Chapter I - Natural Science
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mortal minds discords until it is finally destroyed. The
mortal minds discords until it is finally destroyed. The
heavenly bodies controlled by the mind of God, Soul,
contradict the supposed laws of sense, and are harmoni-
ous. The supposition of Life in matter leaves man at
the mercy of sin, sickness, and death, and then would
resurrect Spirit from dust! Beginning with dust and
returning to dust He who formed the universe! Science
undisturbed amid this jargon reveals Soul, the Life,
Intelligence and substance that constitutes Spirit, the
great forever not in matter nor man. Soul being inside
of man would reduce God to man, or make man God;
the belief of Soul in body supposes Spirit helpless, sin-
ning, sick and dying. Omnipotence is lost if God is in
man, for mortal man is an error through which Truth
cannot appear. The mighty arm is crippled when Spirit
is made subject to matter. Surely the "tree of knowl-
edge" produced a pigmy race of "gods."
Chapter II
Imposition and Demonstration
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PHENOMENA not understood belong to the things
PHENOMENA not understood belong to the things
that are, but which we venture not to explain, not hav-
ing gained their origin and specific character from sci-
ence. That which is real is not characterized by 'ism
or belief; and the understanding grasping a subject is
satisfied to name it only as it names itself. Phenomena
based on science produce good results only, and never
the opposite; this rule is invariable, and should meas-
ure every calculation." Whatever can work discord,
accomplish a sinister purpose, or harm our neighbor, is
not science or the phenomenon of Truth, but the mani-
festation of some belief and error. What are termed
spiritual manifestations, as progress compels the change,
will be found not mediumship, but openly defined, and
when confined within the limits of harmony and it be
found impossible to do evil by means of them, it will be
time to consider them demonstrations of science, but not
until then. These manifestations at present are the
result of tricks or belief, proceeding from the so-called
mind of man, and not the mind of God, from the mind
of body and not the mind of Soul, from person and not
Principle, from belief and not understanding; yea,
from matter and not Spirit.
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Mind is divided into idea and belief; idea is based on
Mind is divided into idea and belief; idea is based on
and represents Principle; belief has no foundation in