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136 DOCUMENTS CONCERNING SWEDENBORG.
whole extent, will soon be laid before the whole Christian world,* the judgment
of which I shall afterwards hand over to his Majesty, and to the honorable mem-
bers of the state : for the priestly order, in the assembly of the state, is not au-
thorized to hand over to his Majesty any particular depositions which should
necessarily be followed. Religious matters belong also to others.
" As to your journey hither, I do not see that your presence could contribute
much to your defence. Will you have the kindness to send a copy of this letter
to his Excellence, the Counsellor N. N. von Stockenstrom, and one to his Excel-
lence, the Counsellor N. N. Hermansson, with the remark, that you have sent
them by my desire. I also intend to send a copy of it to the Chancellor of Jus-
tice, and another copy to his Excellence Count Ekeblad.
" I remain, &c. Stc.
" Emanuel Swedenborg.
" Stockholm, April 12, 1770."
LETTER XIV.
To Dr. Beyer.
" Captain Sjoberg has informed me, that he has a commission from Mr. Ham-
marberg to purchase some copies of the works published by me, viz. four of
each, and also of the work which has just appeared ; but on account of the
strict prohibition, the captain durst only take one copy of each ; besides this I
have made him a present of a copy of the last published work. Perhaps Mr.
Hammarberg may know of some way of receiving another copy, if it were sent
afterwards. In a few days I shall send to Stockholm by Captain Casp. Nyberg
two copies of the work just published entitled ’
Vera Religio Christiana,’ one for
the Bishop, Dr. Menander, and the other for the Bishop, Dr. Serenius, and
amongst other matters, I shall give" them to understand, that so soon as the as-
sembly of the states is pretty numerously attended, I shall sejid in a formal com-
plaint about the proceeding of the counsellor of state in the Gottenburg affair
concerning you and me ; from which I hope for a favorable result. Herewith
I send you two copies of the printed promemoriaf against Dr. Ernesti. You can,
if you please, communicate one to the members of the Consistory, as it has been
circulated in Germany. What is said therein is also applicable to your dean.
With heartfelt salutations to Dr. Rosen.—I remain, &c.
"Emanuel Svtedenborg.
"Amsterdam, July 2, 1771."
Immediately after the preceding letter to Dr. Beyer, the Swedish Documents observe, i
that in the correspondence with that gentleman the following remarkable lines were
found.
" In the small treatise sent (to you) as well as in my former writings, I do not i
mean a Son of God horn from eternity, but a Son of God conceived and born in the
ivorld, in ivhom is the Divine Trinity. In the Apostle’s Creed, which was the con-
* Swedenborg wrote this a short time bel’ore he published the Universal Theology, fyc
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t This ^rorncmorm, which only consists of a lew lines in reply to Dr. Ernesti’s attack
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upon E. S. in his Bihliotheca Tkcoiogica, p. 7S4, may be seen a’ppended to the English ]
translation of the Coronis, or Appendix to the True Christian Religion. i
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