Extracts from the manufcript journal of memorable relations, Vol. II. N° 6011. Concerning the progreffion of truth or faith from Science into the understanding, afterwards from the understanding into the will, and from the will into the act; from a converfation with the angels. “I c Have converfed with the angels concerning the pro"greffion of truth into good, confequently of faith "into Charity; that it is joy to the angels, when a child or "a boy learns and imbibes truth from affection, confequent"ly when truths become fciences; and that the angels have yet greater joy, when from fcience it becomes of the un"derstanding; then it becomes the joy of the angels in the "Lord's fpiritual kingdom; the angels have still greater joy, "when from the understanding it becomes of the will; it then "becomes the joy of the angels in the Lord's cœleftial king"dom; and when from the will it becomes an act, it then be" comes the joy of the angels of the three heavens. How great "is the joy and how great are the delights in that progreffion, "cannot be described, because it is ineffable; for thus man "enters more and more into heaven, and becomes heaven in "the leaft form. This I have perceived, while I converfed "with the angels, from the progreffion of the Delights of Conjugal Love even to the ultimate effect, whereby man "is propagated; fuch is the progreffion of the conjunction "with heaven, that is, with the Lord, and fuch is the new "creation of man, and the formation of heaven or the "angels with him; for heaven is the form of divine truth "thus advancing. Hence man becomes love, and the mar"riage of truth and good is in no other manner formed with "him." Concerning Deceit. Vol. II. N° 6053. "Concerning Deceit, that it is abominable, the reason "is, because it enters into the interiors of man, even into "the rational (part or principle) which is the inmost of the "natural (part or principle) and there moft closely shuts the spiritual mind, in which heaven refides." These three, namely Adulteries, the Love of Rule, and Deceit, let thofe carefully fhun who will belong to the NewJerufalem. up Concerning Concerning LONDON in the Spiritual World. (From the manufcripts of EMANUEL SWEDENBORG.) L ONDON (in the fpiritual world) appears fimilar to that in the natural world, as to its streets and lanes, but not as to its houses and dwellings; this difference is not perceivable, because every one there dwells in a quarter and in a house correfponding with his affection and thought thence derived. In the middle of the city is fituated the Exchange, to the right whereof dwells a moderator, and his of ficers round about it. The middle ftreet anfwers to Holborn; the east is in front; the weft behind reaching down to Wapping; the fouth is on the right of this middle street, and the north on the left. In the eastern quarter (which is of confiderable length, reaching far beyond the city,) dwell the best of them, where they all worship the Lord. Those who are distinguished for intelligence refide in the fouthern quarter which extends almoft to Iflington, where there is also an affembly held; fuch as dwell in this quarter are alfo prudent in fpeaking and writing. Towards the north dwell those who are illiterate, and who are zealous for liberty of speech in which they delight. In the weft refide those who are in an obfcure affection of good; and these are fearful of declaring their minds openly. In a place anfwering to Moorfields and round about it, which is in the fouthern quarter is a promifcuous multitude; thither from the city are led all those who incline to evils, wherefore the croud there by turns is ejected and this continually, whereby the city is cleared of the evil in it, and they who are thus led away appear no more. Near the middle of the city is fometimes feen a certain evil difpofed perfon fitting in a pulpit, calling the inhabitants together, and commanding them to go with him to certain places in a diforderly manner; they who approach and hearken to him, are led to the place of exit, where the promifcuous crouds are, and as faid above, by certain ways they are put out of the city; by this means every fociety in this place is purified. Their houses, clothing and food, are fimilar to thofe ufed in the natural world. I enquired concerning wine, beer, chocolate, tea and the like, and was told that things fimilar were in ufe among them; I enquired alfo after the liquor called punch, and was informed that that liquor was alfo in ufe among them, but it was given only to the induftrious Kk 2 induftrious and fincere. They do not fuffer any ruler in the city to direct or dictate to them what they fhall do, for they choose to be at perfect liberty. There are ten moderators in the city, who enjoy a like authority. In the fuburbs on the left dwell several of their learned, and amongst them Newton. The English affociate together, and do not travel into other regions, for they are of a different genius and temper from other people, and fuch is their difpofition, that they do not admit ftrangers into familiarity with them. 1 Annals of the NEW CHURCH. It will doubtless afford pleafure and confolation to every fincere recipient of the New Difpenfation, to be informed, that in many. parts of Great Britain as well as in other countries the light truth is beginning to fbine, and diffipating the clouds of er-. ror and