*Yesterday I received your latest letter, together with one from Doctor Rosen, and previously I had one from Assessor Quickfeldt, in which the thought is advanced that the case would take another turn if I presented myself to the Royal Senate as a third and intervening party (tertius interveniens); but nothing whatever would be gained from it, especially since not long before my departure I in fact did this, and with very weighty reasons defended the cause itself as well as you both. I am astonished that they are still going on with the matter in Goteborg, of which I am going to complain at the next Diet when I will send over the WHOLE THEOLOGY OF THE NEW HEAVEN AND THE NEW CHURCH, which will leave the press no later than June next. Of this work I will send two copies to each Estate with the request that a deputation of all the Estates be appointed to consider the matter for the purpose of bringing the case to an end. Of this I am certain, that when this book has been published the Lord our Saviour will operate mediately as well as immediately to establish the New Church, which is founded on this Theology, throughout Christendom. The new heaven, from which the New Jerusalem is to descend, will now soon be completed, see Rev. xxi 1-3. The antagonists will have their allotted places when they arrive in the other life. I pity them.

Sending my kind greeting to Doctor Rosen

I remain etc. Em. Swedenborg

Amsterdam 30 April 1771

* At the end of July 1770 Swedenborg left for Amsterdam to see VERA CHRISTIANA RELIGIO through the press, and on 30 April 1771 he wrote to Beyer announcing its imminent publication.