Excerpt from The Four Doctrines With the Nine Questions The Four Doctrines were originally published by Emanuel Swedenborg in the city of Amsterdam, in the year 1763. They were published as four separate and distinct works, in large quarto, and in the Latin language. The Doctrine concerning the Lord, and the Doctrine con concerning the Holy Scripture, were first translated into English by Mr. Peter Provo, an apothecary in London, and were published by the London Theosophical Society in the years 1784 and 1786 respectively, the printer being Mr. Robert Hindmarsh. The Doctrine of Life was first translated into English by Mr. William Cookworthy, of Plymouth, England, and was published in that city in the year 1770. The second English edition, translated by the Eev. John Clowes, Eector of St. Johns, Manchester, England, was published at the expense of the Manchester Printing Society, in London, in the year 1786. The Doctrine concerning Faith was first translated into English by the Eev. William Cowherd, also of Manchester, England, and was published in the year 1790, by the Man chester Printing Society. The Four Doctrines have since appeared in many editions, both separately and collectively, and have also been translated into French, Swedish, Danish, German, Italian, and other languages. The Translator has been assisted in his labors by a circle of Critics, including the Eev. Samuel M.Warren, the Eev. Philip Cabell, the Eev. James Eeed, and Marston Niles, Esq. 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.