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\title{Mary Baker Eddy}
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    An abridg\-ment of Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy.
    Verse references such
    as~\textsuperscript{1:6}\thinspace{}indicate
    the original source of the text, but
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\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{1:1}\thinspace{}The pray\-er that reforms the sin\-ner and heals the sick
    \textsuperscript{2}\thinspace{}is an absolute faith that all things are pos\-si\-ble to God.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{1:6}\thinspace{}Pray\-er, watching, and work\-ing, combined with self-sacrifice,
    \textsuperscript{7}\thinspace{}are God's gra\-cious means for accomplishing
    \textsuperscript{8}\thinspace{}what\-ev\-er has been suc\-cess\-ful\-ly done for man\-kind.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{1:11}\thinspace{}De\-sire is pray\-er; and no loss can occur from trusting God with our desires,
    \textsuperscript{12}\thinspace{}that they may be moulded and ex\-alt\-ed
    \textsuperscript{13}\thinspace{}be\-fore they take form in words and in deeds.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{2:8}\thinspace{}God is\-n't moved by the breath of praise to do more than He has al\-ready done.
    \textsuperscript{11}\thinspace{}We can do more for our\-selves by hum\-ble fervent petitions,
    \textsuperscript{12}\thinspace{}but the All-loving does\-n't grant them
    \textsuperscript{13}\thinspace{}sim\-ply on the ground of lip ser\-vice.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{2:15}\thinspace{}Pray\-er can\-not change the Science of be\-ing,
    \textsuperscript{16}\thinspace{}but it tends to bring us in\-to har\-mo\-ny with it.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{2:24}\thinspace{}God is intelligence. Can we in\-form the infinite Mind of
    \textsuperscript{25}\thinspace{}any\-thing He does\-n't al\-ready com\-pre\-hend?
    \textsuperscript{26}\thinspace{}Do we ex\-pect to change perfection?
    \textsuperscript{27}\thinspace{}Shall we plead for more at the o\-pen fount,
    \textsuperscript{28}\thinspace{}which is al\-ready pouring forth more than we ac\-cept?
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{3:4}\thinspace{}Who would stand be\-fore a blackboard,
    \textsuperscript{5}\thinspace{}and pray the principle of mathematics to solve the problem?
    \textsuperscript{6}\thinspace{}The rule is al\-ready es\-tab\-lished,
    \textsuperscript{7}\thinspace{}and it is our task to work out the solution.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{3:21}\thinspace{}We plead for unmerited par\-don and for a liberal outpouring of benefactions.
    \textsuperscript{22}\thinspace{}Are we re\-al\-ly grate\-ful for the good al\-ready re\-ceived?
    \textsuperscript{23}\thinspace{}Then we shall avail our\-selves of the blessings we have,
    \textsuperscript{24}\thinspace{}and thus be fitted to re\-ceive more.
    \textsuperscript{25}\thinspace{}Grat\-i\-tude is much more than a verbal ex\-pres\-sion of thanks.
    \textsuperscript{26}\thinspace{}Ac\-tion expresses more grat\-i\-tude than speech.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{3:27}\thinspace{}If we are un\-grate\-ful for Life, Truth, and Love,
    \textsuperscript{28}\thinspace{}and yet re\-turn thanks to God for all blessings,
    \textsuperscript{29}\thinspace{}we are insincere and in\-cur the sharp censure our Mas\-ter pronounces on hypocrites.
    \textsuperscript{30}\thinspace{}In such a case, the on\-ly ac\-cept\-a\-ble pray\-er is to put the finger on the lips.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{5:3}\thinspace{}Sor\-row for wrong\-do\-ing is but one step to\-wards re\-form and the very easiest step.
    \textsuperscript{4}\thinspace{}The next and great step
    \textsuperscript{5}\thinspace{}is the test of our sin\-cer\-i\-ty ---
    \textsuperscript{6}\thinspace{}namely, reformation.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{5:25}\thinspace{}If pray\-er nourishes the be\-lief that sin is cancelled,
    \textsuperscript{26}\thinspace{}and that man is made bet\-ter mere\-ly by praying, pray\-er is an evil.
    \textsuperscript{27}\thinspace{}He grows worse who continues in sin
    \textsuperscript{28}\thinspace{}be\-cause he fancies him\-self for\-giv\-en.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{6:7}\thinspace{}Call\-ing on Him to for\-give our work badly done or left un\-done,
    \textsuperscript{8}\thinspace{}implies the vain supposition that
    \textsuperscript{9}\thinspace{}we have noth\-ing to do but to ask par\-don,
    \textsuperscript{10}\thinspace{}and that af\-ter\-wards we shall be free to re\-peat the offence.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{8:31}\thinspace{}If a friend informs us of a fault,
    \textsuperscript{32}\thinspace{}do we lis\-ten pa\-tient\-ly to the re\-buke and cred\-it what is said?
    \textsuperscript{9:2}\thinspace{}Dur\-ing many years I have been most grate\-ful for merited re\-buke.
    \textsuperscript{3}\thinspace{}The wrong lies in unmerited censure.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{10:29}\thinspace{}It is\-n't al\-ways best for us to re\-ceive what we de\-sire and what we ask for.
    \textsuperscript{30}\thinspace{}In this case infinite Love won't grant the re\-quest.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{13:5}\thinspace{}In pub\-lic pray\-er we of\-ten go be\-yond our convictions,
    \textsuperscript{6}\thinspace{}be\-yond the hon\-est standpoint of fervent de\-sire.
    \textsuperscript{7}\thinspace{}If we aren't se\-cret\-ly yearning and openly striving for
    \textsuperscript{8}\thinspace{}the accomplishment of all we ask,
    \textsuperscript{9}\thinspace{}our prayers are “vain repetitions.”
    \textsuperscript{10}\thinspace{}If our petitions are sin\-cere, we la\-bor for what we ask;
    \textsuperscript{11}\thinspace{}and our Fa\-ther, who sees in se\-cret, will re\-ward us openly.
    \textsuperscript{13}\thinspace{}Do we gain the omnipotent ear sooner by words than by thoughts?
    \textsuperscript{16}\thinspace{}If we cher\-ish our de\-sire hon\-est\-ly and si\-lent\-ly and hum\-bly,
    \textsuperscript{17}\thinspace{}God will bless it,
    \textsuperscript{18}\thinspace{}and we shall in\-cur less risk of overwhelming our re\-al wishes
    \textsuperscript{19}\thinspace{}with a torrent of words.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{15:7}\thinspace{}The Fa\-ther is un\-seen to the phys\-i\-cal sen\-ses,
    \textsuperscript{8}\thinspace{}but He knows all things and rewards ac\-cord\-ing to motives,
    \textsuperscript{9}\thinspace{}not ac\-cord\-ing to speech.
\end{para}

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\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{18:6}\thinspace{}Jesus did life's work aright
    \textsuperscript{8}\thinspace{}to show mortals how to do theirs, but not to do it for them
    \textsuperscript{9}\thinspace{}nor to re\-lieve them of a sin\-gle re\-spon\-si\-bil\-i\-ty.
    \textsuperscript{10}\thinspace{}He acted bold\-ly, against the accredited ev\-i\-dence of the sen\-ses,
    \textsuperscript{11}\thinspace{}against Pharisaical creeds and practices.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{19:5}\thinspace{}E\-ven Christ can\-not rec\-on\-cile Truth to er\-ror,
    \textsuperscript{6}\thinspace{}for Truth and er\-ror are irreconcilable.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{19:23}\thinspace{}Prac\-ti\-cal re\-pent\-ance reforms the heart
    \textsuperscript{24}\thinspace{}and enables man to do the will of wis\-dom.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{20:10}\thinspace{}Jesus es\-tab\-lished no ritualistic wor\-ship.
    \textsuperscript{11}\thinspace{}He knew that men can be bap\-tized, par\-take of the Eucharist, sup\-port the cler\-gy,
    \textsuperscript{12}\thinspace{}ob\-serve the Sabbath, make long prayers,
    \textsuperscript{13}\thinspace{}and yet be sen\-su\-al and sin\-ful.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{20:25}\thinspace{}The truth is the center of all re\-li\-gion.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{21:12}\thinspace{}If hon\-est, the dis\-ci\-ple will be in earnest from the start,
    \textsuperscript{13}\thinspace{}and gain a lit\-tle each day in the right direction,
    \textsuperscript{14}\thinspace{}un\-til at last he finishes his course with joy.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{29:7}\thinspace{}Christian ex\-pe\-ri\-ence teaches faith in the right and disbelief in the wrong.
    \textsuperscript{8}\thinspace{}It bids us work the more ear\-nest\-ly in times of per\-se\-cu\-tion,
    \textsuperscript{9}\thinspace{}be\-cause then our la\-bor is more needed.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{40:9}\thinspace{}Science removes the pen\-al\-ty on\-ly by first removing the sin which incurs the pen\-al\-ty.
    \textsuperscript{10}\thinspace{}This is my sense of divine par\-don,
    \textsuperscript{11}\thinspace{}which I un\-der\-stand to mean God's method of destroying sin.
    \textsuperscript{14}\thinspace{}An\-oth\-er's suf\-fer\-ing can\-not lessen our own liability.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{40:25}\thinspace{}Our heav\-en\-ly Fa\-ther demands that all men
    \textsuperscript{26}\thinspace{}should fol\-low the ex\-am\-ple of Jesus and his apos\-tles,
    \textsuperscript{27}\thinspace{}not mere\-ly wor\-ship his personality.
    \textsuperscript{28}\thinspace{}It's sad that the phrase “divine ser\-vice” has come so generally to mean pub\-lic wor\-ship in\-stead of dai\-ly deeds.
\end{para}

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\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{57:4}\thinspace{}Union of the masculine and feminine qualities constitutes completeness.
    \textsuperscript{8}\thinspace{}These dif\-fer\-ent elements conjoin naturally with each oth\-er,
    \textsuperscript{9}\thinspace{}and their true har\-mo\-ny is in spir\-it\-u\-al oneness.
    \textsuperscript{10}\thinspace{}Both sexes should be lov\-ing, pure, ten\-der, and strong.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{57:15}\thinspace{}Beau\-ty, wealth, or fame is in\-com\-pe\-tent to meet the demands of the affections be\-tween the sexes,
    \textsuperscript{16}\thinspace{}and should nev\-er weigh against the bet\-ter claims of
    \textsuperscript{17}\thinspace{}in\-tel\-lect, good\-ness, and vir\-tue.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{57:22}\thinspace{}Hu\-man af\-fec\-tion is\-n't poured forth vainly, e\-ven though it meets no re\-turn.
    \textsuperscript{23}\thinspace{}Love enriches the na\-ture,
    \textsuperscript{24}\thinspace{}en\-larg\-ing, purifying, and el\-e\-vat\-ing it.
    \textsuperscript{25}\thinspace{}The wintry blasts of earth may uproot the flowers of af\-fec\-tion, and scat\-ter them to the winds;
    \textsuperscript{26}\thinspace{}but this severance of fleshly ties
    \textsuperscript{27}\thinspace{}serves to unite thought more closely to God,
    \textsuperscript{28}\thinspace{}for Love supports the struggling heart
    \textsuperscript{29}\thinspace{}un\-til it ceases to sigh over the world and begins to unfold its wings for heav\-en.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{58:16}\thinspace{}The narrowness and jeal\-ou\-sy which would confine a wife
    \textsuperscript{17}\thinspace{}or a hus\-band for\-ev\-er with\-in four walls
    \textsuperscript{18}\thinspace{}won't pro\-mote a sweet interchange of con\-fi\-dence and love.
    \textsuperscript{19}\thinspace{}On the oth\-er hand, a wan\-der\-ing de\-sire for incessant a\-muse\-ment out\-side the home
    \textsuperscript{20}\thinspace{}is a poor indicator for the hap\-pi\-ness of wedlock.
    \textsuperscript{21}\thinspace{}Home is the dearest spot on earth,
    \textsuperscript{22}\thinspace{}and it should be the center,
    \textsuperscript{23}\thinspace{}though not the bound\-a\-ry, of the affections.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{58:26}\thinspace{}A wife ought not to court vul\-gar ex\-trav\-a\-gance
    \textsuperscript{27}\thinspace{}or stupid ease be\-cause an\-oth\-er supplies her wants.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{59:17}\thinspace{}Ten\-der words and unselfish care that pro\-mote the wel\-fare and hap\-pi\-ness of your wife
    \textsuperscript{18}\thinspace{}will prove more salutary in prolonging her health and smiles
    \textsuperscript{19}\thinspace{}than stolid indifference or jeal\-ou\-sy.
    \textsuperscript{20}\thinspace{}Husbands, re\-mem\-ber
    \textsuperscript{21}\thinspace{}how slight a word or deed may renew
    \textsuperscript{22}\thinspace{}the old trysting times.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{60:4}\thinspace{}Kindred tastes, motives, and aspirations are nec\-es\-sary to
    \textsuperscript{5}\thinspace{}a hap\-py and per\-ma\-nent com\-pan\-ion\-ship.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{60:16}\thinspace{}Mar\-riage should im\-prove the hu\-man species,
    \textsuperscript{17}\thinspace{}be\-com\-ing a barrier against vi\-ce, a pro\-tec\-tion to wom\-an,
    \textsuperscript{18}\thinspace{}strength to man, and a center for the affections.
    \textsuperscript{19}\thinspace{}This, how\-ev\-er, in a majority of cases, is\-n't its pres\-ent ten\-den\-cy, and why?
    \textsuperscript{21}\thinspace{}Be\-cause oth\-er considerations ---
    \textsuperscript{22}\thinspace{}pas\-sion, friv\-o\-lous amusements, per\-son\-al adorn\-ment, dis\-play, and pride ---
    \textsuperscript{23}\thinspace{}occupy thought.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{61:24}\thinspace{}Is\-n't the propagation of the hu\-man species a greater re\-spon\-si\-bil\-i\-ty,
    \textsuperscript{25}\thinspace{}a more sol\-emn charge, than the cul\-ture of your gar\-den
    \textsuperscript{26}\thinspace{}or the raising of stock to in\-crease your flocks and herds?
    \textsuperscript{27}\thinspace{}Noth\-ing un\-wor\-thy of perpetuity should be transmitted to chil\-dren.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{63:12}\thinspace{}Civil law establishes very un\-fair dif\-fer\-ences be\-tween the rights of the two sexes.
    \textsuperscript{13}\thinspace{}Christian Science furnishes no precedent for such in\-jus\-tice.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{64:8}\thinspace{}Pride, en\-vy, or jeal\-ou\-sy seems on most occasions to be the mas\-ter of ceremonies,
    \textsuperscript{9}\thinspace{}rul\-ing out primitive Christianity.
    \textsuperscript{10}\thinspace{}When a man lends a help\-ing hand to some no\-ble wom\-an,
    \textsuperscript{11}\thinspace{}struggling a\-lone with ad\-ver\-si\-ty, his wife should not say,
    \textsuperscript{12}\thinspace{}“It is nev\-er well to in\-ter\-fere with your neighbor's busi\-ness.”
    \textsuperscript{13}\thinspace{}A wife is some\-times debarred
    \textsuperscript{14}\thinspace{}by a covetous domestic ty\-rant
    \textsuperscript{15}\thinspace{}from giv\-ing the ready aid her sympathy and char\-i\-ty would af\-ford.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{68:2}\thinspace{}At pres\-ent mortals prog\-ress slowly
    \textsuperscript{3}\thinspace{}for fear of be\-ing thought ridiculous.
    \textsuperscript{4}\thinspace{}They are slaves to fash\-ion, pride, and sense.
    \textsuperscript{6}\thinspace{}We ought to wea\-ry of the fleet\-ing and false
    \textsuperscript{7}\thinspace{}and to cher\-ish noth\-ing which
    \textsuperscript{8}\thinspace{}hinders our highest selfhood.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{68:9}\thinspace{}Jeal\-ou\-sy is the grave of af\-fec\-tion.
    \textsuperscript{10}\thinspace{}The pres\-ence of mistrust, where con\-fi\-dence is due,
    \textsuperscript{11}\thinspace{}scatters love's petals to de\-cay.
\end{para}

\bigskip{}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{71:10}\thinspace{}Close your eyes, and you may dream that you see a flow\-er ---
    \textsuperscript{11}\thinspace{}that you tou\-ch and smell it.
