Chapter XVII - Glossary
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EARS. Not organs of the so-called corporeal senses, but spiritual understanding.
EARS. Not organs of the so-called corporeal senses, but spiritual understanding.
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Jesus said, referring to spiritual perception, "Having ears, hear ye not?" (Mark viii. 18.)
Jesus said, referring to spiritual perception, "Having ears, hear ye not?" (Mark viii. 18.)
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EARTH. A sphere; a type of eternity and immortality, which are likewise without beginning or end.
EARTH. A sphere; a type of eternity and immortality, which are likewise without beginning or end.
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To material sense, earth is matter; to spiritual sense, it is a compound idea.
To material sense, earth is matter; to spiritual sense, it is a compound idea.
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ELIAS. Prophecy; spiritual evidence opposed to material sense; Christian Science, with which can be discerned the spiritual fact of whatever the material senses behold; the basis of immortality.
ELIAS. Prophecy; spiritual evidence opposed to material sense; Christian Science, with which can be discerned the spiritual fact of whatever the material senses behold; the basis of immortality.
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"Elias truly shall first come and restore all things." (Matthew xvii. 11.)
"Elias truly shall first come and restore all things." (Matthew xvii. 11.)
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ERROR. See chapter on Recapitulation, page 472.
ERROR. See chapter on Recapitulation, page 472.
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EUPHRATES (river). Divine Science encompassing the universe and man; the true idea of God; a type of the glory which is to come; metaphysics taking the place of physics; the reign of righteousness. The atmosphere of human belief before it accepts sin, sickness, or death; a state of mortal thought, the only error of which is limitation; finity; the opposite of infinity.
EUPHRATES (river). Divine Science encompassing the universe and man; the true idea of God; a type of the glory which is to come; metaphysics taking the place of physics; the reign of righteousness. The atmosphere of human belief before it accepts sin, sickness, or death; a state of mortal thought, the only error of which is limitation; finity; the opposite of infinity.
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EVE. A beginning; mortality; that which does not last forever; a finite belief concerning life, substance, and intelligence in matter; error; the belief that the human race originated materially instead of spiritually, – that man started first from dust, second from a rib, and third from an egg.
EVE. A beginning; mortality; that which does not last forever; a finite belief concerning life, substance, and intelligence in matter; error; the belief that the human race originated materially instead of spiritually, – that man started first from dust, second from a rib, and third from an egg.
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EVENING. Mistiness of mortal thought; weariness of mortal mind; obscured views; peace and rest.
EVENING. Mistiness of mortal thought; weariness of mortal mind; obscured views; peace and rest.
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EYES. Spiritual discernment, – not material but mental. Jesus said, thinking of the outward vision, "Having eyes, see ye not?" (Mark viii. 18.)
EYES. Spiritual discernment, – not material but mental. Jesus said, thinking of the outward vision, "Having eyes, see ye not?" (Mark viii. 18.)
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FAN. Separator of fable from fact; that which gives action to thought.
FAN. Separator of fable from fact; that which gives action to thought.
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FATHER. Eternal Life; the one Mind; the divine Principle, commonly called God.
FATHER. Eternal Life; the one Mind; the divine Principle, commonly called God.
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FEAR. Heat; inflammation; anxiety; ignorance; error; desire; caution.
FEAR. Heat; inflammation; anxiety; ignorance; error; desire; caution.
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FIRE. Fear; remorse; lust; hatred; destruction; affliction purifying and elevating man.
FIRE. Fear; remorse; lust; hatred; destruction; affliction purifying and elevating man.
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FIRMAMENT. Spiritual understanding; the scientific line of demarcation between Truth and error, between Spirit and so-called matter.
FIRMAMENT. Spiritual understanding; the scientific line of demarcation between Truth and error, between Spirit and so-called matter.
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FLESH. An error of physical belief; a supposition that life, substance, and intelligence are in matter; an illusion; a belief that matter has sensation.
FLESH. An error of physical belief; a supposition that life, substance, and intelligence are in matter; an illusion; a belief that matter has sensation.
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GAD (Jacob's son). Science; spiritual being understood; haste towards harmony.
GAD (Jacob's son). Science; spiritual being understood; haste towards harmony.
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GETHSEMANE. Patient woe; the human yielding to the divine; love meeting no response, but still remaining love.
GETHSEMANE. Patient woe; the human yielding to the divine; love meeting no response, but still remaining love.
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GHOST. An illusion; a belief that mind is outlined and limited; a supposition that spirit is finite.
GHOST. An illusion; a belief that mind is outlined and limited; a supposition that spirit is finite.
