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130 DOCUMENTS CONCERNING SWEDENBORG.
court of Sweden, who was present at the time, to
another ambassador at Copenhagen, and it agrees
precisely with the investigation which has been made
respecting it."*
Dr. Clemm, Professor of Theology at Túbingen, also
records, in one of his works, † these three remarkable
occurrences. It appears, that a German prelate, Oetinger,
a man of great reputation, in his day, on account of his
learning and piety, wrote to the queen of Sweden ex
pressly to ascertain whether the report respecting her own
case and Swedenborg were true. The queen replied that
it was true.
"Swedenborg’s omitting to answer (says Mr. Noble, || )
by letter professor Kant’s inquiries relating to the above
affairs may appear extraordinary. But it is to be remem
bered, that he never, himself, laid any stress upon these
supernatural proofs of the truth of his pretensions ; and
never does he appeal to them, or so much as mention
them, in his works. How strong an evidence is this
of his elevation of mind ; and of his perfect conviction
of the truth of the views he was made an instrument
for unfolding, with his own divine appointment to
that purpose, as standing in no need of such evidence
for its support ! Could it be possible for any of the
merely fanatical pretenders to divine communications
to appeal to such testimonies of supernatural endow
ment, how eagerly would they seek to silence ob
jectors by referring to the queens, counts, ambassadors,
governors, and university professors, that had been
witnesses of their power ! But it is precisely on account
of the silencing nature of such evidence that Sweden
* The Italics are Kant’s, which indicate, that he himself did not
doubt the truth of the memorable occurrence.
+" Vollst. Einleitung in die Religion und gesamte Theologie. Bd.
4. Tüb. 1767," p. 206.
See also " Stilling’s Theorie der Geister-kunde, &c.;" or Theory
of Pneumatology, English translation, p. 88 note.
|| See " Appeal, &c.,” p. 213.
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