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Doc. 270.] INTERCOURSE WITH THE OTHER WORLD. 615
quite certain, would induce reception: but to others, those
which follow may be useful as confirmations : in which light,
only, they are offered . "
With these sentiments of Mr. Noble we heartily concur ;
and for this reason we think it of importance that the histo
rical truth in respect to these facts be carefully established.
For these facts or stories, by having passed from mouth to
mouth, have to some extent shared the fate of most stories,
i. e. heterogeneous and sometimes entirely fictitions additions
have been made to them. It is our object to reconcile these
various accounts, and to establish, if possible, their original
form. Besides, the historical truth of these facts has been
denied, and attempts have been made to explain away their
force. The futile nature of these explanations will have to
be exposed, and their illogical and fictitious character demon
strated. In this delicate undertaking we shall have the in
valuable aid of the truly meritorious work done by the late
Dr. Im. Tafel in Vol. IV of the German edition of his "Sweden
borg Documents," which has only in part been brought to
the notice of Swedenborg’s admirers in Great Britain and
America. In some part of our work, however, we shall have
the advantage of some additional documentary evidence, which
had not come to the knowledge of our predecessor, and which
will render our task a little easier.
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