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Doc. 3.] 11
LETTER FROM THE REV. T. HARTLEY.
apostle ! Blessed, indeed, shall ye be, if your life be the same
as your faith! 0 England, my beloved country, how greatly
I desire that the same opportunity may arise of congratulating
you on your receiving your own [apostles of the truth] ! But,
most distinguished Sir, permit even me, from my obscure posi
tion, to offer you, in the name of my country, our most heart
felt thanks for your love towards us, for your journeys hither
and your sojourn in our midst, and for your indefatigable
labours in behalf of our salvation for who else is there to
express all this to you, except my own unworthy self? Truly,
those great offices of charity you have performed for us, de
serve our most heartfelt acknowledgments; but with sorrow I
pass over in silence the little fruit they have thus far borne
amongst us.* May the Lord, the Highest and Best, grant
that a rich harvest may at last flourish and become matured
among us Britons, from the seed you have sown!
About myself and my affairs I willingly keep silence ; for
I regard myself as of no consequence, and as a mere nothing;
yet I am prepared to answer truly and fully all your questions ;
and if, after your return to Sweden, you should at any time
do me the honour, to address a letter to me, and to make use
of my services in any way whatsoever, you will find me a will
ing and delighted servant. Instruct me, exhort me, dispose
of me in any way whatever; for if I know myself sufficiently,
it will be the greatest pleasure to me to obey your admoni
tions and commands, and you will find me faithful to all my
promises. But if you will not do me this honour, it will be
enough for me to remember you always above all others, to
love you always; and to have had you for my teacher in Di
vine things.
Most honoured Sir,
I am, with all due reverence,
Your most obedient servant
East Malling Thos. HARTLEY.
near Maidstone, Kent. August 14. 1769.
To The Honourable MR. SWEDENBORG .
*. This can hardly be said now, inasmuch as England has been foremost
in spreading the doctrines taught by Swedenborg, while the New Church
has but a feeble existence in Swedenborg’s native country.
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