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GIHON (river). The rights of woman acknowledged morally, civilly, and socially.
GIHON (river). The rights of woman acknowledged morally, civilly, and socially.
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GOD. The great I AM; the all-knowing, all-seeing, all-acting, all-wise, all-loving, and eternal; Principle; Mind; Soul; Spirit; Life; Truth; Love; all substance; intelligence.
GOD. The great I AM; the all-knowing, all-seeing, all-acting, all-wise, all-loving, and eternal; Principle; Mind; Soul; Spirit; Life; Truth; Love; all substance; intelligence.
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GODS. Mythology; a belief that life, substance, and intelligence are both mental and material; a supposition of sentient physicality; the belief that infinite Mind is in finite forms; the various theories that hold mind to be a material sense, existing in brain, nerve, matter; supposititious minds, or souls, going in and out of matter, erring and mortal; the serpents of error, which say, "Ye shall be as gods."
GODS. Mythology; a belief that life, substance, and intelligence are both mental and material; a supposition of sentient physicality; the belief that infinite Mind is in finite forms; the various theories that hold mind to be a material sense, existing in brain, nerve, matter; supposititious minds, or souls, going in and out of matter, erring and mortal; the serpents of error, which say, "Ye shall be as gods."
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God is one God, infinite and perfect, and cannot become finite and imperfect.
God is one God, infinite and perfect, and cannot become finite and imperfect.
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GOOD. God; Spirit; omnipotence; omniscience; omnipresence; omni-action.
GOOD. God; Spirit; omnipotence; omniscience; omnipresence; omni-action.
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HAM (Noah's son). Corporeal belief; sensuality; slavery; tyranny.
HAM (Noah's son). Corporeal belief; sensuality; slavery; tyranny.
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HEART. Mortal feelings, motives, affections, joys, and sorrows.
HEART. Mortal feelings, motives, affections, joys, and sorrows.
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HEAVEN. Harmony; the reign of Spirit; government by divine Principle; spirituality; bliss; the atmosphere of Soul.
HEAVEN. Harmony; the reign of Spirit; government by divine Principle; spirituality; bliss; the atmosphere of Soul.
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HELL. Mortal belief; error; lust; remorse; hatred; revenge; sin; sickness; death; suffering and self-destruction, self-imposed agony; effects of sin; that which "worketh abomination or maketh a lie."
HELL. Mortal belief; error; lust; remorse; hatred; revenge; sin; sickness; death; suffering and self-destruction, self-imposed agony; effects of sin; that which "worketh abomination or maketh a lie."
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HIDDEKEL (river). Divine Science understood and acknowledged.
HIDDEKEL (river). Divine Science understood and acknowledged.
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HOLY GHOST. Divine Science; the development of eternal Life, Truth, and Love.
HOLY GHOST. Divine Science; the development of eternal Life, Truth, and Love.
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I, or EGO. Divine Principle; Spirit; Soul; incorporeal, unerring, immortal, and eternal Mind.
I, or EGO. Divine Principle; Spirit; Soul; incorporeal, unerring, immortal, and eternal Mind.
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There is but one I, or Us, but one divine Principle, or Mind, governing all existence; man and woman unchanged forever in their individual characters, even as numbers which never blend with each other, though they are governed by one Principle. All the objects of God's creation reflect one Mind, and whatever reflects not this one Mind, is false and erroneous, even the belief that life, substance, and intelligence are both mental and material.
There is but one I, or Us, but one divine Principle, or Mind, governing all existence; man and woman unchanged forever in their individual characters, even as numbers which never blend with each other, though they are governed by one Principle. All the objects of God's creation reflect one Mind, and whatever reflects not this one Mind, is false and erroneous, even the belief that life, substance, and intelligence are both mental and material.
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I AM. God; incorporeal and eternal Mind; divine Principle; the only Ego.
I AM. God; incorporeal and eternal Mind; divine Principle; the only Ego.
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IN. A term obsolete in Science if used with reference to Spirit, or Deity.
IN. A term obsolete in Science if used with reference to Spirit, or Deity.
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INTELLIGENCE. Substance; self-existent and eternal Mind; that which is never unconscious nor limited.
INTELLIGENCE. Substance; self-existent and eternal Mind; that which is never unconscious nor limited.
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See chapter on Recapitulation, page 469.
See chapter on Recapitulation, page 469.
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ISSACHAR (Jacob's son). A corporeal belief; the offspring of error; envy; hatred; selfishness; self-will; lust.
ISSACHAR (Jacob's son). A corporeal belief; the offspring of error; envy; hatred; selfishness; self-will; lust.
