Chapter VIII - Healing the Sick
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a law of sickness, then render obedience to this law
a law of sickness, then render obedience to this law
punishable as crime; such are the spurious enactments
of "knowledge." In the presence of the supreme law‑
giver, standing at the bar of Truth and in accordance
with its statutes, I repudiate the false testimony of
Personal Sense, forbid his entering more suits against
man to be tried at the bar of matter, and appeal to the
just and equitable decisions of Spirit to restore the
prohibited rights of the body.
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Here the counsel for the defence closed, and the Chief
Here the counsel for the defence closed, and the Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court with benign and imposing
presence, appropriating, comprehending, and defining
all law and evidence explained from His statute, the
Bible, how
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law punishing aught but sin is null and void.
law punishing aught but sin is null and void.
Also that the plaintiff, Personal Sense, is not permitted
to enter suits at the bar of Soul, but required to keep
perpetual silence, and in case of temptation, to give
heavy bonds for good behavior. The plea of Belief we
deem unworthy a hearing upon all occasions; therefore,
let the things it has uttered, now and forever, fall into
oblivion, unknelled, uncoffined, and unknown. Ac-
cording to our statute, Laws of Matter cannot bear
witness against man, neither can Fear arrest him, nor
Disease cast him into prison; our law refuses to recog-
nize man sick or dying, but holds him the image and
likeness of immortal Soul; reversing the testimony of
Personal Sense, and the decrees of the Court of Error
in favor of matter versus man, we decide in favor of
man and against matter; therefore, we recommend that
Materia Medica, Physiology, Laws of Health, Mesmer-
ism and Mediumship be given a public execution at the
hands of our Sheriff, Progress. The supreme bench
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decides in favor of Intelligence, and that no law outside
decides in favor of Intelligence, and that no law outside
of mind can punish man. Your personal judges of the
Mental Court of Common Pleas are chimeras, your
attorney, Belief, an imposter persuading Mortal Minds
to return a verdict contrary to law and Gospel, while
your plaintiff, Personal Sense, is recorded in our Book
of books, a perjurer. Our Teacher of spiritual juris-
prudence said of him, "You were a liar from the begin-
ning." We have no trials for Disease at the tribunals
of Spirit, and man is adjudged innocent of transgress-
ing physical laws, because there is no spiritual statute
relating thereto. The law of Christ, Truth, is our only
code, and "will not the judge of the whole earth do
right?"
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The plea of Science closed, and the jury of Immortal
The plea of Science closed, and the jury of Immortal
Mind agreed at once upon a verdict, and there resounded
throughout the vast audience chamber of Soul, "NOT
GUILTY"; then the prisoner (patient) rose up strong,
free, and glorious. We noticed as he shook hands with
his counsel, Science of Life, all sallowness and debility
had disappeared, his form was erect and commanding,
his countenance beaming with health and happiness;
dominion had taken the place of fear, and man no longer
sick and in prison walked forth, "whose feet were
beautiful upon the mountains."
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The above allegory illustrates the effect of mind
The above allegory illustrates the effect of mind
on the body, how the testimony of personal sense
and the plea of belief would punish man; while the
plea of Science commutes the sentence of error, with
Truth.
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When symptoms of sickness are present, meet them
When symptoms of sickness are present, meet them
with the resistance of mind against matter, and you will