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110 DOCUMENTS CONCERNING SWEDENBORG.
Reformed, but also amongst the Roman Catholics ; you
have also advertised it in other cities, and in the other
universities of Holland. Far be it from me to place
limits to the divine omnipotence ; I lay, for the present,
my metaphysics and my psychology aside, in order that
I may not do injustice to a venerable man of eighty-six*
years and upwards, who is a learned man, and of an
excellent and upright character ; and I would by no
means detract any thing from his merits. I will there
fore, admit, that it has pleased the Lord to manifest him
self to you, and to send you to teach something new,
which the church and the whole human race have hitherto
not known; yea, I will admit, that you are permitted to
be in the spiritual world with angels, and, at the same
time, to dwell in this world with men, and this already for
twenty-five years ; but, my dear friend, why do you not
convince the unbelieving world of this your peculiar
calling ?
" It is reported, that you have related, word for word,
from the world of spirits, the conversation which the
queen of Sweden formerly held in this world with her
brother, the king and prince of Prussia, at Charlotten
burg, near Berlin ; and that the queen, who well knew
that no one was present at this secret conversation, and
that, consequently, not a word of it could be repeated by
any person living, was compelled to admit, that you had
ascertained the most particular circumstances of this
conversation, and must certainly have had an interview
with her deceased brother. It is well known, that men,
in general, are very attentive to wonderful things, and
very desirous of knowing them. Various friends have
told me of this occurrence, and many, whom I have
heard relate it, have added to it something of their own;
but that this remarkable occurrence did happen, you
yourself have told me ; and why do you not make it
publicly known to the unbelieving world ? Truth seems
* This is a mistake, since Swedenborg was only eighty-four
when he died.
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