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retarys name ~ Mannua. ne u
the grandson of the chief of the
conspirators who encamped in Fl
ruria waiting for Catiline. Manlius
was for a long time an inhaDitant
Of Judea, and is well acquainted
with the Hebrew language. lie
was devoted TO me and worthy OF
my confidence.
ION entering the praetorium ]
found Manlius, who related TO me
the words Jesus had pronounced at
Siioe. Never have ! read IN the
works Of philosophers anything that
can compare with the maXlms Of
Jesus.
zone Of the rebellious Jews, so
numerous in Jerusalem having asked
Jesus II il was lawful 10 give tri-
butte to Caesar, he replied:
Render unto Caesar the things
that belong 10 Caesar, and unto
God the things that are Gods.
plate then admits that il was
on account Of the wisdom Of the
sayings Of Jesus that he granted
him so much liberty, but says the
unlimited freedom provoked the
Jews and he was appealed 20 To re-
strain the liberty Of the Nazarene.
Complaints we're daily made at the
Praetorium against the insOlence Of
Jesus. Fearing an instruction,
PLATE wrote 20 Jesus, requesting an
interview with him at the Praetor-
ium. He describes wildly his feel
ings al the first appearance Of
Jesus, saying:
"My feet seemed fastened with
an iron hand TO the marble pave
ment. and trembled in every limb
as does a guilty culprit"
The interview that followed was
extraordinary, as Pilates report
shows, as follows.
The Interview with Jesus
Jesus, said ! unto him at last
and my tongue faltered Jesus
Of Nazareth. for the last three years
have granted you ample freedom
81 speech; nor do ! regret t. Your
words are those Of sage.
know not whether you have read
Socrates OF Plato, bat this | know,
I there is In your discourse a ma
| jestic simplicity that elevates you
far above those philosophers. The
. Emperor is informed Of it. and |,
his humble representative In this
country, am glad of having al
lowed you that liberty 0f which
| you are So worthy.
However, | must not conceal
/ from you that your discourses have
raised Up against you powerful and
| inveterate enemies. Nor is this
. La.I
mics. and be fell a victim 20 their
hatred. Yours are doubly iuccnsed
against you on account Of your dis
I COURSES being So severe upon their
conduct. against noe on account of
the liberty have afforded you.
Z They even accuse me Of being in-
/ directly leagucd with you for the
purpose OF depriying the Hebrews
/ VI The little civil power which Rome
/ has ieft them
My rcques, / Do not say my
| orders that you be more cir
| cumspoct and moderate IN your
/ dscoursos in the future and more
considerate of them, lest you arouse
I the pride of your enemies and they
| raise against you the stupid popu-
/ lace and compel me 90 employ the
instruments Of law
/ "The Nazarene calmly replied:
Prince Of the earth, your words
proceed not from true wisdom. Tell
/ the torrent 10 stop in the midst OF
/ the mountain-gorge, and il viii up
root the trees Of the valley. The
torrent will answer you that Il obeys
/ the laws Of nature and the Creator.
God alone knows whittier flow the
waters Of the torrent. Verify
say unto you, before the rose Of
Sharon blossoms the blood of the
just shall be split.
Protection Promised
Your bloom shall not be split
said |, with deep emotion. You are
more precious in my estimation, on
account OF your wisdom, than all
the turbulent and proud Pharisees
who abuse the freedom granted
them by the Romans. They con
spire against Caesar, and convert
his bounty into fear, impressing the
unlcarned that Caesar is a tyrant
and seeks their ruin. ins0len'
wretchos they are not aware that
the wolf Of the Tiber sometimes
clothes himself with the skin Of
sheep 70 accomplish his wicked de-
signs. | will protect you against
them. My praetorium shall be an
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