    \textsuperscript{12}\thinspace{}Thus you learn that the flow\-er is a product of the mind,
    \textsuperscript{13}\thinspace{}a formation of thought rath\-er than of mat\-ter.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{72:19}\thinspace{}Er\-ror is\-n't a sieve
    \textsuperscript{20}\thinspace{}through which truth can be strained.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{80:1}\thinspace{}We have strength in pro\-por\-tion to our un\-der\-stand\-ing of the truth.
    \textsuperscript{3}\thinspace{}A cup of coffee or tea is\-n't e\-qual to truth
    \textsuperscript{4}\thinspace{}for the inspiration of a sermon
    \textsuperscript{5}\thinspace{}or for the sup\-port of bod\-i\-ly en\-dur\-ance.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{87:19}\thinspace{}The mine knows noth\-ing of the emeralds with\-in its rocks;
    \textsuperscript{20}\thinspace{}the sea is ig\-no\-rant of the gems with\-in its caverns,
    \textsuperscript{21}\thinspace{}of the corals, of its sharp reefs, of the tall ships that float on its bos\-om,
    \textsuperscript{22}\thinspace{}or of the bodies which lie bur\-ied in its sands:
    \textsuperscript{23}\thinspace{}yet these are all there.
    \textsuperscript{24}\thinspace{}Do not sup\-pose that any men\-tal concept is gone be\-cause you do not think of it.
    \textsuperscript{25}\thinspace{}The true concept is nev\-er lost.
    \textsuperscript{26}\thinspace{}The strong impressions pro\-duced on mor\-tal mind by friendship
    \textsuperscript{27}\thinspace{}or by any intense feel\-ing are last\-ing.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{96:1}\thinspace{}Humanity ad\-vanc\-es slowly out of sinning sense in\-to spir\-it\-u\-al un\-der\-stand\-ing;
    \textsuperscript{2}\thinspace{}unwillingness to learn all things right\-ly
    \textsuperscript{3}\thinspace{}binds Christendom with chains.
\end{para}

\bigskip{}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{104:8}\thinspace{}An author has wisely said:
    \textsuperscript{9}\thinspace{}“Eve\-ry great scientific truth goes through three stages.
    \textsuperscript{10}\thinspace{}First, peo\-ple say it conflicts with the Bible.
    \textsuperscript{11}\thinspace{}Next, they say it has been discovered be\-fore.
    \textsuperscript{12}\thinspace{}Lastly, they say they have al\-ways be\-lieved it.”
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{104:31}\thinspace{}Is it not clear that the hu\-man mind must move the body to a wick\-ed act?
    \textsuperscript{32}\thinspace{}Is\-n't mor\-tal mind the mur\-der\-er?
    \textsuperscript{105:1}\thinspace{}The hands, with\-out mor\-tal mind to di\-rect them,
    \textsuperscript{2}\thinspace{}could not com\-mit a mur\-der.
\end{para}

\bigskip{}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{109:2}\thinspace{}Mind is All and mat\-ter is noth\-ing.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{109:11}\thinspace{}For three years af\-ter my discovery,
    \textsuperscript{12}\thinspace{}I sought the solution of this problem of Mind-healing,
    \textsuperscript{13}\thinspace{}searched the Scrip\-tures and read lit\-tle else,
    \textsuperscript{14}\thinspace{}kept a\-loof from so\-ci\-e\-ty, and de\-vot\-ed time and energies to discovering a positive rule.
    \textsuperscript{15}\thinspace{}The search was sweet, calm, and buoyant with hope,
    \textsuperscript{16}\thinspace{}not selfish nor depressing.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{111:28}\thinspace{}Mind governs the body, not partially but whol\-ly.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{119:25}\thinspace{}In viewing the sunrise, one finds that it
    \textsuperscript{26}\thinspace{}con\-tra\-dicts the ev\-i\-dence be\-fore the sen\-ses to be\-lieve that
    \textsuperscript{27}\thinspace{}the earth is in motion and the sun at rest.
    \textsuperscript{28}\thinspace{}As astronomy reverses the hu\-man perception of
    \textsuperscript{29}\thinspace{}the movement of the solar system,
    \textsuperscript{30}\thinspace{}so Christian Science reverses the seem\-ing relation of Soul and body
    \textsuperscript{31}\thinspace{}and makes body tributary to Mind.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{121:17}\thinspace{}The earth's diurnal rotation is invisible to the phys\-i\-cal eye,
    \textsuperscript{18}\thinspace{}and the sun seems to move from east to west,
    \textsuperscript{19}\thinspace{}in\-stead of the earth from west to east.
    \textsuperscript{20}\thinspace{}Un\-til re\-buked by clearer views of the ev\-er\-last\-ing facts,
    \textsuperscript{21}\thinspace{}this false tes\-ti\-mo\-ny of the eye de\-lud\-ed the judg\-ment and induced false conclusions.
    \textsuperscript{22}\thinspace{}Science shows appearances of\-ten to be erroneous.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{122:18}\thinspace{}The barometer,
    \textsuperscript{19}\thinspace{}denying the tes\-ti\-mo\-ny of the sen\-ses,
    \textsuperscript{20}\thinspace{}points to fair weather in the midst of murky clouds and drenching rain.
    \textsuperscript{21}\thinspace{}Ex\-pe\-ri\-ence is full of sim\-i\-lar illusions,
    \textsuperscript{22}\thinspace{}which eve\-ry thinker can recall for him\-self.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{125:2}\thinspace{}What is now con\-sid\-ered the best con\-di\-tion for
    \textsuperscript{3}\thinspace{}health in the hu\-man body
    \textsuperscript{4}\thinspace{}may no long\-er be found indispensable.
    \textsuperscript{5}\thinspace{}Mor\-al conditions will be found al\-ways
    \textsuperscript{6}\thinspace{}har\-mo\-ni\-ous and health-giving.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{128:4}\thinspace{}The term Science, prop\-er\-ly un\-der\-stood, refers on\-ly to the laws of God
    \textsuperscript{5}\thinspace{}and to His gov\-ern\-ment of the universe.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{129:22}\thinspace{}We must look deep in\-to realism
    \textsuperscript{23}\thinspace{}in\-stead of accepting on\-ly the outward sense of things.
    \textsuperscript{24}\thinspace{}Can we gath\-er peaches from a pine tree,
    \textsuperscript{25}\thinspace{}or learn from dis\-cord the concord of be\-ing?
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{130:18}\thinspace{}Ma\-te\-ri\-al beliefs must be cast out to make place for truth.
    \textsuperscript{19}\thinspace{}You can\-not add to the contents of a ves\-sel al\-ready full.
    \textsuperscript{20}\thinspace{}Laboring long to shake the adult's faith in mat\-ter,
    \textsuperscript{23}\thinspace{}the author has of\-ten re\-mem\-bered our Master's love for lit\-tle chil\-dren,
    \textsuperscript{24}\thinspace{}and un\-der\-stood how tru\-ly they
    \textsuperscript{25}\thinspace{}be\-long to the heav\-en\-ly king\-dom.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{131:4}\thinspace{}Our lives must be governed by reality in or\-der to be
    \textsuperscript{5}\thinspace{}in har\-mo\-ny with God.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{134:31}\thinspace{}A mir\-a\-cle fulfills God's law, but does\-n't violate that law.
    \textsuperscript{135:7}\thinspace{}The mir\-a\-cle introduces no dis\-or\-der, but unfolds the primal or\-der.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{135:26}\thinspace{}Christianity as Jesus taught it was not a creed,
    \textsuperscript{27}\thinspace{}nor a system of ceremonies,
    \textsuperscript{28}\thinspace{}nor a special gift from a ritualistic Jehovah.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{141:10}\thinspace{}The pop\-u\-lar thought is that all rev\-e\-la\-tion
    \textsuperscript{11}\thinspace{}must come from the schools and a\-long the line of scholarly and ecclesiastical descent,
    \textsuperscript{12}\thinspace{}as kings are crowned from a roy\-al dynasty.
    \textsuperscript{13}\thinspace{}In heal\-ing the sick and sinning,
    \textsuperscript{14}\thinspace{}Jesus elaborated the fact that the heal\-ing ef\-fect
    \textsuperscript{15}\thinspace{}followed the un\-der\-stand\-ing of the divine Principle.
    \textsuperscript{17}\thinspace{}For this Principle there is no dynasty, no ecclesiastical monopoly.
    \textsuperscript{19}\thinspace{}Its on\-ly priest is the spiritualized man.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{142:11}\thinspace{}If the soft palm upturned to a lordly salary
    \textsuperscript{12}\thinspace{}and architectural skill mak\-ing dome and spire tremulous with beau\-ty
    \textsuperscript{13}\thinspace{}turn the poor and the strang\-er from the gate,
    \textsuperscript{14}\thinspace{}they at the same time shut the door on prog\-ress.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{143:1}\thinspace{}Truth is God's remedy for er\-ror of eve\-ry kind,
    \textsuperscript{2}\thinspace{}and Truth destroys on\-ly what is untrue.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{144:27}\thinspace{}When the Science of be\-ing is universally un\-der\-stood,
    \textsuperscript{28}\thinspace{}eve\-ry man will be his own physician,
    \textsuperscript{29}\thinspace{}and Truth will be the universal panacea.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{147:15}\thinspace{}Nev\-er be\-lieve that you can absorb the whole mean\-ing
    \textsuperscript{16}\thinspace{}of the Science by a sim\-ple perusal of this book.
    \textsuperscript{17}\thinspace{}The book needs to be studied.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{149:7}\thinspace{}The pre\-scrip\-tion which succeeds in one instance fails in an\-oth\-er,
    \textsuperscript{8}\thinspace{}and this is owing to the dif\-fer\-ent men\-tal states of the pa\-tient.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{151:26}\thinspace{}All that re\-al\-ly exists is the divine Mind and its idea,
    \textsuperscript{28}\thinspace{}The straight and narrow way is to see and ac\-knowl\-edge this fact,
    \textsuperscript{29}\thinspace{}yield to this pow\-er,
    \textsuperscript{30}\thinspace{}and fol\-low the leadings of truth.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{152:9}\thinspace{}Truth has a heal\-ing ef\-fect, e\-ven when not ful\-ly un\-der\-stood.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{153:25}\thinspace{}We weep be\-cause others weep, we yawn be\-cause they yawn,
    \textsuperscript{27}\thinspace{}but mor\-tal mind, not mat\-ter, contains and carries the infection.
    \textsuperscript{28}\thinspace{}When this men\-tal contagion is un\-der\-stood,
    \textsuperscript{29}\thinspace{}we shall be more care\-ful of our men\-tal conditions,
    \textsuperscript{30}\thinspace{}and we shall a\-void loquacious tattling about dis\-ease,
    \textsuperscript{31}\thinspace{}as we would a\-void advocating crime.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{154:26}\thinspace{}“You look sick,” “You look tired,” “You need rest,” or
    \textsuperscript{27}\thinspace{}“You need med\-i\-cine.”
