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702 [Doc. 282.
ANECDOTES AND MISCELLANIES.
1. "A Brief Exposition of the Doctrine of the New Church,
understood by the New Jerusalem in the Apocalypse, wherein
is also demonstrated, that throughout the Christian world
the worshipping of three gods is received from the Creed of
St. Athanasius. By Emanuel Swedenborg, a native of Sweden,"
London, 1769, large 8vo, 159 pages. This is a translation of
the Latin work, printed at the beginning of the year in Amster
dam, bearing the title , Summaria Expositio Doctrinæ Novæ
Hierosolymæ, quæ per novam Hierosolymam in Apocalypsi
intelligitur, which work has probably been received in Sweden.
2. "
De Commercio Anima et Corporis, quod creditur fieri
vel per Influxum Physicum, vel per Influxum Spiritualem, vel
per Harmoniam Præstabilitam, ab Emanuele Swedenborg. Three
sheets, 4to. This is quite a new work, written in Latin, here
in London. The following sixteen paragraphs embrace the
leading subjects treated of in the book. " Mr. Lidén quotes
the headings of the chapters, as given by Swedenborg, and
then continues: "If you cannot make anything out of the
contents of the book, it is not my fault; for I cannot make
others comprehend what I do not comprehend myself. At
the close of the work may be read one of the Assessor’s
visions , which he describes as follows: " Mr. Lidén quotes
here the introduction of the memorable relation , in which
Aristotle, Descartes, Leibnitz, and Wolff are introduced, and
then gives the following summary of it : "These old gent
lemen begin now a most learned disputation on the inter
course between the soul and the body, but cannot agree ;
wherefore they at last resolve to find out the right mode of
influx by the casting of lots ; when the lot declares for
spiritual influx."
3. "An Answer to a Letter written to me by a Friend,"
[Document 2 ] which consists merely of four pages, 8vo, but
is very interesting to read." After giving a long abstract of
this printed letter, Mr. Lidén says :
"I am curious as to what the English journalists will say
about these ’Swedenborgiana.’ The author has presented a
sufficient number of copies to the Royal Society , to Sion
College, the bishops, and the universities. He has also pro
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