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52 DOCUMENTS CONCERNING SWEDENBORG.
No notice is to be taken of the English criticisms on the
works of Swedenborg. I have got those journals, but
have not yet been able to discover the nature and quality
of their religious opinions. The letter of David Paul âb
Indagine is unknown to me ; and I have reason to doubt
whether Swedenborg, in his life time, ever knew of it. In
his latter years, he never read the writings of others, being
abundantly occupied in writing himself. Your corres
pondence, Sir, is not only very agreeable to me, but also
very edifying. I wish my answer may afford you equal
satisfaction ; at least I can assure you of the sincere
affection with which I have the honour of remaining, Sir,
your obedient servant,
"Schenninge, May 21 , 1773."
" SIR,
66
" HOPKEN.
Partly travels, and partly indisposition have prevented
my answering your favour of the 28th May; besides, the
contents of that letter are such as to require much time
for reflection, much attention, and still greater caution in
the execution, than questions of another nature in general
demand. I am not surprised, that the late Assessor
Swedenborg left the objections of Paul âb Indagine
unanswered ; for though the system of the former has
not a more powerful adversary than this man, yet it runs
no risk, as nothing is objected to Swedenborg, but what
might on equally good ground be objected to orthodoxy,
as it is called; even his Autopsy, or Visa et Audita,* are of
such a nature, that they can never be proved, nor do they
cause any faith and belief further than as the rest of his
tenets are well founded, and possess force and authenticity.
Those who take upon themselves the business of refuting
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