In what manner it is to be understood, that as the Tree falls fo it remains. Tranflated from the manufcripts of Emanuel Swedenborg.. S long as man lives, he is in the ultimate of order, he has a corporeal memory, which encreases, and in which are to be rooted those things, which are of his internal memory, hence the more there is in them and betwixt them of concordance and correfpondence of good and truth, the more of life he obtains from the Lord, and the more he can be perfected in another life. But the memory from the exterior or corporeal part, is that in which the interiors are rooted. Indeed man retains all his exterior or corporeal memory, or all and every thing belonging to it, but it can no longer encrease, and where it does not encrease, a new concordance and correfpondence cannot be formed, when nevertheless all things of his interior memory in the fpiritual world, are alfo terminated in his exterior memory, although he is not allowed to make use of it. From this it may clearly appear, what is meant by as the Tree falls fo it remains; not that man cannot be perfected (in the other life) for ne who is in good is perfected immenfely, even to angelic wisdom; but it is the correspondence of the concordance and of the correfpondence which exifted between internal and external things, whilft he lived in the world, which can no longer be perfected. After the life of the body no one receives external things, but interior and internal things. With refpect to the doctrinal tenet, that as the Tree falls, &c. (Ecclef. xi. 3.) it is not to be understood as generally explained, but thus, it is the concordance of the internal or fpiritual man, with the external or natural man, which remains as it falls; man retains both in the other life, his internal or fpiritual principle is terminated in his external or natural principle as in its ultimate; the internal or spiritual man is perfected in the other life, only fo far as he could poffefs concordance in the external or natural principle, but this, namely, the external or natural, cannot be perfected in the other life, but it remains of the quality, which neceffity required in the life of the body, and it is pertected in the body, by the removal of the love of self and the world, and thus by the reception of good which is charity, and of truth which is faith from the Lord; hence the concordance or nonconcordance, which is the Tree with its root, which remains after death as it falls. ERRATA. ERRATA. In the explanation of the firft plate, read, from among a band of Africans, &c. - one of them modeftly advanced, &c. Page 15, line 16 for fiaft, read affift. 16, 4 read mineral and metallurgic. 18,39 though read through. 28, 2 include in parenthefis, (not excluding the other fex who have an equal right to edification.) 31, laft line (yet very few of the Lutherans think beyond this) alfo in parenthefis. 37, 42, 43, 46, 52, -28 read, a feed which is caft, &c. Note. The paper prefented to Dr. Beyer was a copy of the univerfal idea of the faith of the New Heaven and the New Church, contained in the Apocalypfe revealed, n. 66. -21 for the read this. -15 for the read their. 34 for are read were. 55, laft line, for að read actions. 64,14 for always read generally. 81,19 for that read which. 84,15, 16, inftead of wherefore they cover their faith with falfes, read wherefore they imbibe a faith of falfes, &c. 137 169, -37 dele who. Note. For a clearer elucidation * To the Editors of the New Jerufalem Magazine. GENTLEMEN, AS S you have communicated to me the reasons which have induced you to put a stop, (for a time at least) to your useful Publication, give me leave, in the prefent Number to apprize the fincere lovers of the Truths now revealed by the Lord to his People, in his glorious new difpenfation of Love and Mercy, of the great lofs they are likely to fustain. At prefent, not only divinity, but even every other human fcience, may be faid to totter on weak and false bases; Physic in particular, that most useful branch, threatens a speedy ruin, if not fupported on better principles than thofe on which it now ftands. At prefent, the most skilful of its practitioners know as little of the trueand real caufes of difeafes in general, as the new-born babe could know or ascertain; (this affertion, bold as it may appear at first fight, may nevertheless be advanced without the least degree of prefumption)-And why? because in all things they conftantly take the effect for the caufe, as it would be very easy to demonstrate, had I time and place to do it at present. Now, Gentlemen, the more I fearch through Emanuel Swedenborg's manufcripts, (fuch at least as are in my hands) the more I fee, the most useful materials are to be found therein; fuch as would fatisfactorily rectify those fatal mistakes; but the ftop of your Publication, will unavoidably deprive the present age, of thofe ufeful, and fupremely