LIFE OF EMANUEL SWEDENBORG, WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF HIS WRITINGS, TOGETHER WITH A BRIEF NOTICE OF THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE NEW CHURCH. BOSTON, ALLEN AND GODDARD, SCHOOL STREET. MDCCCXXXI. HARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY FROM THE BEQUEST OF EVERT JANSEN WENDELL 1918 Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1831, by ALLEN & GODDARD, in the Clerk's Office in the District Court of Massachusetts. FREEMAN AND BOLLES, PRINT. CONTENTS. Introductory Remarks — Account of the Swedenborg family - Remarks on the Philosophical and Mineral Works - Econ- Swedenborg called to unfold the truths of the new dispensa- The theological writings of Swedenborg, divided into four No. I. A Memorial drawn up by Swedenborg concerning No. II. Letter to Dr. Thomas Hartley, giving an account of his family connexions, &c.; together with the original in No. III. Catalogue of Swedenborg's manuscripts deposited in the Academy of Sciences at Stockholm............. No. IV. Letter to the King of Sweden relative to the per- secution which he received from the clergy.... No. V. Notice of Count Hopken, by one of his cotempo- No. VIII. Original advertisement of the Arcana Cœlestia., America. First introduction of the writings of Swedenborg into New England Rev. William Hill - Rev. Holland Weeks -Societies in New England - Society in Baltimore -Letter to General Washington and his reply - the Rev. Mr. Hargrove-Introduction of Swedenborg's writings into Philadelphia - Societies in Philadelphia, New York and other places-List of New Church periodical publi- Europe. England-First separation of the New Church from the Old, in that kingdom -Societies in London, and other places-The General Conferences - List of New It is but a few years since the writings of Swedenborg have received any general attention in this country, and little is now known of them except by those who embrace the sentiments which they contain. But an increased interest is daily manifesting itself, and many are anxious to know something of the life as well as the writings of him who is regarded as the herald of the New Church. There are many, too, who are desirous of knowing something of Swedenborg's writings, but are deterred, by the number of his works, from the undertaking. To such, a brief account of his writings may be useful, and produce a desire to investigate the subject of the New Church doctrines, by a more full examination of his works. It may, however, be proper to observe that the same effort is not made by members of the New Jerusalem Church, to disseminate the doctrines which they embrace, as is made by the several denominations in the Christian Church to disseminate theirs. A true disciple of the New Church will be as anxious that genuine truth should |