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Doc. 245.] 353
SWEDENBORG TO BEYER.
we may go the other, which is the direct way, namely, to our
Saviour, Jesus Christ, is in accordance both with the ’Augs
burg Confession,’ and the Formula Concordiæ,’ and also with
our own prayers and hymns; and it entirely agrees with God’s
Word.
"In the ’Augsburg Confession’ are the following words :
For [the Scripture] sets before us Christ alone as the Medi
ator, the Propitiator, the High Priest, and the Intercessor ;
He is to be invoked, or addressed ; and He has promised that
He will hear our prayers ; and the Sacred Scripture very
greatly approves of this worship, viz. that He should be invoked
in all afflictions’ (1 John ii, 1).
"In the ’Formula Concordiæ’ are these words: ’
We have
a command that we should call upon Christ according to this
saying, ’Come unto me all ye that labour,’ &c., which is cer
tainly addressed to us ; and Isaiah says, chap. xi, ‘In that day
there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign
of the people. On Him shall the nations call.’ And in
Psalm xlv, " The rich among the people shall entreat Thy
countenance.’ And in Psalm lxxii, ’ And all kings of the earth
shall fall down before Him.’ And in another verse, "They
shall pray before Him continually.’ And in John v, 23, Christ
says, ’All shall honour the Son, even as they honour the
Father.’ See also Paul in 1 Thess. ii. These are the identi
cal words quoted from the work.
"In our Hymn-book are prayers and hymns addressed to
Jesus Christ alone ; as Hymn 266, of which I will quote only
what follows:
’Lo! Jesus is my might;
He is my heart’s delight.
O Jesus, hear my voice.
If I of Christ make sure,
I’ll ever feel secure,
And freed from all my sins.
As Jesus is my shield,
I’ll ne’er to Satan yield
Tho’ he against me rage.
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