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AN APPEAL

IN BEHALF OF THE

VIEWS OF THE ETERNAL WORLD AND STATE,

AND THE

DOCTRINES OF FAITH AND LIFE

HELD BY THE BODY OF CHRISTIANS WHO BELIEVE THAT

A NEW CHURCH

IS SIGNIFIED (IN THE REVELATION, CHAP. XXI.) BY

THE NEW JERUSALEM:

EMBRACING

ANSWERS TO ALL PRINCIPAL OBJECTIONS.

by the rev. SAMUEL NOBLE

Thirteenth Edition

1903

Contents:

Front Matter

I. Introduction.

II. The Second Coming Of The Lord

III. The Resurrection

• A. The true Doctrine Proposed, and Texts cited in Opposition Considered
• B. Other Texts, commonly regarded as adverse to the True Doctrine, considered.
• C. The testimony of Reason, for, and against, the Resurrection of the Material Body.
• D. Scripture Evidence of the True Doctrine.

IV. The Last Judgment.

• A. The Last Judgment of the Scriptures was not to be accomplished in the Natural World.
• B. The Spiritual World the Scene of it; as of all former General Judgments.
• C. An Intermediate World and State the specific Scene of all General and Particular Judgments.
• D. The Last Judgment actually accomplished.

V. A Human Instrument Necessary, And Therefore Raised Up

• A. Swedenborg qualified to be such an Instrument, and not unlikely to be chosen for the purpose
• B. Specific Evidences to the Qualifications of Swedenborg, and to the Truth of his Claims.
• C. The Objection, That Swedenborg performed no Miracles, Considered.
• D. The Charge against Swedenborg of Mental Derangement, Considered With some Minor Objections.

VI. Heaven And Hell; And The Appearances In Them, And In The Intermediate Region, Or World Of Spirits.

• A. The Human Instrument for opening the Truths to be revealed at the Lord's Second Advent, should be enabled to remove the prevailing Darkness on these subjects.
• B. The Inhabitants of Heaven and of Hell are all from the Human Race.
• C. All Swedenborg's Statements respecting the Spiritual World are perfectly Reasonable and Scriptural, when certain Truths, relating to that World are known.
• D. The Existence of the Marriage-Union in Heaven, and of an Opposite Connexion in Hell
• E. Other Circumstances in Heaven, Hell, and the World of Spirits, differing from what is usually conceived.
• F. Swedenborg's General Views respecting Heaven and Hell obviously agreeable to Reason and Scripture.

VII. The Trinity, As Centered In The Person Of The Lord Jesus Christ.

• A. The General Doctrine stated, and established by Scripture.
• B. All Objections to the Doctrine fall to the ground, when certain Truths are known relating to the Lord as the Son of God, and the Glorification of his Humanity.
• C. Tritheism, the Alternative of the True Doctrine of the Trinity,
• D. The True Doctrine confirmed from the Texts most relied on for the Proof of the contrary.

VIII. The Atonement, Sacrifice, And Mediation Of Jesus Christ:

• A. Atonement in General, and Atonement by Sacrifices, especially by the Sacrifice of Jesus Christ.
• B. Other Modes of Atonement, beside that by Sacrifices, mentioned in Scripture.
• C. The Mediation of Jesus Christ.

IX. The Christian Life.

• A. The New Church Doctrine of Life, a Doctrine of Genuine Holiness
• B. Holiness, not Laxity, encouraged by the Sentiment, That it is not so Difficult to live the Life that leads to Heaven as some suppose.
• C. Charity not infringed by Swedenborg's Exposure of the Errors of a Perverted Church.

X. Appendix

• A. Section. VI.—part E.
  Various Particulars relating to Heaven and Hell, &c., Explained.
• B. Section VII.—part D.
  The New-Church Doctrine of the Trinity, not a Revival of Sabellianism, or any other Ancient Heresy.

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See also:

• Samuel Noble: The Plenary Inspiration of the Scriptures Asserted (1825)

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