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JOHAN TYBECK. 1277
whose name was Ökner. She was looked upon by her own relatives
and the people generally as possessed by evil spirits, She was
under the care of a most careful physician, but his treatment proved
of no avail. When pharmaceutical and dietetic remedies proved
useless recourse was had to Biblical remedies, which were more
effective. By prayers and applying the words of Scripture and
calling upon the name of the Saviour, Tybeck and Ökner succeeded
after the manner of the apostles in soothing and quieting the con
vulsions and paroxysms of the girl, so that among the people generally
they were looked upon as workers of miracles. Tybeck was summoned
before the Consistory of Strengnäs and severely reprimanded for
daring to ascribe these epileptic attacks to the agency of evil spirits
and for exorcising them by the application of God’s Word. Tybeck
insisted that the girl’s illness was due to the agency of evil spirits,
and, at last, submitted to the Consistory a document, in which he
gave a full description of the case. This document was entered
upon the Minutes of the Consistory in 1782."
In a letter which Tybeck wrote to C, F. Nordensköld towards
the close of 1782, and which is in the possession of the Editor of
these Documents, he refers to the preceding narrative and says,
"While all this was taking place, the Lord was pleased to direct
my attention to the precious writings of Assessor Swedenborg, which
I at once received and approved. I am inclined to think that both
on account of the affair with Sara Schultz and my faith in the
writings of Swedenborg I shall have additional difficulties with the
Consistory. In respect to the latter, I am still in doubt whether
I ought to make an open confession of my thoughts and convictions
in respect to these writings, or whether it is better for me to keep
back, and remain quiet in the matter." So long as the freedom
of the press was suppressed in Sweden, from 1790 to 1809, Tybeck,
together with the other friends of the truth, was compelled to keep
silence. But after this pressure had been removed in 1809, they
began to breathe more freely, and Tybeck in 1817 printed a tract
on the text: ’ God was in Christ reconciling the world unto Himself.’
This tract was written in the spirit of the New Church, and was severely
criticized in the Stockholm’s Post. Tybeck printed a reply contain
ing additional information on the subject. A law-suit was the
result; for he was accused of seeking to spread doctrines inimical to
the doctrine established by the state. The jury, however, pro
nounced in his favour, and the finding of the jury was confirmed
by the Court of Appeals in Sockholm.
The matter was now brought before the Consistory of Strengnäs ,
and Tybeck was summoned before them to defend himself against
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