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JACOB. A corporeal mortal embracing duplicity, repentance, sensualism. Inspiration; the revelation of Science, in which the so-called material senses yield to the spiritual sense of Life and Love.
JACOB. A corporeal mortal embracing duplicity, repentance, sensualism. Inspiration; the revelation of Science, in which the so-called material senses yield to the spiritual sense of Life and Love.
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JAPHET (Noah's son). A type of spiritual peace, flowing from the understanding that God is the divine Principle of all existence, and that man is His idea, the child of His care.
JAPHET (Noah's son). A type of spiritual peace, flowing from the understanding that God is the divine Principle of all existence, and that man is His idea, the child of His care.
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JERUSALEM. Mortal belief and knowledge obtained from the five corporeal senses; the pride of power and the power of pride; sensuality; envy; oppression; tyranny. Home, heaven.
JERUSALEM. Mortal belief and knowledge obtained from the five corporeal senses; the pride of power and the power of pride; sensuality; envy; oppression; tyranny. Home, heaven.
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JESUS. The highest human corporeal concept of the divine idea, rebuking and destroying error and bringing to light man's immortality.
JESUS. The highest human corporeal concept of the divine idea, rebuking and destroying error and bringing to light man's immortality.
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JOSEPH. A corporeal mortal; a higher sense of Truth rebuking mortal belief, or error, and showing the immortality and supremacy of Truth; pure affection blessing its enemies.
JOSEPH. A corporeal mortal; a higher sense of Truth rebuking mortal belief, or error, and showing the immortality and supremacy of Truth; pure affection blessing its enemies.
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JUDAH. A corporeal material belief progressing and disappearing; the spiritual understanding of God and man appearing.
JUDAH. A corporeal material belief progressing and disappearing; the spiritual understanding of God and man appearing.
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KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. The rein of harmony in divine Science; the realm of unerring, eternal, and omnipotent Mind; the atmosphere of Spirit, where Soul is supreme.
KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. The rein of harmony in divine Science; the realm of unerring, eternal, and omnipotent Mind; the atmosphere of Spirit, where Soul is supreme.
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KNOWLEDGE. Evidence obtained from the five corporeal senses; mortality; beliefs and opinions; human theories, doctrines, hypotheses; that which is not divine and is the origin of sin, sickness, and death; the opposite of spiritual Truth and understanding.
KNOWLEDGE. Evidence obtained from the five corporeal senses; mortality; beliefs and opinions; human theories, doctrines, hypotheses; that which is not divine and is the origin of sin, sickness, and death; the opposite of spiritual Truth and understanding.
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LAMB OF GOD. The spiritual idea of Love; self-immolation; innocence and purity; sacrifice.
LAMB OF GOD. The spiritual idea of Love; self-immolation; innocence and purity; sacrifice.
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LEVI (Jacob's son). A corporeal and sensual belief; mortal man; denial of the fulness of God's creation; ecclesiastical despotism.
LEVI (Jacob's son). A corporeal and sensual belief; mortal man; denial of the fulness of God's creation; ecclesiastical despotism.
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LIFE. See chapter on Recapitulation, page 468.
LIFE. See chapter on Recapitulation, page 468.
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LORD. In the Hebrew, this term is sometimes employed as a title, which has the inferior sense of master, or ruler. In the Greek, the word kurios almost always has this lower sense, unless specially coupled with the name God. Its higher signification is Supreme Ruler.
LORD. In the Hebrew, this term is sometimes employed as a title, which has the inferior sense of master, or ruler. In the Greek, the word kurios almost always has this lower sense, unless specially coupled with the name God. Its higher signification is Supreme Ruler.
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LORD GOD. Jehovah.
LORD GOD. Jehovah.
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This double term is not used in the first chapter of Genesis, the record of spiritual creation. It is introduced in the second and following chapters, when the spiritual sense of God and of infinity is disappearing from the recorder's thought, – when the true scientific statements of the Scriptures become clouded through a physical sense of God as finite and corporeal. From this follow idolatry and mythology, – belief in many gods, or material intelligences, as the opposite of the one Spirit, or intelligence, named Elohim, or God.
This double term is not used in the first chapter of Genesis, the record of spiritual creation. It is introduced in the second and following chapters, when the spiritual sense of God and of infinity is disappearing from the recorder's thought, – when the true scientific statements of the Scriptures become clouded through a physical sense of God as finite and corporeal. From this follow idolatry and mythology, – belief in many gods, or material intelligences, as the opposite of the one Spirit, or intelligence, named Elohim, or God.
