The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-19
sOuE NEU Moons.
swedenborr,. neIiginn. -r.tem.

al lc attention Of the world. Prof. Bush brought
Go tAetr-s risNc .lth of thnololic and btli-
cal lore, II mr., James has employed upon 1t ni5
most trilit1t rhrt RTE ui Si 81 in '.phv-i'-;
The Rev. Mr. Giles uas presented the teaching
OF 'a- illus rJfl -N,.ie witha v'Epr and clo ar
ness vhi p. tot WAC itcaly believe th'nl,
seem irfr-itihl lie VIZ. Pr.oH-. IT, the routt"
90 has long and fbori0us life as a LAWYER anl
professor OF law, his ess iyed, m mlie Tina
one lumc t. unfold their more reconlt'
mysteries. Reside these 4,stlcmen, numerous
others have pat frth treAti-es of rtca cr or les
oult on the same general subj vet. which uu
fartunltelv IRE So freely known 70 those for
whose b'ncnt TREY were intended. So much
prns"lvtiug coorrv spoke well for the svst"m
which hos excited u, ant proves II to possess
vitality which has deeper roots than mere imasi-
nation.
The present volume Ia different In many re-
spects from anything ~ the Kind which has yet
appeared. 1t IA not controv rsid. and II Is
almost entirely free from those citations Of
Scripture texts with which the writings OF
svedenb lrrans are wont t. hrstlc. IL -
calm, temperate exposition Of the philosophy
which urderncs the Swedcnborgtn theology,
and appeals to the pure intellect, Independent
OF religious sentiment. The author discourses
yer, much a, IL n, were holding forth in his old
ch ar 1T TIA" Cambridge Law school, or COM
posing 4 'r'ntisc r the use OF the legal PROBES
sion. WHAT he advances he evident, oxpec.s
to he received 1t ~ received At all, UPON its
own inherent 4 s nonstrative power, and he seeks
! iittlc or a. help from popular prciud,ces. For
| This reason his book will, we think. reach only
mat limitcd clfss whish IL accustomed To dcal
with meta lnyscs. and achieve a success more
distinguished ~ quality than by quantity. lie
SAYS. himself:
lao at ,rfa 1 "a Z % 10 ms
answer ID. VcIy u't~ I .nlii : iiig. low ever II I
.oa'. "a g. Nri "yins minis .ou' L ie',,t " The
tat g. vnnl, religious ana Of arells son tnat lie waoay
/ Elsewhere he declares Of swsdenborslanisn
that ITS doctrines mast rest IN every mind
upon proof, but the only proof they require or
permit Is the proof Of a rational perception of
] their truth-a proof psrfcc'ls convincing and
/ perfectly incommunicanlc." Add TO this his
/ further declritIDu IN no Intelligent receiver
Of the truths taught by Swedenblrl regards
! him a. Inspired, or considers hts wri ms "a SUI
| preceding nr eql-i TO the hibis," ant It Will be
seen that his spnt Is ominently undoSnatic
| and unscciariin.
According to the swedcnbor-an philosophy.
- Mr.. = ,r-ous explains It, Ill creati n proceeds
/ from and IL dependent upon COD. "God mot
/ nut creite, because lie has ani lie Il Inhnite
Love. ANA the d,.rc 20 give what one has ana IA.
/ is II tne essence Of lve this desire 10 has lna-
nittly. therefore lie cannot but create those
| whom lie may love, and to whom lie may give
! from Himself, aud Tor that purpose he creates
! the universe" "lIe create. from llimself. lie
cannot c-eate from nothing. for th which IA
created from nothing must consist OF nothing,
and be nothing. The cfors lis creates from
! Him-e Ell, or by an eiliux ~ Him.e ( from Him
/ seif' fnis Ell a. IS pure sub tau .. We IAN
not form the slightest ilel u 1t s,iti IN Itself,
] t.I Il 80 d it