    \textsuperscript{28}\thinspace{}Such a moth\-er runs to her lit\-tle one,
    \textsuperscript{29}\thinspace{}who thinks he has hurt his face by fall\-ing on the carpet, and says,
    \textsuperscript{30}\thinspace{}“Mamma knows you are hurt.”
    \textsuperscript{31}\thinspace{}The bet\-ter and more suc\-cess\-ful method for any moth\-er to adopt is to say:
    \textsuperscript{32}\thinspace{}“Oh, nev\-er mind!”
    \textsuperscript{155:1}\thinspace{}Presently the child forgets all about the accident, and is at play.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{157:26}\thinspace{}Narcotics qui\-et mor\-tal mind, and so re\-lieve the body;
    \textsuperscript{27}\thinspace{}but they leave both mind and body worse for this submission.
\end{para}

\bigskip{}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{165:18}\thinspace{}You con\-sult your brain in or\-der to re\-mem\-ber what has hurt you,
    \textsuperscript{19}\thinspace{}when your remedy lies in for\-get\-ting the whole thing.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{166:3}\thinspace{}As a man thinketh, so is he.
    \textsuperscript{4}\thinspace{}Mind is all that feels, acts, or impedes ac\-tion.
    \textsuperscript{5}\thinspace{}Ig\-no\-rant of this, or shrinking from its implied re\-spon\-si\-bil\-i\-ty,
    \textsuperscript{6}\thinspace{}the heal\-ing ef\-fort is made on the wrong side,
    \textsuperscript{7}\thinspace{}and thus con\-scious con\-trol over the body is lost.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{167:30}\thinspace{}On\-ly through radical reliance on Truth
    \textsuperscript{31}\thinspace{}can scientific heal\-ing pow\-er be re\-al\-ized.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{168:10}\thinspace{}When sick (ac\-cord\-ing to be\-lief) you rush af\-ter drugs,
    \textsuperscript{11}\thinspace{}search out the so-called ma\-te\-ri\-al laws of health,
    \textsuperscript{12}\thinspace{}and de\-pend up\-on them to heal you,
    \textsuperscript{13}\thinspace{}though you have al\-ready brought your\-self in\-to the quagmire of dis\-ease
    \textsuperscript{14}\thinspace{}through just this false be\-lief.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{168:24}\thinspace{}I have discerned dis\-ease in the hu\-man mind,
    \textsuperscript{25}\thinspace{}and rec\-og\-nized the patient's fear of it,
    \textsuperscript{26}\thinspace{}months be\-fore the so-called dis\-ease made its ap\-pear\-ance in the body.
    \textsuperscript{27}\thinspace{}Dis\-ease be\-ing a be\-lief,
    \textsuperscript{28}\thinspace{}the sensation would not ap\-pear if the er\-ror of be\-lief was
    \textsuperscript{29}\thinspace{}destroyed by truth.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{174:4}\thinspace{}Is civilization on\-ly a higher form of i\-dol\-a\-try,
    \textsuperscript{5}\thinspace{}that man should bow down to an exfoliating brush, to flannels,
    \textsuperscript{6}\thinspace{}to baths, diet, ex\-er\-cise, and air?
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{174:20}\thinspace{}Truth is revealed. It needs on\-ly to be prac\-tised.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{175:17}\thinspace{}Our fore\-fa\-thers
    \textsuperscript{19}\thinspace{}had less time for
    \textsuperscript{20}\thinspace{}self\-ish\-ness, coddling, and sick\-ly after-dinner talk.
    \textsuperscript{21}\thinspace{}The exact a\-mount of food the stom\-ach could di\-gest
    \textsuperscript{22}\thinspace{}was not discussed nor referred to sanitary laws.
    \textsuperscript{23}\thinspace{}A man's be\-lief in those days was not so se\-vere up\-on the gastric juices.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{176:7}\thinspace{}The primitive cus\-tom of tak\-ing no thought about food
    \textsuperscript{8}\thinspace{}left the stom\-ach and bowels free to act in o\-be\-di\-ence to na\-ture,
    \textsuperscript{9}\thinspace{}and gave the gos\-pel a chance to be seen
    \textsuperscript{10}\thinspace{}in its glorious effects up\-on the body.
    \textsuperscript{11}\thinspace{}A ghastly array of diseases was not paraded be\-fore the imagination.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{176:17}\thinspace{}Hu\-man fear of miasma would load with dis\-ease the air of Eden,
    \textsuperscript{18}\thinspace{}and weigh down man\-kind with conjectural evils.
    \textsuperscript{19}\thinspace{}Mor\-tal mind is the worst foe of the body,
    \textsuperscript{20}\thinspace{}while divine Mind is its best friend.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{179:32}\thinspace{}Descriptions of dis\-ease giv\-en by physicians,
    \textsuperscript{180:1}\thinspace{}and advertisements of quackery are both sources of sick\-ness.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{183:16}\thinspace{}The sup\-posed laws which result in wea\-ri\-ness
    \textsuperscript{17}\thinspace{}and dis\-ease aren't His laws.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{184:6}\thinspace{}Be\-lief produces the results of be\-lief,
    \textsuperscript{7}\thinspace{}and the penalties it affixes last so long as the be\-lief and are inseparable from it.
    \textsuperscript{8}\thinspace{}The remedy consists in probing the trou\-ble to the bottom,
    \textsuperscript{9}\thinspace{}in find\-ing and cast\-ing out
    \textsuperscript{10}\thinspace{}the er\-ror of be\-lief which produces a mor\-tal dis\-or\-der,
    \textsuperscript{11}\thinspace{}nev\-er honoring erroneous be\-lief with the title of law
    \textsuperscript{12}\thinspace{}nor yield\-ing o\-be\-di\-ence to it.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{184:20}\thinspace{}Mat\-ter can\-not suf\-fer.
