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Doc. 245. ] 375
SWEDENBORG TO THE KING.
afterwards from a friend here in Stockholm who lent them to
me for a day. Wherefore I still insist that every thing that
has taken place since my return home has, from beginning to
end, been done without giving me a hearing.
"From a rumour which has spread here in town I have
learned that from the office of the Chancellor of Justice a
communication has been made to the Consistory of Gotten
burg, to the effect that my books have been entirely forbidden
to be imported into this country,* and, further, that the same
office has stigmatized my revelations as untrue and false. In
reply to this I humbly beg to make the following statement :
That our Saviour visibly revealed Himself before me, and
commanded me to do what I have done, and what I have still
to do ; and that thereupon He permitted me to have inter
course with angels and spirits, I have declared before the
whole of Christendom, as well in England, Holland, Germany,
and Denmark, as in France and Spain, and also on various
occasions in this country before their Royal Majesties, and
especially when I enjoyed the grace to eat at their table, in
the presence of the whole royal family, and also of five senators
and others ; at which time my mission constituted the sole topic
of conversation. Subsequently, also, I have revealed this be
fore many senators ; and among these Count Tessin,39 Count
Bonde,¹
175 and Count Höpken28 have found it in truth to be
so, and Count Höpken, a gentleman of enlightened under
standing, still continues to believe so ; without mentioning many
others, as well at home as abroad, among whom are both
kings and princes. All this, however, the office of the Chan
cellor of Justice, if the rumour is correctly etated declares to be
false; when yet it is the truth. Should they reply that the thing
is inconceivable to them, I have nothing to gainsay, since I am
unable to put the state of my sight and speech into their
heads, in order to convince them ; nor am I able to cause
angels and spirits to converse with them; nor do miracles
happen now; but their very reason will enable them to see this,
when they thoughtfully read my writings, wherein much may
* In the German translation these words are added : "under penalty of
fifty dalers and of confiscation."
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