image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the majesty on high." (Heb. i. 3.) Now, ingenuous reader, canst thou tell me how a man must proceed in order to sit down at his own right hand? The Saviour sits down on the right hand of the majesty on high; and yet according to the Baron's doctrine, there is no right hand on the supreme throne, in heaven besides his own. Here is another mystery of the Swedenborgian manufacture! It is true the Baron was aware of the text before us, and has given an explanation of it, such as it is: but they who can be pleased with it are not ill to please, for it appears to me to be void of all solid argument, and frivolous.

There are more than a hundred texts in the New Testament, a great part of which are in St. John's gospel, all bearing much the same meaning with those noticed above. The recital of those texts would swell this work far beyond its intended limits but for the advantage of those who have but a moderate share of leisure, I will state the chapter and verse of many of them.-Matt. iii. 16, 17. iv. 3, 4, 6. viii. 29. xi. 25, 26, 27. xii. 50. xiv. 33. xvi. 27. xviii. 10, 35. xxvi. 29, 39, 42. xxvii. 46, 54. xxviii. 19. Mark xiii. 32. xiv.

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16, 17, 18, 19, ix. 35, 36, 37,

xi. 4, 27, 41, xiii. 1, 3, 31,

36, 61, 62. xv. 19. Luke i. 31, 32, 35. ii. 11, 26, 49. iii. 22. iv. 34, 41. viii. 28. ix. 20, 26, 35, x. 21. xxii. 29, 42, 69. xxiii. 34, 46. xxiv. 49. John i. 1, 2, 14, 18, 29, 32, 33, 34, 51. ii. 16. iii. 16, 17, 18, 34, 35, 36. v. 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 30, 36, 37, 43, 45. vi. 27, 29, 32, 37, 39, 40, 44, 46, 57, 65, 69. viii. 26, 27, 28, 29, 38, 42, 49, 54, 55. 38. x. 15, 17, 18, 25, 29, 30, 32, 36. 42. xii. 26, 27, 28, 44, 45, 49, 50. 32. xiv. 1, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 20, 21, 23, 24, 28, 31. xv. 1, 2, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 21, 23, 24, 26. xvi. 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 32. xvii. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26. xviii. 11. xix. 7. xx. 17, 21, 31. Acts ii. 32, 33, 34, 35, 36. Romans i. 1, 3, 4, 7. James i. 1. I. Peter i. 3. I. John i. 1, 2, 3. Jude 1, 4. Rev. i. 1, 2.

Thus, reader, I have with some trouble pointed out to thee most of the texts in the four gospels, which bear upon the subject before us. I have only made one quotation of chapter and verse, from each of the apostles, deeming that quite sufficient, though a multitude more might have been taken from the same source; but the needless expansion of this publication is what I would studiously avoid. However, let me intreat thee

to employ a few of thy leisure moments in turning over the leaves of thy New Testament, according to the references here made ready for thee, in order that thy own principles may be rectified, if wrong, or established, if right: and further, that thou mayest be qualified both to confute and confound the oppugners of the Christian religion, as revealed in the word of God.

THE DOCTRINE OF THE ATONEMENT NULLIFIED BY BARON SWEDENBORG.

The doctrine of the atonement is esteemed by the best divines as a very important article in the Christian religion. It is not very material whether we say Christ atoned for, made satisfaction for, was a sacrifice for, or expiated sin; the amount is much the same, and the doctrine stands clearly recorded in the word of God. The Baron has explained this doctrine after a new fashion, and of course has made a new thing of it. I omit the statement of his own words for a reason more than once assigned already; but refer those who may have access to the Baron's Works, to No. 135, Memorable Relation, Christian Religion; where they will find enough to show them what is the

creed of a Swedenborgian on this subject. I will now lay before thee, reader, a few appropriate texts of scripture, make one or two remarks, and then leave thee to thy own cogitations.

"Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows; yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was and by his stripes we are healed."

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(Isa. liii. 4, 5.)

"But those things which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled." (I. Pet. iii. 18.)

"Be ye followers of God, as dear children; and walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savour." (Eph. v. 1, 2.) For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us. (I. Cor. v. 7.)

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Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood." (Rev. i. 5.) These are they which have come out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb." (Rev. vii. 14.) "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. But God

commendeth his love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. And not only so, but we also joy in God, through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement." (Rom. v. 6, 8, 11.)

"Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us; for it is written, cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree." (Gal. iii. 13.)

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Even so the son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many." (Matt. xx. 28.)

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Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time." (I. Tim. ii. 6.)

"And he is the propitiation for our sins and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world." (I. John ii. 2.)

"Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot." (I. Pet. i. 18, 19.)

"But Christ being come an High Priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect