Chapter 6: 'Science and Health with Key to The Scriptures' by Mary Baker Eddy

Chapter VI - Science, Theology, Medicine

New lines of thought

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and led up to my demonstration of the proposition that

Mind is All and matter is naught as the leading factor in

Mind-science.

Scientific evidence

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Christian Science reveals incontrovertibly that Mind

is All-in-all, that the only realities are the divine Mind

and idea. This great fact is not, however, seen

to be supported by sensible evidence, until its

divine Principle is demonstrated by healing the sick and

thus proved absolute and divine. This proof once seen,

no other conclusion can be reached.

Solitary research

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For three years after my discovery, I sought the solu-

tion of this problem of Mind-healing, searched the Scrip-

tures and read little else, kept aloof from so-

ciety, and devoted time and energies to dis-

covering a positive rule. The search was sweet, calm, and

buoyant with hope, not selfish nor depressing. I knew

the Principle of all harmonious Mind-action to be God,

and that cures were produced in primitive Christian

healing by holy, uplifting faith; but I must know the

Science of this healing, and I won my way to absolute

conclusions through divine revelation, reason, and dem-

onstration. The revelation of Truth in the understand-

ing came to me gradually and apparently through divine

power. When a new spiritual idea is borne to earth, the

prophetic Scripture of Isaiah is renewedly fulfilled:

"Unto us a child is born, . . . and his name shall be

called Wonderful."

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Jesus once said of his lessons: "My doctrine is not

mine, but His that sent me. If any man will do His will,

he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or

whether I speak of myself." (John vii. 16,17.)

God's allness learned

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The three great verities of Spirit, omnipotence, omni-