Chapter IV - Creation
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adopt the appearing of a star as its formula of crea-
adopt the appearing of a star as its formula of crea-
tion, the advent of mortal man would commence with a
star. The belief regarding the origin of mortal man has
changed since Adam produced Eve, and the only reason
a rib is not the present mode of evolution, is because
of this change, and more mortal opinions to contend
against now, than when error first said, "Believe in me."
Conditions of matter are conditions of mind instead,
therefore the supposed conditions becomes imperative
as mind only. Error, named Adam, is the belief, or
alpha and omega of what is termed Life in matter.
When mortal belief says an egg produces man, this
condition becomes as fixed and imperative as the orig-
inal one of a rib. That we must breathe in order to live
is another belief, whereas the reality of being is Life, and
its phenomena not dependent on matter. Do you say
man was formed before knowing his origin, then where-
fore any belief on this subject? But Eve embodied
the maternal egg, and was the offspring of Adam's
dream, the germ of belief, and mortals since appearing
are these beliefs. There is no mortal man; the sleep
of Adam was what to-day we term mesmerism, in which
belief creates, and controls all it creates! In mesmer-
ism matter is made not to appear solid, and the harm-
less stick becomes a serpent; according to what mind
says of matter, it appears, hence we learn all material
things are formed by mind, first and last. Belief may
adopt any condition whatever, and that will become
its imperative mode of cause and effect. The infinite
and all-wise Maker condemned this creation, but let it
have its experience before the sentence of our God was
executed upon it.
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A mortal body is but a belief of Life in matter, and
A mortal body is but a belief of Life in matter, and
controlled by this belief; its original requirements
were less than its educated ones. Consciousness rises
above the horizon of personal sense, starting first un-
conscious thought, and reaching what we falsely term
conscious matter, before its demands proceed from the
body. 'Tis safe to conclude man exists, though he
has lost his lungs, or any other portion of organism;
if he has reached the science of being, his existence
is understood and eternal, and man is immortal only
whose Life is Soul, and not sense, God and not matter.
We must have the sense and consciousness of being
that is independent of matter, self-existent, self-sus-
taining and eternal; for this is the Science of Life that
casts out error and heals the sick. We know these
statements jar on what is called personal sense; but we
disregard that altogether; our only sorrow is not to be
understood, or be thought irreverent of God, until
Christendom learns how important what we say is to
follow the rich example of our Master in healing the
sick, preaching the gospel to the poor, etc. To-day our
religions preach to the rich, and depend on matter, in-
stead of God, to heal the sick.
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The persecutions Truth met over eighteen centuries
The persecutions Truth met over eighteen centuries
ago, and the demonstrations it gave in destroying sick-
ness, sin, and death, and bringing to light immortality,
it would be well to remember at this date; and if our
readers understand what is written in this book, they
will be able to prove to themselves, it reproduces, how-
ever faintly, the same proofs; shall it not then, be
accepted, on the ground our Master said, "For the
work's sake." Every new idea of Truth, that comes