Chapter VII - Physiology
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but the so-called laws of matter find Spirit of no avail,
but the so-called laws of matter find Spirit of no avail,
and demand obedience to them, reversing the basis and
economy of being; to matter we deny the support of
law; our beliefs of matter are not correct, as Jesus
clearly demonstrated healing the sick, raising the dead,
etc., contrary to them.
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Can the agriculturist produce a crop without first
Can the agriculturist produce a crop without first
sowing the seed and awaiting its germination, according
to laws of nature? Yes; if as the Bible says, error
caused man to till the ground, for in this case, obedi-
ence to Truth, would remove this cause. God never
made a necessity for error, or a law to perpetuate it.
The opposite of harmony are supposed laws of nature,
and by these you mean laws of God, therefore, it is
not in harmony with Truth to be well. As you would
construe them, laws of nature annul the law of Spirit;
But the law of Christ demands man's entire obedience,
heart, Soul and strength, which admits no reservation,
or obedience to aught else, and we should have no
other God. Truth is strength, and error weakness.
Physiology is one of the fruits of the "tree of knowl-
edge," that said, I will open your eyes, and make you
as Gods, but instead, closes them to man's God-given
dominion over earth. Christ, Truth, cast out physiol-
ogy and every law of health, giving sight to the blind,
hearing to the deaf, etc., contrary to them. If these
explanations dishonor the schools, they honor God, and
there is no other Truth to honor.
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What we term laws of nature, are simply laws of belief
What we term laws of nature, are simply laws of belief
regarding matter, the premises whereof are error; there-
fore their conclusions are such. The All-wise has made
no laws regulating sickness, sin, and death, these are
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errors, that Truth destroys. Belief produces the results
errors, that Truth destroys. Belief produces the results
of belief, and the penalty it affixes will be as positive
as the belief that causes it; therefore, our remedy
lies in reaching the bottom of the thing, in finding out
the error or mind that produces the discord we see on
the body, and not to honor it with the title of law,
and then yield obedience to it. Truth, Life, and Love
are the only demands that rest on man, and the only
laws that govern him. We say my hand hath done
this; but what is the "my" in this case, but mind,
the universal cause whence proceedeth all harmony
and inharmony. Discord is not a thing, but a belief,
and the action of our hand is either produced by
Intelligence or belief, by harmony or discord. The
so-called voluntary and involuntary action of the body
is governed by mind, and not matter. And, controlled
by Intelligence, the body is governed by the Principle
of being, in which man is harmonious and immortal;
but governed by man's belief, it is discordant and mor-
tal. Under extreme cold, heat, fatigue, etc., we say,
the body suffers, but this is belief only, and not the
Truth of being; matter cannot suffer, mind alone suf-
fers, and not because we have transgressed a law of
nature, matter, but a law of belief. Our proof is, that
if you destroy the belief in regard to the suffering, it
disappears, and the effect of what you term broken law,
producing catarrhs, fevers, consumptions, etc., goes with
the belief. A lady whom we cured of consumption,
breathed with great difficulty when the wind was
east; we sat silently by her side a few moments, and
her breath came gently, the inspirations becoming
deep and natural; we then requested her to look at