From what was said about the preadamites [3390-94], it was clear that that inauguration, which is the first, is granted by the Lord Alone, and indeed, the spirit not knowing it, for when he was thus mangled (and gnuggad*) by evil spirits, he was asleep, nor was he feeling the torment, but rather loving it, because the Lord was working through his inward parts so that he would long to conquer the outward evils. The greater weight was therefore within, so that he did not feel outward evil at all-besides which he was in a state of sleep and thus insensibility, so he did not know. That they do not know is also proved by this, that later after a few hours, thus inaugurated he came to me and was surprised that he had changed, not knowing how it had happened. He was instructed by me how, and what his quality [now was]. Thus unknowingly man or spirit is prepared, and then reformed. 1748, 28 Sept. * Swedish for "rubbed."