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148 DOCUMENTS CONCERNING SWEDENBORG.
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powerful, doctrines of divine truth delivered by the
Saviour of the world, some said, ’ He is a good man :
others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people.’ (John
vii. 12.) He is beside himself.’ (Mark iii. 21.) And
many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad ; why
hear ye him ? But others said, these are not the words
ofhim that hath a devil : can a devil open the eyes of the
blind ?’ (John x. 20, 21. ) Now we know the truth of
our Lord’s words, when He saith, The disciple is not
above his master, nor the servant above his lord. It is
enough for the disciple to be as his master, and the
servant as his lord : if they have called the master of
the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call
them of his household. ’ (Matt. x. 24, 25.) And again,
·
The servant is not greater than the lord. If they have
persecuted me, they will also persecute you.’ (John xv.
20. ) In all ages of the church, divine truth has been
persecuted in the persons of those who have been its
most strenuous asserters and advocates ; and in general
according to the degree in which they have manifested
their sincerity, integrity, and faithfulness in the discharge
of their duty, in the same degree have they been sub
jected to the derision and scorn of the world. It was not
therefore to be expected, that Swedenborg, the distin
guished and devoted servant of his Lord, would escape
the malevolent and bitter attacks of his enemies, who,
either through ignorance of the doctrines he taught, or
through envy at their success, are disposed to treat the
disciple in the same ungenerous manner as their prede
cessors of old had treated his Divine Master. But as
Michael the archangel, in disputing with the devil about
the body of Moses, (the historical sense of the Word, )
durst not bring against him a railing accusation, so it is
the duty of those who are engaged in the defence of a
good cause, to imitate so illustrious an example, and to
leave all judgment to Him who cannot err."
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" There is no trace of any allusion (says the Rev. S.
Noble, in his Appeal, &c., p. 244,) to this tale of the
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