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 shortened his arm as to prevent himself from ever afterwards declaring the wonders of His kingdom, or making known the munificent works of His mercy, through the instrumentality of man. Whenever be may do so, we may rest assured that the condition of mankind will be such as to require it; and it is highly probable that one of the ingredients of that condition will be an inclination to reject the truths which wisdom may reveal. Hence the language of the text may be regarded as an appropriate motto to this discourse, the purpose of which is to set forth some of the claims of the Honourable Emanuel Swedenborg to be received as the Herald of the Second Advent of the Lord Jesus Christ.

It may be proper, at the outset, to state why this subject has been selected for the present exposition. In 1810 a society was instituted in London, for the purpose of printing and publishing the theological writings of that distinguished person. This became requisite in consequence of the very large expense that would necessarily be incurred by the publication of upwards of 30 volumes; particularly as there ex-