XVI. Swedenhorg. " Every one should prepare the

way for God, that is, should prepare himself for recep- tion ; and this should be done by means of knowl- edges." T. a B. page 20.
Spinoza. " The highest efi"ort (aim or striving) of the mind, and its supreme or greatest virtue, is to know God by the third kind of knowledge." Ethics, part 5, prop. 25. Sec No. III.