Chapter 14: 'Science and Health with Key to The Scriptures' by Mary Baker Eddy

Chapter XIV - Recapitulation

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intact in his perfect state, and to govern man's entire

action? Jesus said: "Destroy this temple [body], and

in three days I [Mind] will raise it up;" and he did this

for tired humanity's reassurance.

Inexhaustible divine Love

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Is it not a species of infidelity to believe that so great

a work as the Messiah's was done for himself or for God,

who needed no help from Jesus' example to

preserve the eternal harmony? But mortals

did need this help, and Jesus pointed the way for them.

Divine Love always has met and always will meet every

human need. It is not well to imagine that Jesus demon-

strated the divine power to heal only for a select number

or for a limited period of time, since to all mankind and

in every hour, divine Love supplies all good.

Reason and Science

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The miracle of grace is no miracle to Love. Jesus

demonstrated the inability of corporeality, as well as the

infinite ability of Spirit, thus helping erring

human sense to flee from its own convictions

and seek safety in divine Science. Reason, rightly di-

rected, serves to correct the errors of corporeal sense; but

sin, sickness, and death will seem real (even as the ex-

periences of the sleeping dream seem real) until the Sci-

ence of man's eternal harmony breaks their illusion with

the unbroken reality of scientific being.

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Which of these two theories concerning man are you

ready to accept? One is the mortal testimony, changing,

dying, unreal. The other is the eternal and real evidence,

bearing Truth's signet, its lap piled high with immortal

fruits.

Followers of Jesus

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Our Master cast out devils (evils) and healed the sick.

It should be said of his followers also, that they cast fear

and all evil out of themselves and others and heal the sick.