Chapter VII - Physiology
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of Grecian gods, how dark was Olympus compared
of Grecian gods, how dark was Olympus compared
with Sinai. David expressed the science of being when
he said, "Thou madest man to have dominion over the
works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under
his feet."
Chapter VIII
Healing the Sick
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Note. – The learner will derive more benefit from studying this
Note. – The learner will derive more benefit from studying this
science with its author, than is possible to gain from teachers in
other departments of education. The metaphysical requires the
elucidations of spiritual sense, and personal sense cannot apprehend
the explanations of soul; hence a mere classical education leaves
Spirit much out of the question, and educates man only from the
personal standpoint of matter.
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OBSERVATION and experience teach us, those scorn-
OBSERVATION and experience teach us, those scorn-
ing to swerve from a direct line of duty, or vainly to
stoop to personal aggrandizement at the sacrifice of con-
science, and make popularity paramount to Truth, are
traduced by many whom that line of duty touches. In
warfare with error, you attack with intent to kill, and
the wounded or cornered beast bites you if he can; the
sin you assail turns on you and succeeds in getting the
world to condemn you, that it may justify itself. It
being found necessary to uncover sin to destroy it, you
must tell a sinner what his sins are before you can do
him good, and if he hates you for it, it is because he is
unwilling to reform. Those we attempt to raise give
us their whole weight to lift, and when we let go to
have them take hold, sometimes fall back on us. Teach-