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Doc. 314.] 1041
SWEDENBORG AND ETINGER.
is a strange volume. It begins with the leading documents
of the Gottenburg controversy, both pro and con . It gives
the charges of Dean Ekebom, on the one hand, and Sweden
borg and Dr. Beyer’s replies, on the other ; likewise Sweden
borg’s letters to the King and to the Swedish Universities.
Then comes an extensive statement of the grounds which
Etinger occupies in respect to Swedenborg ; showing, that on
account of his spiritual experiences he considers him as the
greatest of prophets, wherefore he exalts him then and there
to the very skies ; but because Swedenborg also teaches that
there is a spiritual sense in the letter of the Sacred Scripture,
he attacks and opposes him to the same extent. He thus
alternately blows hot and cold on the subject of his book.
Afterwards he communicates some of Cuno’s testimony, and
also the letter which he addressed to Swedenborg (Docu
ment 256, p. 465). Then follow portions of the autobiography
which Swedenborg addressed to Mr. Hartley (Document 2) ;
and, finally, the author communicates an interesting letter
addressed to himself by Dr. G. Beyer of Gottenburg, in which
that gentleman endeavours to convince him of his errors in
respect to Swedenborg. The book closes with Etinger’s
reply to Dr. Beyer.
Dr. Beyer’s letter to Etinger was inserted by Dr. Im. Tafel
in his "Documents concerning Swedenborg" (pp. 372-390) , and
an English translation has likewise appeared in the English and
American editions of this work. This translation, which appeared
first in the Intellectual Repository for 1813, pp. 225-236, and
which has been carefully collated with the original, is as
follows:
D.
DR. G. BEYER22 TO PRELATE ŒTINGER.
"I could wish that you and Swedenborg, as being two
eminently learned and honest men, entertained the same
opinions ; but notwithstanding the difference which exists be
tween you on theological points, your indefatigable and unalter
able love for truth, which shines so conspicuously, gives me
an assurance that it will very shortly be removed ; yea, that
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