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Doc. 245. ] RESOLUTION RESPECTING SWEDENBORG. 367
borgian propositions can be drawn from this consideration,
that no one has undertaken their refutation, although they
have been published now for twenty years; for this merely
shows that not every one who has read these writings, deems
it necessary to refute absurd things, which fall to the ground
when left to themselves, but which by a review might become
more generally known. It must be shown to these gentlemen
what great risk they run, were they treated in accordance
with the statutes of religion ; and they must be earnestly called
upon to give up in future their erroneous views, which, however
clear they are, may yet cause troubles in the church ; and,
finally, they are to be told that, by favour and grace, time
is granted them for consideration and reflection, when they
will have to express themselves distinctly and clearly in the
’Minutes ’ of your body, whether they will take this warning
to heart, or whether they persist in their views. Of all
this the Consistory will make a humble report, the sooner
the better, so that we may see what other more vigorous
measures may be necessary, to secure calm and rest in our
Christian Church, and to render safe its doctrine by an act
of sanctification
"The Council Chamber, Stockholm, April 26, 1770. "
The author of the " Nya Kyrkan," (Part I, p. 70) gives
another extract from this resolution, where the members of
the Consistory are instructed that "the whole of this matter
must be treated with much privacy and caution, so as not to
excite curiosity, and cause scandal among the public generally.
The other Royal Resolution, which is directed against the
introduction of Swedenborg’s writings into Sweden, is as follows :
U.
ROYAL RESOLUTION IN RESPECT TO Swedenborg’S WRITINGS.*
"Adolphus Frederic," &c. &c.
"Our especial favour, &c. By a memorial
which we had read to us, we were informed that several of
the theological works of Assessor Swedenborg, which have been
* A copy of the original Document was transferred from Count Enge
ström’s library to the Royal Library in Stockholm, where it is now preserved.
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