added a few testimonies in favour of Swedenborg's writings from distinguished individuals, such as Oberlin, the pious and celebrated pastor of Waldbach; and the late Rev. John Clowes, Rector of St. John's, Manchester; also Swedenborg's Address in his senatorial character as member of the House of Nobles, to the Estates of the Realm assembled at the Diet in 1761. The arrangement which the Editor has adopted is as follows: he has placed those Documents first which contain the testimonies of individuals who personally knew Swedenborg; secondly, he has inserted those Documents, which testify most unequivocally to Swedenborg's intercourse with the spiritual world; and thirdly, he has concluded the volume with letters and documents relating either directly, or indirectly to Swedenborg and his important claims, as a theological writer, upon the attention of mankind.

The Editor begs also to observe, that the "Introductory Observations, &c." are printed from the English edition of Sandel's Eulogium, of which they form the Preface, and that the notes to the Eulogium, subscribed "editors," are from the same edition; other notes, subscribed "Tafel," were written by that gentleman; and for those to which no name is subjoined, the Editor is responsible.

Manchester, 1841.

CONTENTS.

Introductory Observations

Eulogium on Swedenborg, pronounced in the Great Hall of

the House of Nobles, in the name of the Royal Academy

of Sciences of Stockholm, Oct. 7, 1772, by M. Samuel

Sandel, Councellor of the Royal Board of Mines, Knight

of the Polar Star, and Member of the said Academy.

Swedenborg's account of himself, in a letter to his friend,

the Rev. Thomas Hartley, M.A., Rector of Winwick, in

Northamptonshire -

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ix.

24

Testimony of C. Springer, Esq., Swedish Consul at the Port

of London

65

Anecdotes collected by Mr. Robsahm, Director of the Bank

of Stockholm, concerning the life of Swedenborg when at

home

Anecdotes of Swedenborg, when in London, collected by

Testimony of Mr. Henry Servanté, Editor of the "New

Jerusalem Magazine"

Refutation of the false report that Swedenborg, a few hours

before his death, had retracted his writings -

Affidavit of the Shearsmiths

Confirmation of Mr. B. Chastanier

PAGE.

70

90

95

100

- 102

104

106

107

Anecdotes of Swedenborg, while in Holland, collected by

D. Paulus âb Indagine, a resident of Amsterdam -

108

Refutation of the false reports propagated by the Rev. John

PAGE.

143

Testimony of the celebrated Oberlin, Pastor of Waldbach 151

Letters from the celebrated J. C. Lavater, of Zurich

Letters from Swedenborg to Dr. Beyer

Extract of a Letter from Dr. Beyer to Dr. Oetinger

213

Swedenborg's Letter to Dr. Menander

Swedenborg's Letters to the Swedish Ambassador, and to the

- 226

Secretary of State -

230

Swedenborg's Letters to the Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt,

and to his Minister, M. Venator

232

236

Swedenborg's Letter to Mr. Wenngren

Remarks by Mr. A. Nordenskjold, on the different editions of

the Bible made use of by Swedenborg

237

Swedenborg's Address to the Swedish Estates of the Realm 239

Remarks by the Marquis de Thomé, on an Assertion of the

Commissioners appointed by the King of France for the

examination of Animal Magnetism

245

248

Discoveries in Science made, or anticipated, by Swedenborg 260

Testimony of the late Rev. John Clowes, A.M., in favor of

Swedenborg's Theological Writings

Rev. J. Clowes' Affectionate Address to all the Ministers of

the Gospel of Jesus Christ, on the Theological Writings

of Swedenborg -

Works of Emanuel Swedenborg

264

266

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