⚠Faint or damaged print along the left margin has caused some characters to be obscured or appear incorrectly (e.g., "BEING" appears as "REING", "THE" as "1HE", and "AMERICAN" is partially lost).

THE

THE FOUR LEADING DOCTRINES

OF

THE NEW CHURCH,

SIGNIFIED BY THE NEW JERUSALEM IN THE BOOK OF REVELATION original: "THE REVELATION". In Swedenborgian theology, the "New Jerusalem" described in the Bible is interpreted as a new spiritual era or church rather than a physical city.

BEING OCR originally read "REING" due to print damage. THOSE CONCERNING

THE OCR originally read "1HE". LORD; THE SACRED SCRIPTURE; FAITH; AND LIFE

BY EMANUEL SWEDENBORG,

Servant of the Lord Jesus Christ.

original Latin: "Servus Domini Iesu Christi". Swedenborg adopted this title in his later theological works to emphasize his role as a messenger of divine revelation.

NEW YORK:

THE AMERICAN SWEDENBORG PRINTING AND PUBLISHING SOCIETY.

The left margin of the original document was damaged; the name has been restored to reflect the full name of the organization founded in 1850.

1903.

New Church A Christian movement based on the writings of Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772), focusing on a new understanding of the Trinity, the internal sense of the Bible, and the importance of living a life of charity.

Four Leading Doctrines These are four central works originally published by Swedenborg in Amsterdam in 1763. They address the nature of God, the divinity of the Word, the definition of faith as an internal acknowledgment of truth, and the necessity of a life according to the Ten Commandments.