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THE MAN AND HIS MISSION.

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B. F.

BARRETT.

A new

and greatly enlarged edition, with a valuable Appendix by Rev. John Qoddard. 100 pp., 12mo. Price, 10 cents— $1.00 per dozen. CONTENTS.

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1. Introductory Remarks.— Swedenborg's Birth and Parentage —His Childhood and Academic Life. — His Literary and Scientific Career. — Estimation of his Scientific Works. — The Spirit of his Scientific Works. — A Statesman and a Republican. — Was eminently Practical. — Distinguishing Traits. — His Rules of Life.— A few Testimonials. — His Personal Appearance and Habits. — His Removal to the Spiritual World. II. Called to a High and Holy Office.—Wrote extensively on The ology. — Characteristics of his Theology. — His view of Sacred Scrip ture. — Some Illustrative Examples. — A logical Consequence.— A few Illustrations. — His Central Doctrine. — His Pneumatology.— Teaches a Rational Christianity. — Emphasizes Charity and Catholicity. — The Church to be made New. — New Beliefs and a New Spirit.— A Practical Religion. — Descent of the New Jerusalem. — The Grand Instrumen

tality. Appendix. His Supposed Hallucination.— General Testimony. — From the Standpoint of a Medical Expert. — De Boismont on Hallucination. — Conclusion.

This work has been eminently "successful 5n interesting strangers in the New Christianity ; and Mr. Goddard's able

Appendix to the new edition, adds greatly to its value, and' makes it one of our very best introductory works.

ENDS AND USES. From the Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg : compiled by B. F. Barrett. 160 pp. Price, 30 cts. Contests. I, Introduction.— II. The Supreme End.— III. The Crucial Test of Character. — IV. Heavenly and Worldly Ends. — V. How One May Know his Inner Life. —VI. Ends of the Natural and Spiritual Man, — VH. Origin and Nature of Uses. — VIII. Good Uses are Good Works. — IX. Evil Uses and their Origin. — X. The Love of Uses is a Heavenly Love— XI. Natural and Spiritual Love of Use.— XH. How to Keep the Two Great Command nient*.-*-XHL Self-Lovers can Perform Uses.

— Xrv. Self-Lovers as Viewed Interiorly.— XV. The Inner Life— What Determines its Character. — XVI. The Love of Use is Genuine Charity.— XVII. To Love Uses is to Love the Neighbor.— XVIII. Doing Uses is Serving the Lord. — XIX. The Love of Use Introduces one Into Heaven.— XX. What the Angels say about Uses.— XXL Fur ther Testimony from Heaven on the Subject.

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work containing the very essence of the Christian religion. No should be in every religious and Sunday-school library. candid mind can read it without seeing that it is full of most and vital truth — of truth that plainly avouches its Erecious eavenly origin.

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