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MAN. The compound idea of infinite Spirit; the spiritual image and likeness of God; the full representation of Mind.
MAN. The compound idea of infinite Spirit; the spiritual image and likeness of God; the full representation of Mind.
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MATTER. Mythology; mortality; another name for mortal mind; illusion; intelligence, substance, and life in non-intelligence and mortality; life resulting in death, and death in life; sensation in the sensationless; mind originating in matter; the opposite of Truth; the opposite of Spirit; the opposite of God; that of which immortal Mind takes no cognizance; that which mortal mind sees, feels, hears, tastes, and smells only in belief.
MATTER. Mythology; mortality; another name for mortal mind; illusion; intelligence, substance, and life in non-intelligence and mortality; life resulting in death, and death in life; sensation in the sensationless; mind originating in matter; the opposite of Truth; the opposite of Spirit; the opposite of God; that of which immortal Mind takes no cognizance; that which mortal mind sees, feels, hears, tastes, and smells only in belief.
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MIND. The only I, or Us; the only Spirit, Soul, divine Principle, substance, Life, Truth, Love; the one God; not that which is in man, but the divine Principle, or God, of whom man is the full and perfect expression; Deity, which outlines but is not outlined.
MIND. The only I, or Us; the only Spirit, Soul, divine Principle, substance, Life, Truth, Love; the one God; not that which is in man, but the divine Principle, or God, of whom man is the full and perfect expression; Deity, which outlines but is not outlined.
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MIRACLE. That which is divinely natural, but must be learned humanly; a phenomenon of Science.
MIRACLE. That which is divinely natural, but must be learned humanly; a phenomenon of Science.
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MORNING. Light; symbol of Truth; revelation and progress.
MORNING. Light; symbol of Truth; revelation and progress.
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MORTAL MIND. Nothing claiming to be something, for Mind is immortal; mythology; error creating other errors; a suppositional material sense, alias the belief that sensation is in matter, which is sensationless; a belief that life, substance, and intelligence are in and of matter; the opposite of Spirit, and therefore the opposite of God, or good; the belief that life has a beginning and therefore an end; the belief that man is the offspring of mortals; the belief that there can be more than one creator; idolatry; the subjective states of error; material senses; that which neither exists in Science nor can be recognized by the spiritual sense; sin; sickness; death.
MORTAL MIND. Nothing claiming to be something, for Mind is immortal; mythology; error creating other errors; a suppositional material sense, alias the belief that sensation is in matter, which is sensationless; a belief that life, substance, and intelligence are in and of matter; the opposite of Spirit, and therefore the opposite of God, or good; the belief that life has a beginning and therefore an end; the belief that man is the offspring of mortals; the belief that there can be more than one creator; idolatry; the subjective states of error; material senses; that which neither exists in Science nor can be recognized by the spiritual sense; sin; sickness; death.
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MOSES. A corporeal mortal; moral courage; a type of moral law and the demonstration thereof; the proof that, without the gospel, – the union of justice and affection, – there is something spiritually lacking, since justice demands penalties under the law.
MOSES. A corporeal mortal; moral courage; a type of moral law and the demonstration thereof; the proof that, without the gospel, – the union of justice and affection, – there is something spiritually lacking, since justice demands penalties under the law.
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MOTHER. God; divine and eternal Principle; Life, Truth, and Love.
MOTHER. God; divine and eternal Principle; Life, Truth, and Love.
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NEW JERUSALEM. Divine Science; the spiritual facts and harmony of the universe; the kingdom of heaven, or reign of harmony.
NEW JERUSALEM. Divine Science; the spiritual facts and harmony of the universe; the kingdom of heaven, or reign of harmony.
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NIGHT. Darkness; doubt; fear.
NIGHT. Darkness; doubt; fear.
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NOAH. A corporeal mortal; knowledge of the nothingness of material things and of the immortality of all that is spiritual.
NOAH. A corporeal mortal; knowledge of the nothingness of material things and of the immortality of all that is spiritual.
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OIL. Consecration; charity; gentleness; prayer; heavenly inspiration.
OIL. Consecration; charity; gentleness; prayer; heavenly inspiration.
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PHARISEE. Corporeal and sensuous belief; self-righteousness; vanity; hypocrisy.
PHARISEE. Corporeal and sensuous belief; self-righteousness; vanity; hypocrisy.
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PISON (river). The love of the good and beautiful, and their immortality.
PISON (river). The love of the good and beautiful, and their immortality.
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PRINCIPLE. See chapter on Recapitulation, page 465.
PRINCIPLE. See chapter on Recapitulation, page 465.
