Chapter 13: 'Science and Health with Key to The Scriptures' by Mary Baker Eddy

Chapter XIII - Teaching Christian Science

Anatomy defined

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deals with the real cause of disease. The material physi-

cian gropes among phenomena, which fluctuate every in-

stant under influences not embraced in his diagnosis, and

so he may stumble and fall in the darkness.

Scientific obstetrics

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Teacher and student should also be familiar with the

obstetrics taught by this Science. To attend properly

the birth of the new child, or divine idea,

you should so detach mortal thought from its

material conceptions, that the birth will be natural and

safe. Though gathering new energy, this idea cannot

injure its useful surroundings in the travail of spiritual

birth. A spiritual idea has not a single element of error,

and this truth removes properly whatever is offensive.

The new idea, conceived and born of Truth and Love, is

clad in white garments. Its beginning will be meek, its

growth sturdy, and its maturity undecaying. When

this new birth takes place, the Christian Science infant

is born of the Spirit, born of God, and can cause the

mother no more suffering. By this we know that Truth

is here and has fulfilled its perfect work.

Unhesitating decision

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To decide quickly as to the proper treatment of error –

whether error is manifested in forms of sickness, sin,

or death – is the first step towards destroy-

ing error. Our Master treated error through

Mind. He never enjoined obedience to the laws of nature,

if by these are meant laws of matter, nor did he use drugs.

There is a law of God applicable to healing, and it is a

spiritual law instead of material. The sick are not healed

by inanimate matter or drugs, as they believe that they

are. Such seeming medical effect or action is that of so‑

called mortal mind.

Seclusion of the author

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It has been said to the author, "The world is bene-