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Doc. 256.] CUNO’S EXPERIENCE OF SWEDENBORG. 481
8. "I will leave the old gentleman Swedenborg alone. God
knows him better than I do. I must consider him a scholar
and a learned man ; but is it a proof of true humility for him
.
to say of the Evangelical Christians, "They place the under
standing under obedience to faith, and call that faith which
is not understood ? ’ "
E.
CUNO’S EXPERIENCE OF SWEDENBORG IN 1770.*
Cuno’s Memoirs, according to Dr. Scheler, refer once more
to Swedenborg, in the year 1770 (p. 803), where we read :
"Last year I gave my readers many sheets to read respect
ing my dear old Swedenborg; but I am by no means done
yet with this singular man, and as long as my eyes remain
open, I shall not so easily turn them away from him.
"I still hear news concerning him from Sweden, nay, a short
time ago he desired to be remembered to me, and sent me
word that he hoped to embrace me this summer. The clergy have
made an assault upon him with all their power, but they
could not do him any harm, because those high in authority,
yea, it is said, the King and the Queen, love him.
"I received a letter from a friend now studying in Leipzig
enclosing Number 6, Vol. I, of the "Theologische Bibliothek’
(Theological Library) of Dr. Ernesti. As I have read the
whole of Swedenborg’s writings with great patience, and as the
only work which I have not read, and which was offered to
me about a year ago for 120 Dutch florins, but now can no
more be had for money, I shall content myself with the epi
tome made by so learned a man as Dr. Ernesti ; it will cost
me but little trouble to copy it.
"Time alone will show what will in the end become of
this good man. When I saw him on September 10th this
year on change with his friend, Mr. Wretman, he looked much
more cheerful than when he took leave of me last year. Up
* See "Aufzeichnungen," &c. pp. 169, 170.
+ See Document 245.
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