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PROPHET. A spiritual seer; disappearance of material sense before the conscious facts of spiritual Truth.
PROPHET. A spiritual seer; disappearance of material sense before the conscious facts of spiritual Truth.
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PURSE. Laying up treasures in matter; error.
PURSE. Laying up treasures in matter; error.
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RED DRAGON. Error; fear; inflammation; sensuality; subtlety; animal magnetism; envy; revenge.
RED DRAGON. Error; fear; inflammation; sensuality; subtlety; animal magnetism; envy; revenge.
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RESURRECTION. Spiritualization of thought; a new and higher idea of immortality, or spiritual existence; material belief yielding to spiritual understanding.
RESURRECTION. Spiritualization of thought; a new and higher idea of immortality, or spiritual existence; material belief yielding to spiritual understanding.
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REUBEN (Jacob's son). Corporeality; sensuality; delusion; mortality; error.
REUBEN (Jacob's son). Corporeality; sensuality; delusion; mortality; error.
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RIVER. Channel of thought.
RIVER. Channel of thought.
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When smooth and unobstructed, it typifies the course of Truth; but muddy, foaming, and dashing, it is a type of error.
When smooth and unobstructed, it typifies the course of Truth; but muddy, foaming, and dashing, it is a type of error.
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ROCK. Spiritual foundation; Truth. Coldness and stubbornness.
ROCK. Spiritual foundation; Truth. Coldness and stubbornness.
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SALVATION. Life, Truth, and Love understood and demonstrated as supreme over all; sin, sickness, and death destroyed.
SALVATION. Life, Truth, and Love understood and demonstrated as supreme over all; sin, sickness, and death destroyed.
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SEAL. The signet of error revealed by Truth
SEAL. The signet of error revealed by Truth
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SERPENT (ophis, in Greek; nacash, in Hebrew). Subtlety; a lie; the opposite of Truth, named error; the first statement of mythology and idolatry; the belief in more than one God; animal magnetism; the first lie of limitation; finity; the first claim that there is an opposite of Spirit, or good, termed matter, or evil; the first delusion that error exists as fact; the first claim that sin, sickness, and death are the realities of life. The first audible claim that God was not omnipotent and that there was another power, named evil, which was as real and eternal as God, good.
SERPENT (ophis, in Greek; nacash, in Hebrew). Subtlety; a lie; the opposite of Truth, named error; the first statement of mythology and idolatry; the belief in more than one God; animal magnetism; the first lie of limitation; finity; the first claim that there is an opposite of Spirit, or good, termed matter, or evil; the first delusion that error exists as fact; the first claim that sin, sickness, and death are the realities of life. The first audible claim that God was not omnipotent and that there was another power, named evil, which was as real and eternal as God, good.
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SHEEP. Innocence; inoffensiveness; those who follow their leader.
SHEEP. Innocence; inoffensiveness; those who follow their leader.
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SHEM (Noah's son). A corporeal mortal; kindly affection; love rebuking error; reproof of sensualism.
SHEM (Noah's son). A corporeal mortal; kindly affection; love rebuking error; reproof of sensualism.
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SON. The Son of God, the Messiah or Christ. The son of man, the offspring of the flesh. "Son of a year."
SON. The Son of God, the Messiah or Christ. The son of man, the offspring of the flesh. "Son of a year."
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SOULS. See chapter on Recapitulation, page 466.
SOULS. See chapter on Recapitulation, page 466.
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SPIRIT. Divine substance; Mind; divine Principle; all that is good; God; that only which is perfect, ever-lasting, omnipresent, omnipotent, infinite.
SPIRIT. Divine substance; Mind; divine Principle; all that is good; God; that only which is perfect, ever-lasting, omnipresent, omnipotent, infinite.
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SPIRITS. Mortal beliefs; corporeality; evil minds; supposed intelligences, or gods; the opposites of God; errors; hallucinations. (See page 466.)
SPIRITS. Mortal beliefs; corporeality; evil minds; supposed intelligences, or gods; the opposites of God; errors; hallucinations. (See page 466.)
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SUBSTANCE. See chapter on Recapitulation, page 468.
SUBSTANCE. See chapter on Recapitulation, page 468.
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SUN. The symbol of Soul governing man, – of Truth, Life, and Love.
SUN. The symbol of Soul governing man, – of Truth, Life, and Love.
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SWORD. The idea of Truth; justice. Revenge; anger.
SWORD. The idea of Truth; justice. Revenge; anger.
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TARES. Mortality; error; sin; sickness; disease; death.
TARES. Mortality; error; sin; sickness; disease; death.
