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Doc. 5.) 37
ROBSAHMS MEMOIRS.
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one,” Swedenborg said, “I desire; for I have heard that he
speaks as he thinks, and that for this reason he has lost
credit among the people, as is usually the case in the world. ”
18. Swedenborg once told me the reason why no others
among the clergy, except Doctor Beyer22 in Gottenburg, had
embraced his explanations of the Scripture. The reason of
this is, that daily, from the time when they attend school in
the gymnasium [academy), and in the university, they confirm
themselves in the doctrine, and in favour of the doctrine, of
faith alone ; and whenever any one has confirmed himself in
anything evil, he no longer looks upon the evil as evil, but
becomes daily more delighted with it. “ Nay,” he added,
"though they should actually see and find out that I speak
the truth, their love of places of honour and of consideration,
and their self-interest, will not permit them to profess publicly
what, in accordance with their own conviction, they find to
be incontestable truths. " This conversation I had with
Swedenborg, a short time after he had a visit from the cele
brated clergyman, Doctor Rutström,23 who died in prison,
in the castle of Stockholm , some time after the revolution of
1772. Swedenborg said , “ This Rutström saw everything,
,
but his life and deeds showed that his Moravian sect was
dearest to him, in which he had long ago confirmed himself,
even to persuasion ;" and he added, that such was the case
with the clergy of every religion, who, after they have confirmed
themselves in the doctrines which they profess, can never
more be induced to give up the most preposterous proposi
tions.
19. The chaplain of the Imperial Russian Legation, Oro
noskow, who was in Stockholm during the time of the ambas
sador, Count Ostermann, was a monk of the Alexander
Newsky order, and led an orderly and pious life; quite differ
ently from the other Russian priests who had been here before
him. He became acquainted with me, and I lent him Sweden
borg’s books, which, he said, he read with the greatest delight.
He desired to see Swedenborg, and to talk with this remark
able man. I complied with his desire, and invited Swedenborg
and him to dinner, in company with the late president of the
Royal College of commerce , Mr. von Carleson,24 and the
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