad not had a regular education. 6 To which I replied, That theGods sometimes made use ofmean (innocent) persons to speakby, and gave him an instance ofthis in a mean countryman,named Vatienus, who, when hewas in the country of Reate, hadtwo men appeared to him, calledCastor and Pollux, and receiveda revelation from the gods. Fare-well. CHAP. to Seneca Greeting. ALTHOUGH I know the em-peror is both an admirerand favourer of our (religion), yetgive me leave to advise youagainst your suffering any injury,(by shewing favour to us.). THE LAST JUDGMENT. [Page 141. FROM A PERSIAN MINIATURE OF THE EIGHTH CENTURY. PAUL AND SENECA. 2 I think indeed you venturedupon a very dangerous attempt,when you would declare (to theemperor) that which is so verycontrary to his religion, and wayof worship ; seeing he is a wor-shipper of the heathen gods. o I know not what you parti-cularly had in view, when youtold him of this; but I supposeyou did it out of too great re-spect for me. 4 But I desire that for the fu-ture you would not do so; foryou had need be careful, lest byshewing your affection for me,you should offend your master: 5 His anger indeed will do usno harm, if he continue a hea-then ; nor will his not beingangry be of any service to us: 6 And if the empress act wor-thy of her character, she willnot be angry; b
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