A Letter To A Friend On Swedenborgianism

Author : Sabin Hough
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780259508939
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book A Letter to a Friend on Swedenborgianism (Classic Reprint) written by Sabin Hough and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-04-29 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Letter to a Friend on Swedenborgianism Tyo this brief and necessarily very imperfect sketch of our view of Swedenborg's mind and state as an instrument, I will, for the sake of clearness, add a short summary of our belief respecting the uses to be performed by it and their necessity, which may gather what I wish to convey into one focus. We believe, that a great change has come over the human mind in modern times, which is still proceeding in an increasing ratio, from its progress in natural and scientific knowledge. That it has not progressed in like manner in spiritual and divine knowledge; and that con sequently men are now in a high degree of natural know ledge and in a low degree of spiritual knowledge. That, therefore, the power of worldly things over the human mind has greatly increased; and the power of spiritual things greatly decreased. That the mind of man is thus in an inverted position, because worldly things, which should be subordinate, are preeminent, and spiritual things, which should be preeminent, are subordinate. That man's belief in the Scriptures has been shaken, because many things supposed to be taught in them have been proved by science to be untrue, whereby the things of religion, which ought to be matters of faith, have become matters of doubt. That the Sacred Scriptures are nevertheless di vine, and therefore contain instruction for the human mind which is adapted for every state that it can possibly ao quire. That God will, by their means, restore again the mind of man to its true position and to order. That this will be effected, not by the destruction of the natural knowledge which he has acquired, but by the unfolding of a higher degree of wisdom and spiritual instruction from the Scriptures than any to which he has yet attained, which wisdom will govern and at the same time be in harmony with his natural knowledge. That the portal of access has been graciously opened by the Lord to this divine wisdom in his Word through the instrumentality of a human being properly endowed to instruct the church in the principles upon which the Scriptures must be studied for its attainment. That mankind, nevertheless, will for a time treat these views of the Holy Scriptures with con tempt, because the spirit of the present age closes the faculties of the human mind to spiritual knowledge. That still, some will see their value and receive them, and that the number of these will gradually increase, so as to form a Church, which Church will in time become the noblest that has yet existed on the earth. That the existence Of this church is predicted in the Revelations of St. John, and is there called the bride the Lamb's wife. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.