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TEMPLE. Body; the idea of Life, substance, and intelligence; the superstructure of Truth; the shrine of Love; a material superstructure, where mortals congregate for worship.
TEMPLE. Body; the idea of Life, substance, and intelligence; the superstructure of Truth; the shrine of Love; a material superstructure, where mortals congregate for worship.
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THUMMIM. Perfection; the eternal demand of divine Science.
THUMMIM. Perfection; the eternal demand of divine Science.
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The Urim and Thummim, which were to be on Aaron's breast when he went before Jehovah, were holiness and purification of thought and deed, which alone can fit us for the office of spiritual teaching.
The Urim and Thummim, which were to be on Aaron's breast when he went before Jehovah, were holiness and purification of thought and deed, which alone can fit us for the office of spiritual teaching.
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TIME. Mortal measurements; limits, in which are summed up all human acts, thoughts, beliefs, opinions, knowledge; matter; error; that which begins before, and continues after, what is termed death, until the mortal disappears and spiritual perfection appears.
TIME. Mortal measurements; limits, in which are summed up all human acts, thoughts, beliefs, opinions, knowledge; matter; error; that which begins before, and continues after, what is termed death, until the mortal disappears and spiritual perfection appears.
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TITHE. Contribution; tenth part; homage; gratitude. A sacrifice to the gods.
TITHE. Contribution; tenth part; homage; gratitude. A sacrifice to the gods.
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UNCLEANLINESS. Impure thoughts; error; sin; dirt.
UNCLEANLINESS. Impure thoughts; error; sin; dirt.
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UNGODLINESS. Opposition to the divine Principle and its spiritual idea.
UNGODLINESS. Opposition to the divine Principle and its spiritual idea.
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UNKNOWN. That which spiritual sense alone comprehends, and which is unknown to the material senses.
UNKNOWN. That which spiritual sense alone comprehends, and which is unknown to the material senses.
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Paganism and agnosticism may define Deity as "the great unknowable;" but Christian Science brings God much nearer to man, and makes Him better known as the All-in-all, forever near.
Paganism and agnosticism may define Deity as "the great unknowable;" but Christian Science brings God much nearer to man, and makes Him better known as the All-in-all, forever near.
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Paul saw in Athens an altar dedicated "to the unknown God." Referring to it, he said to the Athenians: "Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, Him declare I unto you." (Acts xvii. 23.)
Paul saw in Athens an altar dedicated "to the unknown God." Referring to it, he said to the Athenians: "Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, Him declare I unto you." (Acts xvii. 23.)
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URIM. Light.
URIM. Light.
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The rabbins believed that the stones in the breastplate of the high-priest had supernatural illumination, but Christian Science reveals Spirit, not matter, as the illuminator of all. The illuminations of Science give us a sense of the nothingness of error, and they show the spiritual inspiration of Love and Truth to be the only fit preparation for admission to the presence and power of the Most High.
The rabbins believed that the stones in the breastplate of the high-priest had supernatural illumination, but Christian Science reveals Spirit, not matter, as the illuminator of all. The illuminations of Science give us a sense of the nothingness of error, and they show the spiritual inspiration of Love and Truth to be the only fit preparation for admission to the presence and power of the Most High.
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VALLEY. Depression; meekness; darkness.
VALLEY. Depression; meekness; darkness.
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"Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil." (Psalm xxiii.4.)
"Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil." (Psalm xxiii.4.)
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Though the way is dark in mortal sense, divine Life and Love illumine it, destroy the unrest of mortal thought, the fear of death, and the supposed reality of error. Christian Science, contradicting sense, maketh the valley to bud and blossom as the rose.
Though the way is dark in mortal sense, divine Life and Love illumine it, destroy the unrest of mortal thought, the fear of death, and the supposed reality of error. Christian Science, contradicting sense, maketh the valley to bud and blossom as the rose.
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VEIL. A cover; concealment; hiding; hypocrisy.
VEIL. A cover; concealment; hiding; hypocrisy.
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The Jewish women wore veils over their faces in token of reverence and submission and in accordance with Pharisaical notions.
The Jewish women wore veils over their faces in token of reverence and submission and in accordance with Pharisaical notions.
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The Judaic religion consisted mostly of rites and ceremonies. The motives and affections of a man were of little value, if only he appeared unto men to fast. The great Nazarene, as meek as he was mighty, rebuked the hypocrisy, which offered long petitions for blessings upon material methods, but cloaked the crime, latent in thought, which was ready to spring into action and crucify God's anointed. The martyrdom of Jesus was the culminating sin of Pharisaism. It rent the veil of the temple. It revealed the false foundations and superstructures of superficial religion, tore from bigotry and superstition their coverings, and opened the sepulchre with divine Science, – immortality and Love.
