EMANUEL SWEDENBORG: HIS LIFE AND WRITINGS. BY WILLIAM WHITE. "Go to him. He is not without foibles, but is wise exceedingly; versed in much strange knowledge, and familiar with the intricacies of the heart. You'll live long and go far ere you find such another." IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. II. Andrew Fenwick. LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, & CO., STATIONERS' HALL COURT. 1867. 08468.67 #16796 2413-19 HARVARD COLL. GE MAY 10 1909 LIBRARY Walker fund. ILLUSTRATIONS. EMANUEL SWEDENBORG.-(Frontispiece.) Copied from an engraving inscribed Eman. Swedenborg; Anno Etatis 80, Nat. Holmiæ, 29th Jan., 1688. Denat. Lond. 29 Mart. 1772. J. F. Martin, Sculps. Holmiæ." It is generally admitted as the best likeness of Swedenborg in old age. It was in a copy of this engraving that Servanté recognized the old gentleman he encountered in St. John Street, Clerkenwell. See present Vol., p. 578. SWEDENBORG'S HOUSE AND SUMMER HOUSE Page 336. Engraved from photographs taken in Stockholm in the summer of 1862. B-21917 ERRATA. daughter, For his read the before daughter, and insert of Peter the Great after page 87, final line. Insert who after that he, " 273, line 7 from top. 320,,, 5,, bottom. CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME. Last Judgement accomplished in 1757-Its Scene the World of Spirits-The Human Race will never perish for it is the Base of Heaven-Heaven's well-being dependent on that of the Church— Sad State of the Church-Character of the Souls from Christen- dom-Condition of the World of Spirits previous to 1757- Judgements executed at the end of each Church-Arrangement of the Nations in the World of Spirits-Judgement of Maho- metans and Gentiles-Iniquities of the Papacy-Repetition of these Iniquities in the World of Spirits-Distribution of the Papists there-Visited by Angels-Destruction and Dispersion of the Papal Heavens-The Good instructed and received in Heaven-This Judgement the theme of the Apocalypse, a full exposition of which is promised-Modest Estimate of the results The Truths revealed through Swedenborg constitute the New vi CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME. Goodness and Truth-Will and Understanding-Internal and External Man-Love in General-Loves of Self and the World- Love of the Neighbour-Faith-Piety-Conscience-Liberty- Merit- Repentance and Remission of Sins-Regeneration— Temptation-Baptism-The Holy Supper-The Resurrection- The Vision of the White Horse in the Apocalypse signifies the opening of the Spiritual Sense of the Word-Details of the The English in the Spiritual World-Spiritual London-England Swedenborg discerns a Fire in Stockholm from Gottenburg- Enables a Lady to find a lost receipt for Money-Startles the Queen of Sweden with a Communication from her deceased Brother opinions on the Case-Defines to the Queen the Limits of his Spiritual Acquaintance-Kant's relation to Swedenborg- The Mess made of Kant's Testimony-His hasty Pamphlet 54 |