    \textsuperscript{21}\thinspace{}Mor\-tal mind a\-lone suffers ---
    \textsuperscript{22}\thinspace{}not be\-cause a law of mat\-ter has been trans\-gressed,
    \textsuperscript{23}\thinspace{}but be\-cause a law of this so-called mind has been disobeyed.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{188:24}\thinspace{}The soil of dis\-ease is mor\-tal mind,
    \textsuperscript{25}\thinspace{}and you have an abun\-dant or scanty crop of dis\-ease
    \textsuperscript{26}\thinspace{}ac\-cord\-ing to the seedlings of fear.
    \textsuperscript{27}\thinspace{}Sin and the fear of dis\-ease must be uprooted and cast out.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{192:4}\thinspace{}We are Christian Scientists, on\-ly as we quit our reliance
    \textsuperscript{5}\thinspace{}up\-on what is false and grasp the true.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{192:23}\thinspace{}The good you do and embody gives you the on\-ly pow\-er obtainable.
    \textsuperscript{24}\thinspace{}Evil is\-n't pow\-er.
    \textsuperscript{25}\thinspace{}It's a mockery of strength, which soon betrays its weak\-ness and falls,
    \textsuperscript{26}\thinspace{}nev\-er to rise.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{196:4}\thinspace{}The pow\-er of mor\-tal mind over its own body is lit\-tle un\-der\-stood.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{196:20}\thinspace{}Books that rule dis\-ease out of mor\-tal mind
    \textsuperscript{21}\thinspace{}and re\-move the images and thoughts of dis\-ease ---
    \textsuperscript{22}\thinspace{}in\-stead of impressing them
    \textsuperscript{23}\thinspace{}with forcible descriptions and medical details ---
    \textsuperscript{24}\thinspace{}will help to abate sick\-ness and to de\-stroy it.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{196:31}\thinspace{}The press un\-wit\-ting\-ly sends forth many sorrows
    \textsuperscript{32}\thinspace{}and diseases a\-mong the hu\-man fam\-i\-ly.
    \textsuperscript{197:1}\thinspace{}It does this by giv\-ing names to diseases
    \textsuperscript{2}\thinspace{}and by printing long descriptions which mirror images of dis\-ease distinctly in thought.
    \textsuperscript{3}\thinspace{}A new name for an ailment affects peo\-ple
    \textsuperscript{4}\thinspace{}like a Parisian name for a novel garment.
    \textsuperscript{5}\thinspace{}Eve\-ry\-one hastens to get it.
    \textsuperscript{6}\thinspace{}A minutely de\-scribed dis\-ease costs many men their earthly days of com\-fort.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{199:21}\thinspace{}The de\-vo\-tion of thought to an hon\-est achievement makes the achievement pos\-si\-ble.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{199:32}\thinspace{}When Homer sang of the Grecian gods, Olympus was dark,
    \textsuperscript{200:1}\thinspace{}but through his verse the gods be\-came a\-live
    \textsuperscript{2}\thinspace{}in a nation's be\-lief.
\end{para}

\bigskip{}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{201:1}\thinspace{}The best sermon ev\-er preached is Truth prac\-tised and demonstrated.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{201:7}\thinspace{}We can\-not build safe\-ly on false foundations.
    \textsuperscript{13}\thinspace{}We can\-not fill vessels al\-ready full. They must first be emptied.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{208:28}\thinspace{}A mor\-tal man makes his body har\-mo\-ni\-ous or discordant ac\-cord\-ing to
    \textsuperscript{29}\thinspace{}the images of thought impressed up\-on it.
    \textsuperscript{31}\thinspace{}You should delineate up\-on your body thoughts of health, not of sick\-ness.
    \textsuperscript{32}\thinspace{}You should banish all thoughts of dis\-ease and sin.
    \textsuperscript{209:2}\thinspace{}It is the mor\-tal be\-lief which makes the body discordant and diseased
    \textsuperscript{3}\thinspace{}in pro\-por\-tion as ig\-no\-rance,
    \textsuperscript{4}\thinspace{}fear, or hu\-man will governs mortals.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{220:18}\thinspace{}Mor\-tal mind produces its own phenomena,
    \textsuperscript{19}\thinspace{}and then charges them to some\-thing else ---
    \textsuperscript{20}\thinspace{}like a kitten glancing in\-to the mirror at it\-self and
    \textsuperscript{21}\thinspace{}think\-ing it sees an\-oth\-er kitten.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{221:19}\thinspace{}God nev\-er ordained a law that
    \textsuperscript{20}\thinspace{}fasting should be a means of health.
    \textsuperscript{21}\thinspace{}Hence semi-starvation is\-n't ac\-cept\-a\-ble to wis\-dom.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{222:14}\thinspace{}Take less thought about what you should eat or drink,
    \textsuperscript{15}\thinspace{}con\-sult the stom\-ach less about 
    \textsuperscript{16}\thinspace{}the economy of liv\-ing and God more.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{225:5}\thinspace{}You may know when Truth first leads by the fewness
    \textsuperscript{6}\thinspace{}and faithfulness of its followers.
    \textsuperscript{8}\thinspace{}The powers of this world will fight,
    \textsuperscript{9}\thinspace{}and will com\-mand their sentinels not to let truth pass the guard
    \textsuperscript{10}\thinspace{}un\-til it subscribes to their systems;
    \textsuperscript{11}\thinspace{}but Science, heeding not the pointed bayonet, marches on.
