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Doc. 256.] CUNO ON SWEDENBORG’S DOCTRINES. 455
manner, to mention the passage to me. I, therefore, put down
the passage myself. As soon as I had done so, he arose.
"The time now approaches, [he said] when I must take leave
of my other friends." He then embraced and kissed me most
heartily.
As soon as he had left, I read the passage which he had
recommended to me; it sounded thus: "But we know that the
Son of God has come, and hath given us an understanding,
that we may know Him that is true, and we are in Him that
is true, even in His Son, Jesus Christ. This is the true God,
and eternal life. Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
Amen."
B.
CUNO ON SWEDENBORG’S DOCTRINES.
Cuno’s testimony respecting Swedenborg is perhaps more
valuable because he cannot be accounted one of his followers.
He loved and respected Swedenborg personally ; he did not
dispute his doctrine of the unity of God, and distinctly agreed
with him that faith and charity must ever be united ; but in
all other respects he had confirmed himself in favour of the
Lutheran doctrines, and regarded these, and the Word as it
appears in the light of these doctrines, as his criterion of the
truth. Besides, he was thoroughly satisfied with the Lutheran
church, and did not think that it stood in need of any reno
vation or improvement ; wherefore he did not see the necessity
of Swedenborg’s mission, and hence was unwilling to acknow
ledge it. As he was withal a conscientious, straightforward
man, we must not be surprised at his showing strong dis
approbation of some of Swedenborg’s doctrines, and becoming,
according to Count Höpken, "the most powerful adversary of
his system" (see Document 252, C). Such being the character
of Cuno, it is worth while to examine what he has to say
respecting Swedenborg’s writings in the " Aufzeichnungen," &c. ,
and also in other places ; especially, as he submitted all his
objections to Swedenborg himself both orally and in a written
form. He says:
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