important difcoveries. Among other loffes the Public is likely to fuftain thereby, is also that of a Dictionary of Correfpondences, traced out by Swedenborg himself, and which, for that reafon, it is needless to obferve, would certainly be far fuperior to any thing of the kind, any other per La fon fon may attempt. I had, indeed, as far back as the 15th of July, 1785, propofed to the lovers of truth, the publication of this important Work, from which, phyfic in particular, might derive fo many real advantages; but at that time, the number of friends and readers, who were known, appeared to be too inconfiderable to afford fuch affistance, as an undertaking of fo extensive a nature would neceffarily require; yet, as one of your correfpondents from Beverley lately expreffed a defire of seeing a work of this kind publifhed, it was my intention, in fome of your future Numbers, to offer this Dictionary, in the manner I extracted it myfelf, from Swedenborg's own Sketches. Befides this Work, I had already drawn out and tranflated many other very important extracts, from the fame fource; but, by the discontinuance of your publication, I find myfelf, (though very reluctantly) under an abfolute neceffity of withoiding them at prefent, from a curious public. What a pity, Gentlemen, the real friends of truth cannot fo clofely conjoin and unite together, as to do every thing in their power, according to their refpective abilities, towards preferving all the fragments of a pen, avowedly fo learned, and ufeful to Mankind, as that of our author; even as the children of this generation have done, to preferve the much less important fragments of a Chesterfield, a Voltaire, or a Rousseau ! I do not mean to depreciate or leffen the real merits of those authors, but surely, if even their very best performances were compared with those of our author, could they as to usefulness, bear even the least degree of competition? I mention thefe obfervations to fhew how much every zealous reader, in particular, as well as the Public at large, may really gain, by fupporting, as much as it may be in their power, and forwarding a publication of fo extenfive a ufe, as the New-Jerufalem Magazine. To conclude, I would only propofe what appears to me the most likely means of preventing fuch a stop, viz. That in all the different towns of Great Britain, where Swedenborg's Works are read, the moft opulent of his readers would raise amongst themselves a finall fund, towards defraying the expences, indif. penfably neceffary for this monthly publication; and that these aggregate, fmall focieties, might take upon them the chances of fale, coft, or profit thereof, &c. &c. Every fociety might likeife, if they thought proper, nominate their refpective agents here in London, who might fuperintend the employment of their fund, fund, &c. &c. And thus a most noble edifice, of really useful and falutary knowledge might be reared up, which would entitle them to the endlefs bleffings of a grateful pofterity. Wishing these hints may have their defired effect, I remain, Yours, and the Public's ready Servant, for the fake BENEDICT CHASTANIER P. S. Should you ever think of refuming your highly useful publication, as I understand the Treatife on Conjugal Love is to be printed in one volume, the vacancy might eafily be filled up by other important treatifes, extracted from the manufcripts; fuch, for inftance, as that valuable one on CHARITY, a Work, which though not quite compleat, has been nevertheless judged, by every perfon of difcernment who has feen it, 'as of the greatest import, in the prefent fluctuating and unfettled ftate, of the rifing New Church of God. Fragments alfo on Divine Providence, and Divine Love, might be inferted afterwards, &c. &c. TO THE PUBLIC. HE Editors of this Magazine having now the fatisfaction of Work, which compleats the first Volume, are compelled, with no small degree of regret, to close their publication, and to take leave of their kind fupporters, nevertheless, with a diftant hope, if circumftances fhould prove more favourable hereafter, of renewing their labours. The following statement of their motives, which render this step expedient at prefent, they truft, will prove a fatisfactory apology to a liberal Public. When this Work was first undertaken, the Editors had two objects principally in view, viz. Firft. A collection of authentic and important papers, exclufive of the adventitious affiftance of their Correfpondents, for its continuation, at least for the space of twelve months. Second. A reliance on the fale of a thousand copies monthly, the whole of the edition; which small number, for a periodical publication, will be found, on calculation, barely productive of the actual expence, independant of the time, fabour, and attention employed. In regard to the First Object, the Editors truft, the Public are upon the whole fatisfied with |