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284 [Doc. 245.
TRIAL AT GOTTENBURG.
had been inserted ; and another "lector," Dr. Beyer, had edited
a collection of sketches for sermons under this title : ’New
attempts at explaining the texts for Sundays and Holidays
(
Nya Försök till förklaring öfwer Sön-och Högtidsdags-Texter),
Gottenburg, 1767 ; in which the texts are explained in the
spirit of Swedenborg’s teaching. These literary productions
strengthened in many quarters the conviction which had pre
viously been gaining ground, that these theological doctors
shared Swedenborg’s religious views ; and no length of time
elapsed before the clergy gave evidence of this conviction, by
word and deed.
"At a meeting of the clergy held at Gottenburg in Sep
tember 1768, Dean P. Aurelius of Grimmeton insisted that,
for his own sake and that of the brethren at home, the
Consistory should employ the most stringent measures for
stopping the circulation of such recently published books as
contain doctrines which militate against God’s Word and the
symbolical [dogmatic] writings of the church’ (see ’Handlingar’
p. 3). In agreement therewith, but in less objectionable and
more considerate terms, Dean A. Kollinius of Seglora submitted
a memorial to the Consistory, dated October 12, 1768, in
which he prayed, ’that the Bishop and the members of the
Consistory, as the most competent judges in theological matters,
would enlighten the clergy, as to how far the writings of
Swedenborg are really objectionable ; so that in case these
writings contain merely innocent theological problems, a mis
taken zeal may not raise up heaven and earth against them;
but, in case they really militate against, and present as ir
rational, the evangelical doctrine in the form in which it is
explained from God’s Word in our symbolical writings it may
be looked upon as a real crime, at least in those who exercise
the function of teachers, to seek to imbue others with the
religious principles of Swedenborg. ’ "
The author of "Nya Kyrkan " says here: "If Kollinius’
prayer had been acted upon, and the members of the Con
sistory had gone into the fundamental question, i. e. if they
had compared Swedenborg’s and Luther’s systems, and had
examined how much of what is really bad and unchristian is
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