Chapter IV - Creation
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intelligent matter, at once proves this theory of being a
intelligent matter, at once proves this theory of being a
belief only, and error. Mortal man is a very unnat-
ural image and likeness of God, immortality. Turning
from the contemplation of Soul in matter, we shall not
call on drugs, laws of health, etc., for health or happi-
ness, but obtain these by losing sickness, sin and death;
in the science of being Soul meets all wants spiritu-
ally, giving not a stone for bread. "The flesh lusteth
against the Spirit and the Spirit against the flesh,"
hence the natural antagonism between Spirit and mat-
ter. St. Paul called the body of Soul a spiritual
body, and the flesh a "natural body"; or what is more
probable, some one else translated it thus, when he
longed to "lay off this body," i.e., to destroy this
belief, he must have thought it a very unnatural body,
as he gained life, that is God, Spirit; the personal man
and woman is neither "us" nor our local habitation.
Who is safe leaning on man, or the body, or finds suffi-
cient Life or Love in man to make him happy? we feel
this lack, and the great need of resting on something
higher. There is no lack in God, but we do not avail
ourself of Spirit, but of personality or matter. Joint
heirs with God are the partakers of an inheritance
where there is no division of estate; we are Spirit, but,
knowing this not, we go on to vainly suppose ourself
body, and not Soul. God is not a personality, and
Soul is not in body; the immortal is not within the
mortal, nor Life in death. This belief has hidden the
glorious Truth of man's being, and turned him away
from his original self-hood; hence the great need we
feel for something better, higher, and holier, than per-
sonal man. The material man depends for happiness
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and Life, on sense instead of Soul; on matter, rather
and Life, on sense instead of Soul; on matter, rather
than Spirit, hence the insufficiency he finds in himself,
or personal man. But looking away from sense to Soul,
and taking the Principle of Life to demonstrate man,
we regain the understanding of our God-being, and
instead of vain repetitions, such as heathen use, made
to a far-off, personal Deity to aid this hour, we must
put our finger to our lips, remembering that Spirit
knoweth, while personal sense knoweth not, what man
hath need of. "The Father of the rain, who hath be-
gotten the dew, and bringeth Mazzaroth in his season,
and guides Arcturus with his sons," knows the wants
of every one of its ideas, and controls man and the
universe in harmony and immortality. If only we real-
ized this glorious Truth, it would silence sense, and
leave the body in the hands of Soul, where all would
be well with it. Man has no Intelligence wherewith
to govern man, however much he may say, "I have
made a covenant with my eyes" etc. Personal views
of the Supreme Intelligence are so bigoted, or narrow
and inverted, they neither reach Principle nor represent
it, but appeal to a personal God of whom we have
heard through the hearing of the ear. Eye hath not
seen Spirit, nor hath ear heard its voice. Reverse this
order of things, and above the appeal to a man-God, lift
thyself to the Wisdom and Love that maketh the God‑
man, and you will at length reach Christianity. Denying
sense, and holding no Intelligence in matter, we have
the guidance of Spirit leading in the way everlasting,
where the belief of supreme being changes from person
to Principle. Job said, after the withdrawal of all his
matter-treasures, "I have heard of Thee by the hearing