Science and Health
by Mary Baker Glover
Chapter VII - Physiology

 

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the inharmonious condition that calls for physiology, is
the result of physiology, or our beliefs of matter.
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Did the teachings of Jesus comprehend the economy
of man, less than those of Graham or Cutter? They
alone embrace the Principle of man's harmony; but our
theories do not. "He that believeth in me shall not
see death," contradicts, not only the systems of man,
but points to that which is self-sustaining and eternal.
The demands of God are wholly spiritual, and reach the
body only through Spirit that controls matter; there
are no physical laws; all are mental. The best inter-
preter of man's needs said, "Take no thought for the
body, what ye shall eat or what drink."
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Putting on the full armor of physiology, obeying to
the letter, the so-called laws of health, statistics show,
has not diminished sickness, nor increased longevity;
diseases have multiplied and become more obstinate;
their chronic forms more frequent; the acute more fatal
and death more sudden, since man-made theories have
taken the place of primitive Christianity.
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Explaining man a physical being evolved from mat-
ter, is a Pandora box opened on mankind, whereby hope
escapes, and despair alone remains. If matter laws
prevent disease, what causes it? not the laws of God,
surely, for Christ, Truth, heals the sick, and brings to
light immortality; but not through obedience to phys-
iology. Laws of matter are nothing more or less than
a belief of Intelligence and Life in matter, even the pro-
curing cause of disease, and God its cure. Not more
sympathy exists between physiology and Christianity,
than God and Belial. Failing to recover through ad-
herence to materia medica, physiology and hygiene, the
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despairing invalid drops these, and turns in his ex-
tremity – sometimes to God, the dernier resort of mor-
tal man, and one in which he has even less trust than
in drugs, air, exercise, etc., showing we have other Gods
before Me. The balance of power is given to matter,
by every theory of the schools, whereas Spirit at last
asserts its mastery over man, and holds the body har-
monious and immortal.
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To understand the Principle that embraces the har-
mony of being, is beyond burnt offerings or sacrifices.
If the recovery of the sick is submitted to a personal
God we shall reach no higher than faith; understand-
ing will be wanting, therefore man's existence as Soul
instead of sense, will not be comprehended. We com-
prehend Life in science or the harmony of being, only
as we deny personal sense. The relative claims we per-
mit Intelligence and matter, determine the harmony
of our existence; our health, longevity and Christianity.
We cannot serve two masters, and must reach God
through science, and not with sense, or material law.
The source of all Life and perfection, we should not
offset with drugs, laws of health, etc. When man
would be both good and evil, he will grow no better
and the result of this error will make him grow worse;
so it is with an attempted compromise between Spirit
and matter. Even in healing the sick, to gain the ad-
vantages of Spirit, we must lose our faith in matter.
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The severest part of teaching or learning the science
of being, is to empty the mind of the thousand and one
beliefs that war against Truth; for you cannot fill a
vessel already full. After laboring long with the well
or ill-stored mind, to shake its faith in matter, and give
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