The Judaic religion consisted mostly of rites and ceremonies. The motives and affections of a man were of little value, if only he appeared unto men to fast. The great Nazarene, as meek as he was mighty, rebuked the hypocrisy, which offered long petitions for blessings upon material methods, but cloaked the crime, latent in thought, which was ready to spring into action and crucify God's anointed. The martyrdom of Jesus was the culminating sin of Pharisaism. It rent the veil of the temple. It revealed the false foundations and superstructures of superficial religion, tore from bigotry and superstition their coverings, and opened the sepulchre with divine Science, – immortality and Love.
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WILDERNESS. Loneliness; doubt; darkness. Spontaneity of thought and idea; the vestibule in which a material sense of things disappears, and spiritual sense unfolds the great facts of existence.
WILDERNESS. Loneliness; doubt; darkness. Spontaneity of thought and idea; the vestibule in which a material sense of things disappears, and spiritual sense unfolds the great facts of existence.
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WILL. The motive-power of error; mortal belief; animal power. The might and wisdom of God.
WILL. The motive-power of error; mortal belief; animal power. The might and wisdom of God.
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"For this is the will of God." (I Thessalonians iv. 3.)
"For this is the will of God." (I Thessalonians iv. 3.)
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Will, as a quality of so-called mortal mind, is a wrong-doer; hence it should not be confounded with the term as applied to Mind or to one of God's qualities.
Will, as a quality of so-called mortal mind, is a wrong-doer; hence it should not be confounded with the term as applied to Mind or to one of God's qualities.
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WIND. That which indicates the might of omnipotence and the movements of God's spiritual government, encompassing all things. Destruction; anger; mortal passions.
WIND. That which indicates the might of omnipotence and the movements of God's spiritual government, encompassing all things. Destruction; anger; mortal passions.
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The Greek word for wind (pneuma) is used also for spirit, as in the passage in John's Gospel, the third chapter, where we read: "The wind [pneuma] bloweth where it listeth. . . . So is every one that is born of the Spirit [pneuma]." Here the original word is the same in both cases, yet it has received different translations, as in other passages in this same chapter and elsewhere in the New Testament. This shows how our Master had constantly to employ words of material significance in order to unfold spiritual thoughts. In the record of Jesus' supposed death, we read: "He bowed his head, and gave up the ghost;" but this word ghost is pneuma. It might be translated wind or air, and the phrase is equivalent to our common statement, "He breathed his last." What Jesus gave up was indeed air, an etherealized form of matter, for never did he give up Spirit, or Soul.
The Greek word for wind (pneuma) is used also for spirit, as in the passage in John's Gospel, the third chapter, where we read: "The wind [pneuma] bloweth where it listeth. . . . So is every one that is born of the Spirit [pneuma]." Here the original word is the same in both cases, yet it has received different translations, as in other passages in this same chapter and elsewhere in the New Testament. This shows how our Master had constantly to employ words of material significance in order to unfold spiritual thoughts. In the record of Jesus' supposed death, we read: "He bowed his head, and gave up the ghost;" but this word ghost is pneuma. It might be translated wind or air, and the phrase is equivalent to our common statement, "He breathed his last." What Jesus gave up was indeed air, an etherealized form of matter, for never did he give up Spirit, or Soul.
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WINE. Inspiration; understanding. Error; fornication; temptation; passion.
WINE. Inspiration; understanding. Error; fornication; temptation; passion.
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YEAR. A solar measurement of time; mortality; space for repentance.
YEAR. A solar measurement of time; mortality; space for repentance.
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"One day is with the Lord as a thousand years." (II Peter iii. 8.)
"One day is with the Lord as a thousand years." (II Peter iii. 8.)
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One moment of divine consciousness, or the spiritual understanding of Life and Love, is a foretaste of eternity. This exalted view, obtained and retained when the Science of being is understood, would bridge over with life discerned spiritually the interval of death, and man would be in the full consciousness of his immortality and eternal harmony, where sin, sickness, and death are unknown. Time is a mortal thought, the divisor of which is the solar year. Eternity is God's measurement of Soul-filled years.
One moment of divine consciousness, or the spiritual understanding of Life and Love, is a foretaste of eternity. This exalted view, obtained and retained when the Science of being is understood, would bridge over with life discerned spiritually the interval of death, and man would be in the full consciousness of his immortality and eternal harmony, where sin, sickness, and death are unknown. Time is a mortal thought, the divisor of which is the solar year. Eternity is God's measurement of Soul-filled years.
