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DOCUMENT 257.
JUNG-STILLING’S215 TESTIMONY.
*
A.
In a work entitled, "Theorie der Geisterkunde, von Dr.
J. H. Jung, surnamed Stilling," Nuremberg, 1808 (of which
an English translation by Samuel Jackson was published in
London in 1834, under the title , " Theory of Pneumato
logy," &c.), we read as follows (pages 90-96) :
"As so very much has been written both for and against
this extraordinary man [Swedenborg] , I consider it my duty
to make known the pure truth respecting him, since I have
had an opportunity of knowing it pure and uncontaminated."
After making some general statements concerning Sweden
borg’s life, his writings, and his learning, he continues on
p. 91 : "Unexpectedly to everybody this intelligent, learned,
and pious man began to have intercourse with spirits. He
made no secret of this, but frequently at table, even in large
companies, and in the midst of the most rational and scienti
fic conversations, would say, ’On this point I conversed not
long ago with the apostle Paul, with Luther, or some other
deceased person.’ It can easily be imagined that the persons
present opened their mouths and eyes, and wondered whether
he was in his sound senses. Still occasionally he has fur
* Stilling’s testimony respecting Swedenborg was first published in
English in the "Intellectual Repository" for 1820, p. 116 ; for which it was
translated by Mr. D. Thun. The English editor of the " Swedenborg
Documents" used Samuel Jackson’s translation, which was published in
London in 1834, upon which we have also drawn for the greater part of
our translation.
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