Chapter VII - Physiology
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Truth, makes all things possible to Spirit; but the so‑
Truth, makes all things possible to Spirit; but the so‑
called laws of matter would render Spirit of no avail, and
demand obedience to materialistic codes, thus departing
from the basis of one God, one lawmaker. To suppose
that God constitutes laws of inharmony is a mistake; dis-
cords have no support from nature or divine law, however
much is said to the contrary.
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Can the agriculturist, according to belief, produce a
Can the agriculturist, according to belief, produce a
crop without sowing the seed and awaiting its germina-
tion according to the laws of nature? The answer is no,
and yet the Scriptures inform us that sin, or error, first
caused the condemnation of man to till the ground, and
indicate that obedience to God will remove this necessity.
Truth never made error necessary, nor devised a law to
perpetuate error.
Laws of nature spiritual
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The supposed laws which result in weariness and dis-
The supposed laws which result in weariness and dis-
ease are not His laws, for the legitimate and only possible
action of Truth is the production of harmony.
Laws of nature are laws of Spirit; but mortals
commonly recognize as law that which hides the power of
Spirit. Divine Mind rightly demands man's entire obe-
dience, affection, and strength. No reservation is made
for any lesser loyalty. Obedience to Truth gives man
power and strength. Submission to error superinduces
loss of power.
Belief and understanding
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Truth casts out all evils and materialistic methods
Truth casts out all evils and materialistic methods
with the actual spiritual law, – the law which gives
sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf, voice
to the dumb, feet to the lame. If Christian
Science dishonors human belief, it honors spir-
itual understanding; and the one Mind only is entitled to
honor.
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The so-called laws of health are simply laws of mortal
The so-called laws of health are simply laws of mortal
belief. The premises being erroneous, the conclusions
are wrong. Truth makes no laws to regulate sickness,
sin, and death, for these are unknown to Truth and should
not be recognized as reality.
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Belief produces the results of belief, and the penal-
Belief produces the results of belief, and the penal-
ties it affixes last so long as the belief and are insepara-
ble from it. The remedy consists in probing the trouble
to the bottom, in finding and casting out by denial the
error of belief which produces a mortal disorder, never
honoring erroneous belief with the title of law nor yield-
ing obedience to it. Truth, Life, and Love are the only
legitimate and eternal demands on man, and they are
spiritual lawgivers, enforcing obedience through divine
statutes.
Laws of human belief
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Controlled by the divine intelligence, man is harmoni-
Controlled by the divine intelligence, man is harmoni-
ous and eternal. Whatever is governed by a false belief
is discordant and mortal. We say man suffers
from the effects of cold, heat, fatigue. This
is human belief, not the truth of being, for matter cannot
suffer. Mortal mind alone suffers, – not because a law
of matter has been transgressed, but because a law of this
so-called mind has been disobeyed. I have demonstrated
this as a rule of divine Science by destroying the delusion
of suffering from what is termed a fatally broken physical
law.
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A woman, whom I cured of consumption, always
A woman, whom I cured of consumption, always
breathed with great difficulty when the wind was from
the east. I sat silently by her side a few moments. Her
breath came gently. The inspirations were deep and nat-
ural. I then requested her to look at the weather-vane.
She looked and saw that it pointed due east. The wind