darkness. of Among other letters lately received, the Editors beg leave to infert the following extracts. << Gentlemen, E NCOURAGED by the favorable and friendly ad"drefs in the third number of your useful work, "wherein you have given, an earneft invitation to all the fincere readers and well withers to the New Difpenfation, "admonishing them to hold a correfpondence, and to com«municate their fentiments on the writings of that highly « enlightened divine Emanuel Swedenborg; I take the liberty to mention, that about four years fince I had the happinefs to perufe that admirable Treatife on Heaven and Hell, (which was the firft of his writings that happened to fall into my hands) I was ftruck with admiration and astonish"ment, to find myself in poffeffion of an inestimable trea"fure, that gave me an account of the invifible world and "its inhabitants. Indeed what could be more acceptable to "a man travelling towards a ftrange country where him"felf and family are to take up their abode and for ever to "refide, than to meet with a fellow-traveller, who had be"fore vifited the place, and could give him a faithful account of it from occular demonftration, concerning its inhabitants, « inhabitants, their manner of living, with feveral other par❝ticulars which he could relate to the inquifitive enquirer? "I have endeavoured to prevail on fome of my neigh"bours and acquaintance to embrace the heavenly doctrine " of the New Church, and to throw off their falfe notion of a trinity from eternity, because it carries with it an idea "of three gods, and to receive the true doctrine of a trinity "in the Lord Jesus Christ, as an effential article of religion " and true worship; - to confider that justification by faith "alone, is not grounded in Scripture, and that love to the "Lord and charity to our neighbour are the only qualifi❝cations for eternal life; and where these are wanting there can be no faith. On this account I have tranflated fome "of the moft effential articles of the new doctrine into the "Welsh language, in order to explain the fame to those "who are not acquainted with the English tongue; and "alfo with an intention (if the Lord permits) fome time or "other to publish the fundamental articles of the New Dif"penfation, with fome other interesting fubjects and ex"tracts from the writings of Baron Swedenborg; and if I "shall be so happy as to find my countrymen likely to em"brace this new and moft excellent revelation, nothing on "my part fhall be wanting to fpread the knowledge thereof among those who have not the advantage of perufing the "fame in any other language, especially fuch who wish to come at the truth for truth's fake. "I fhall conclude at prefent with wifhing you success in "your undertaking to promote the truth, and to enlighten "thofe who are yet in darkness. And for fo doing, I doubt not but the Lord Jefus Chrift, the only, and true God of "heaven and earth, will crown your endeavours with ever«Ε lafting joy and felicity. I am, "Genlemen, Landilovawr, Carmarthenshire, "your fincere friend, and "humble fervant, MATTHEW WILLIAMS." P. S. If the Editors think the above letter deferving a place in fome future Magazine, they are at liberty to infert it with my name at length. Extract of another letter lately received from Beverley, dated 15th May, 1790. To the Editors of the NEW-JERUSALEM Magazine. es Gentlemen, WHA THAT fpare time I have from the duties of my profeffion is generally spent in reading and me"ditating on the writings of that great and venerable feer Ema"nuel Swedenborg. I am not afhamed to own my hearty affent "to every particular doctrine therein contained, which from "the little experience I have had, I have found to be the "moft comfortable and confolatory. In fhort, next to the "Bible, I am verily perfuaded, that no writings at this day "exift that have a greater tendency to make men wifer and "better than thofe of Baron Swedenborg. "When man from an impartial examination of un"equivocal Scripture teftimony is at length become fixed in "the true faith and acknowledgement of the one true God, "the Lord and Saviour Jefus Christ, in whom dwelleth a divine "trinity, the fulness of the Godhead bodily, and duly confiders "himfelf as fubordinate to that divine adminiftration, he "cannot have a greater incentive to become good. He "must then fee the neceffity of fhunning evils as fins, be"cause he cannot otherwise prepare himself to receive the "divine influence of the Lord his God, which is the only "means of his prefent and future happiness. 66 The nature of that future and eternal world, which "ought to be the object of every man's hope and joyful ex"pectation, is in these invaluable writings fo clearly revealed "to us, that the gloom which heretofore feemed to hang over the grave, is in a great measure diffipated. Thefe "writings were firft feriously recommended to me by a "clergyman the latter end of laft Auguft, and I have fince "found infinite pleasure in the perufal of them. You are at "full liberty to print if you think proper any part of this "letter, but my present fituation will not permit me to have (C my name inferted at full length; I have therefore only "figned the initials of it, I congratulate you on your pub"lifhing the New-Jerufalem Magazine, and am, Beverley, May 15, 1790. «Gentlemen, T. 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