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LETTER TO THE REV. T. HARTLEY. 25
would leave, in his hands, some account of himself, of
his family and connexions :*
"MY DEAR FRIEND,
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"I take pleasure in the friendship you express for me
in your letter, and return you sincere thanks for the
same: but as to the praises which you bestow upon me,
I only receive them as tokens of your love of the truths
contained in my writings, and so refer them to the Lord
our Saviour, from whom is all truth, because he is THE
TRUTH. (John xiv. 6.) It is the concluding part of
your letter that chiefly engages my attention, where you
say as follows : As after your departure from England
disputes may arise on the subject of your writings, and
so give occasion of defending their author against such
false reports and aspersions as they who are no friends to
truth may invent to the prejudice of his character, may it
not be of use, in order to refute any calumnies of that
kind, that you leave in my hands some short account of
yourself; as concerning, for example, your degrees in
the university, the offices you have borne, your family
and connexions, the honours which I am told have been
conferred upon you, and such other particulars as may
serve to the vindication of your character, if attacked ;
that so any ill-grounded prejudice may be obviated or
removed ? For where the honour and interest of truth
are concerned, it certainly behoves us to employ all law
ful means in its defence and support.’ After reflecting
on the foregoing passage, I was induced to comply with
your friendly advice, by briefly communicating the
following circumstances of my life:
" I was born at Stockholm, in the year 1689,† Jan.
29th. My father’s name was Jesper Swedberg ; who was
bishop of West-Gothland, and a man of celebrity in his
time. He was also elected a member of the [ English]
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* The original Latin may be seen in a former periodical pub
lication called the Aurora, vol. ii. p. 224.
+ It has been ascertained that this should be 1688. See above p. 3.
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