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710 ANECDOTES AND MISCELLANIES. [Doc. 286.
was published in 1745, two years after his revelations , and
before he published the first volume af the Arcana, which was
in 1749.’ " The Swedish gentleman continues to G. Bilberg, "If
you or any one else can furnish some light on this subject, it
would be most welcome to the Messrs. Tulk and the friends
in London, who are particularly engaged upon that work at
present. "
The following answer of G. Bilberg to Mr. Tulk was found
among the papers : "Dr. E-m has told me that you wish to
know our opinion respecting the truth of the work De Cultu
et Amore Dei. I am able to tell you on the authority of
Christian Johansen ,260 who interrogated Swedenborg himself
on this subject, that he obtained from him the following answer:
’It was certainly founded on truth, but that somewhat of egotism
had introduced itself into it, as he had made a playful use in
it of the Latin language, on account of his having been ridiculed
for the simplicity of his Latin style in later years. For this
reason he did not regard it as equal to his other works.""
DOCUMENT 286.
FATE OF THE CONFISCATED COPIES OF THE
WORK ON "CONJUGIAL LOVE." *
LETTER OF CHRISTIAN JOHANSEN260 TO C. J. BENZELIUS.99†
"Right Reverend Doctor and Bishop,
"Our Pastor, Magister Stahre, conveyed to me
your friendly greeting, and said that you would like to know
whether I had any copies of the work of Swedenborg which
had been confiscated in Norrköping several years ago.
"First of all I thank you most humbly for the friendly
greeting you have sent me ; and with respect to the books
* See Document 245, H. p. 306.
The original of this letter is preserved in the Cathedral-Library of
Linköping, among the letters of Bishop C. J. Benzelius.
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