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Doc. 206.] SWEDENBORG’S TRAVELS IN 1736. 87
this condition has become inrooted by habit, it engenders a
sort of second nature, so that even in the worship of God
such persons speak differently from what they think, and ex
tend their flattering ways to the Lord himself, which must be
highly displeasing to Him. This seems to me the reason why
they above other nations enjoy a perfect blessing ; their
worshipping mammon for their God , and striving only after
money, does not seem to be consistent with a constant bless
ing; still there may be ten among a thousand or among ten
thousand, who ward off punishment from the others, and cause
them to be the participants with themselves of temporal
blessings.
August 22. I left Rotterdam in a small vessel for Ant
werp, and arrived first at Dort (Dordrecht), which is a hand
some town. In its neighbourhood may be seen a great number
of windmills. I noticed also many mills where cement is
ground; they are furnished with the stones for the cement
from a great distance ; the material consisting of débris and
stones that have lain in the ground for a long time. There
is also a salt refinery.
August 23. We passed Williamstad (Willemstad), which
is a fortress, and arrived at Bergen op Zoom. Zealand with
its isles appeared on the right; it lies low down at the water’s
edge, and must be constantly protected by dikes, lest an inun
dation take place. Gardens and plantations were seen at
the side, flat and even.
August 24. After passing by Lillo, which is a small town,
we arrived at Antwerp. The only sources of displeasure dur
ing this voyage were, that the captain was cross and uncivil,
and that at night it was most uncomfortable to stay below
in the cabin, in company with so many people. The tide
prevented our proceeding as fast as we ought to have done.
I stayed in Antwerp from four o’clock in the afternoon till
eleven at night, and visited the handsome church of Notre
Dame. There are two rows of altars, twelve altogether, be
sides those along the sides and around the choir. I was
shown a beautiful painting at one of the altars on the right,
representing the removal of Christ from the cross ; this paint
ing is very seldom opened and shown. In the tower are open
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