Chapter I - Natural Science
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derstood in science, was, that Life, substance, and Intel-
derstood in science, was, that Life, substance, and Intel-
ligence, are not man, but God, not body, but Soul; re-
versing this, belief could not see the idea of Truth or
harmonious man; and the sinning, sick and mortal error
that crucified Jesus, occupied the place of God's idea.
Mortal and sinful man is not the product of God; sin
and death never proceeded from Life, Love and Truth.
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Matter being unintelligent, there is no material law
Matter being unintelligent, there is no material law
governing man and the universe, and Spirit is free by
divine right. Soul is the master of man and matter.
Truth is not learned through laws of matter; for there
are no such laws: matter is not a law-giver. Wisdom
demanded man "to hold dominion over earth," and all
things therein, making him obedient only to higher law.
The Truth of man saith he is superior to matter; but
the opposite error says, he is inferior to it. Truth says:
"I give you power over all things, that nothing shall by
any means harm you;" "power to handle serpents, to
take deadly drugs," etc. But while our missionaries
are carrying the Bible to Hindostan, and explaining it
according to a belief, hundreds are dying annually of
the bite of serpents. Creeds and ritualism never enable
us to follow Jesus' example, and give the demonstra-
tion he gave of God. Life cannot be separated from its
idea; therefore Soul and body, God and man, are insep
arable. All good proceeds from God in the order and
harmony of science; evil is its opposite, or knowledge,
that proceeds from personal sense, and usurps the place
of Wisdom.
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The thirty thousand different readings given the Old,
The thirty thousand different readings given the Old,
and the three hundred thousand the New Testament,
account for the discrepancies that sometimes appear in
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the Scriptures. The science of the Bible is manifest
the Scriptures. The science of the Bible is manifest
from Genesis to Revelations, and the demonstration
that Jesus gave, conclusive evidence of its entire Truth.
The opposite of sickness, sin, and death, Jesus knew
was alone able to destroy them, and bring to light im-
mortality. This was the platform on which he labored,
and cast out devils, viz.; destroy the belief of Intelli-
gence and Life in matter, and it casts out all error,
and heals the sick. This was Truth, and "the stone the
builders rejected," while yet it must become the head of
the corner, this the rock on which Christ, Truth, built
its church, that the gates of hell (the beliefs of man)
cannot prevail against.
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"The image and likeness of God" was lost sight of
"The image and likeness of God" was lost sight of
through belief, and is regained only through understand-
ing. To suppose laws of matter control man, is the error
it would be to say that figures govern numbers, when
we should find examples wrought on this plan would
cause the figures to be erased that the Principle might
be allowed to reproduce its own idea. Harmonious
man is the immortal idea of God; but the inharmonious
is mortal belief. The voice of Truth, calls: "Man,
where art thou?" and who will meet this inquiry to‑
day, with the answer of science? Man is safe in Soul,
the Principle of being, but out of this he is "a reed
shaken with the wind," the ignis fatuus of belief, tossed
about with every wind of doctrine; until the body is
sensationless through science, man is not safe; every
feeling there betrays where he holds himself; every
pain and pleasure of sense, every hope, ambition, and
joy that has its foundation in matter, reckons against
the science of our course, and must be destroyed. Man,