Excerpt from An Essay on the Credibility of Swedenborg: In Which His Claims as the Announcer of the Dispensation Mentioned in Prophecy Under the Figure of the New Jerusalem, Are Briefly Considered and Defended A slight acquaintance with the history of mankind is sufficient to show, that those to whom the world is indebted for its advancement in morals and sci ence, have not always been able to command atten tion or ensure respent, but have frequently endured the Opposition of power, the frown of bigotry, and the ridicule of ignorance. That the discoveries or dictates of mere human beings should have been disregarded or contemned by those who were un willing to acknowledge superiority, does not excite much surprise, when the blindness and pride of man are remembered. But if we extend our observation to the inspired messengers Of God, we find that they likewise experienced neglect, contempt, and perse cation, though they exhibited what has since been thought to entitle them to unreserved veneration and even He who in support of his doctrines brought the most astounding evidence of Almighty Power, was, when he sojourned upon earth, despised and rejected of men. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.