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YOU. As applied to corporeality, a mortal; finity.
YOU. As applied to corporeality, a mortal; finity.
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ZEAL. The reflected animation of Life, Truth, and Love. Blind enthusiasm; mortal will.
ZEAL. The reflected animation of Life, Truth, and Love. Blind enthusiasm; mortal will.
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ZION. Spiritual foundation and superstructure; inspiration; spiritual strength. Emptiness; unfaithfulness; desolation.
ZION. Spiritual foundation and superstructure; inspiration; spiritual strength. Emptiness; unfaithfulness; desolation.
Chapter XVIII
Fruitage
Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. – JESUS.
That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God. – PAUL.
Let us get up early to the vineyards: let us see if the vine flourish, whether the tender grape appear, and the pomegranates bud forth. – SOLOMON'S SONG.
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THOUSANDS of letters could be presented in testimony of the healing efficacy of Christian Science and particularly concerning the vast number of people who have been reformed and healed through the perusal or study of this book.
THOUSANDS of letters could be presented in testimony of the healing efficacy of Christian Science and particularly concerning the vast number of people who have been reformed and healed through the perusal or study of this book.
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For the assurance and encouragement of the reader, a few of these letters are here republished from THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE JOURNAL and CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SENTINEL. The originals are in the possession of the Editor, who can authenticate the testimonials which follow.
For the assurance and encouragement of the reader, a few of these letters are here republished from THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE JOURNAL and CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SENTINEL. The originals are in the possession of the Editor, who can authenticate the testimonials which follow.
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RHEUMATISM HEALED
RHEUMATISM HEALED
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I was a great sufferer from a serious form of rheumatic trouble, my hands being affected to such an extent that it was impossible for me even to dress without assistance. The trouble finally reached the knees, and I became very lame and had to be assisted in and out of bed. I went to the different health resorts for the benefit I hoped to derive from the baths and waters that were prescribed by physicians, but found no permanent relief. I was placed under an X-ray examination, and was told that the joints were becoming ossified. I then consulted a celebrated specialist, who after a thorough examination said my condition would continue to grow worse and that I would become completely helpless.
I was a great sufferer from a serious form of rheumatic trouble, my hands being affected to such an extent that it was impossible for me even to dress without assistance. The trouble finally reached the knees, and I became very lame and had to be assisted in and out of bed. I went to the different health resorts for the benefit I hoped to derive from the baths and waters that were prescribed by physicians, but found no permanent relief. I was placed under an X-ray examination, and was told that the joints were becoming ossified. I then consulted a celebrated specialist, who after a thorough examination said my condition would continue to grow worse and that I would become completely helpless.
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At that time a copy of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mrs. Eddy was loaned me. I read it more from curiosity than with the thought of any physical benefit. As the truth was unfolded to me, I realized that the mental condition was what needed correcting, and that the Spirit of truth which inspired this book was my physician. My healing is complete, and the liberation in thought is manifest in a life of active usefulness rather than the bondage of helpless invalidism and suffering. I owe to our beloved Leader, Mrs. Eddy, gratitude which words cannot express. Her revelation of the practical rather than the merely theoretical application of Jesus' words, "Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free," proved to be my redeemer. I did not even have to apply to a practitioner, but am most grateful for the helpful words of loving friends. – E. B. B., Pasadena, Cal.
At that time a copy of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mrs. Eddy was loaned me. I read it more from curiosity than with the thought of any physical benefit. As the truth was unfolded to me, I realized that the mental condition was what needed correcting, and that the Spirit of truth which inspired this book was my physician. My healing is complete, and the liberation in thought is manifest in a life of active usefulness rather than the bondage of helpless invalidism and suffering. I owe to our beloved Leader, Mrs. Eddy, gratitude which words cannot express. Her revelation of the practical rather than the merely theoretical application of Jesus' words, "Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free," proved to be my redeemer. I did not even have to apply to a practitioner, but am most grateful for the helpful words of loving friends. – E. B. B., Pasadena, Cal.
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ASTIGMATISM AND HERNIA HEALED
ASTIGMATISM AND HERNIA HEALED
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It is nearly five years since I bought my first copy of Science and Health, the reading of which cured me of chronic constipation, nervous headache, astigmatism, and hernia, in less than four months.
It is nearly five years since I bought my first copy of Science and Health, the reading of which cured me of chronic constipation, nervous headache, astigmatism, and hernia, in less than four months.
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Where would I be now, had not this blessed truth been brought to me by much persuasion of a very dear friend?
Where would I be now, had not this blessed truth been brought to me by much persuasion of a very dear friend?