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BISHOP LARS BENZELSTIERNA. 611
eminently learned, because they can converse rationally from the memory
when yet they speak nothing from themselves, but from others; the
interiors of the mind with such are altogether closed, and obscurity
and darkness prevail there instead of light.” In No. 5883 he says,
" Lars Benzelstierna was able by the mere sound of his voice to draw
whole squadrons and companies to his side, and by conjunction with
them to do evil to any one he chose. He said nothing else than,
do it to please me’ (Gjör mig til willjes), without adding any other
reason. It appeared thence, how many there are who attend to the
mere sound of the voice, and not at all to reason, and how easily
they may be betrayed by hell." In No. 4856 he makes this state
ment: “Lars Benzelstierna, from an innate hatred, persecuted all who
were not his friends; he acted unjustly to please a friend, and had
no respect for justice and equity, being influenced altogether by the
feeling of personal friendship .” See also Nos. 4851, 4858, 5052,
5065, 5898, 6028. The name of Lars Benzelstierna occurs frequently
in connection with that of Swedenborg throughout these documents.
To him Swedenborg addressed Document 99 ; and by him were writ
ten Documents 124 and 125.
NOTE 9.
BISHOP FILENIUS.
Dr. Petrus Filenius, Bishop of Linköping, married, in 1740,
Ulrica Benzelstierna, youngest daughter of Archbishop Ericus Benzelius
the younger and of Anna Swedenborg. This bishop, while professing
friendship for Swedenborg, advised the confiscation of his books,
which he had promised to use his influence to have released from the
custom -house. For him Swedenborg entertained afterwards great
contempt, calling him Judas Iscariot, who betrayed his friend with a
kiss.” (See Document 5, § 47.)
NOTE 10.
BISHOP LARS BENZELSTIERNA .
Dr. Lars Benzelstierna, son of Lars Benzelstierna (see Note 8)
and Hedvig Swedenborg. He was born in 1719; became Professor
of Greek at Upsal in 1746, and Bishop of Westerås in 1759, which
office he filled till the time of his death in 1800. Bishop Benzel
stierna was altogether different from Bishop Filenius (Note 9), and
entertained a friendly disposition towards Swedenborg and his
doctrines. Swedenborg wrote concerning him to Count Höpken in
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