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38 A CLOUD OF WITNESSES.

upon your decision in this interesting case. If Swedenborg, therefore, be a heaven-taught scribe^ your own consciences will dictate to you in a more powerful language than that of any human words, how you ought to hear what he teaches; and not only hear him yourselves, but also make his doctrines known to others, as far as ability is given. And if he be 2. false teacher and deceiver, you are still equally bound to discover and make known the fallacy and deceitfulness by which he hath already begun to impose upon thousands, that so the error may be nipped in the bud.

EXISTING AND GROUNDLESS PREJUDICES.

" Many prejudices, it must be acknowledged, arising from a variety of sources, at present stand in the way to oppose in your minds the testimony of the honorable author here presented before you. But, let me ask, what teacher of truth, whether ancient or modern, religious or philosophical, hath not prejudice opposed? The prophets of old, you well know, were each of them in their turn, violently assaulted by prejudice. The God of Truth Himself, when manifested in the flesh, did not escape prejudice. His most venerable followers in all ages, after the example of their Divine Master, have had to combat with the same unreasonable adversary, prejudice. Prejudice, too, has had the

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