Excerpt from Lectures on the New Dispensation: Called the New Jerusalem The writings of the New Church are eminently pure and spi ritual. They contain the truths Of the spiritual sense of the Word, such as the angels receive, and are calculated to make men like the angels. They are addressed to us as rational and Spiritual beings. They Open to our view the spiritual world, and unfold the laws Of Spiritual life. And because the truths which are contained in these writings are thus spiritual in their charac ter, they are Often called dark and mystical; for so they appear to those whose minds are imbued with the doctrines Of sensual ism. Spiritual truths must needs appear dark and mystical to persons who have no faith in the reality of a spiritual world, and no love for spiritual things. The charge Of mysticism which is Often brought against these writings, is itself a sufficient oommen tary upon the spiritual state Of those who make it. Unto you (who are the Lord's true, spiritual disciples) it is given to know the mystery Of the kingdom Of God; but unto them that are with out, all things are done in parables. 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.