    \textsuperscript{12}\thinspace{}There is al\-ways some tu\-mult, but there is a rallying to truth's standard.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{232:5}\thinspace{}The beliefs we commonly entertain about hap\-pi\-ness and life af\-ford
    \textsuperscript{6}\thinspace{}no per\-ma\-nent ev\-i\-dence of ei\-ther.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{233:7}\thinspace{}God's law demands of us on\-ly what we can cer\-tain\-ly ful\-fill.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{233:8}\thinspace{}In the midst of imperfection, perfection is seen and ac\-knowl\-edged on\-ly by degrees.
    \textsuperscript{9}\thinspace{}The ages must slowly work up to perfection.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{234:4}\thinspace{}What\-ev\-er inspires with wis\-dom, Truth, or Love ---
    \textsuperscript{5}\thinspace{}be it song, sermon, or Science --- blesses the hu\-man fam\-i\-ly
    \textsuperscript{6}\thinspace{}with crumbs of com\-fort.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{234:9}\thinspace{}We should be\-come more fa\-mil\-iar with good than with evil,
    \textsuperscript{10}\thinspace{}and guard against false beliefs as watch\-ful\-ly
    \textsuperscript{11}\thinspace{}as we bar our doors against the ap\-proach of thieves and murderers.
    \textsuperscript{12}\thinspace{}We should love our enemies
    \textsuperscript{13}\thinspace{}and help them on the ba\-sis of the Golden Rule;
    \textsuperscript{14}\thinspace{}but a\-void cast\-ing pearls be\-fore those who trample them un\-der foot,
    \textsuperscript{15}\thinspace{}thereby robbing both them\-selves and others.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{234:17}\thinspace{}If mortals would keep prop\-er ward over mor\-tal mind,
    \textsuperscript{18}\thinspace{}the brood of evils which infest it would be cleared out.
    \textsuperscript{19}\thinspace{}We must be\-gin with this mind
    \textsuperscript{20}\thinspace{}and emp\-ty it of sin and sick\-ness,
    \textsuperscript{21}\thinspace{}or sin and sick\-ness will nev\-er cease.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{234:25}\thinspace{}Sin and dis\-ease must be thought be\-fore they can be manifested.
    \textsuperscript{26}\thinspace{}You must con\-trol evil thoughts in the first instance,
    \textsuperscript{27}\thinspace{}or they will con\-trol you in the second.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{235:1}\thinspace{}Evil thoughts, lusts, and ma\-li\-cious purposes can\-not go forth, like wan\-der\-ing pollen,
    \textsuperscript{2}\thinspace{}from one mind to an\-oth\-er, find\-ing an unsuspected foothold,
    \textsuperscript{3}\thinspace{}if vir\-tue and truth build a strong defense.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{235:7}\thinspace{}The teachers of schools and the readers in churches
    \textsuperscript{8}\thinspace{}should be selected with as di\-rect reference to their morals
    \textsuperscript{9}\thinspace{}as to their learn\-ing or their cor\-rect read\-ing.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{235:28}\thinspace{}Clergymen, occupying the watchtowers of the world,
    \textsuperscript{29}\thinspace{}should uplift the standard of Truth.
    \textsuperscript{30}\thinspace{}They should so raise their hearers spir\-it\-u\-al\-ly,
    \textsuperscript{31}\thinspace{}that their listeners will love to grapple with
    \textsuperscript{32}\thinspace{}a new, right idea, and broaden their concepts.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{236:2}\thinspace{}Truth should emanate from the pulpit,
    \textsuperscript{3}\thinspace{}but nev\-er be strangled there.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{236:12}\thinspace{}A moth\-er is the strongest educator.
    \textsuperscript{13}\thinspace{}Her thoughts form the embryo of an\-oth\-er mor\-tal mind,
    \textsuperscript{14}\thinspace{}and unconsciously mould it.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{236:21}\thinspace{}Chil\-dren should o\-bey their par\-ents;
    \textsuperscript{22}\thinspace{}insubordination is an evil, blighting the buddings of self-government.
    \textsuperscript{23}\thinspace{}Par\-ents should teach their chil\-dren
    \textsuperscript{24}\thinspace{}at the earliest pos\-si\-ble period the truths of health and ho\-li\-ness.
    \textsuperscript{25}\thinspace{}Chil\-dren are more tractable than adults,
    \textsuperscript{26}\thinspace{}and learn more readily to love the sim\-ple verities
    \textsuperscript{27}\thinspace{}that will make them hap\-py and good.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{236:28}\thinspace{}Jesus loved lit\-tle chil\-dren be\-cause of their free\-dom from wrong
    \textsuperscript{29}\thinspace{}and their receptiveness of right.
    \textsuperscript{30}\thinspace{}While age is halting be\-tween two opinions or battling with false beliefs,
    \textsuperscript{31}\thinspace{}youth makes easy and rapid strides to\-wards Truth.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{237:10}\thinspace{}The more stub\-born beliefs
    \textsuperscript{11}\thinspace{}and theories of par\-ents of\-ten choke the good seed in the minds
    \textsuperscript{12}\thinspace{}of them\-selves and their off\-spring.
    \textsuperscript{13}\thinspace{}Superstition, like “the fowls of the air,” snatches a\-way the good seed be\-fore it has sprouted.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{238:1}\thinspace{}Motives and acts aren't right\-ly valued be\-fore they are un\-der\-stood.
    \textsuperscript{2}\thinspace{}It is well to wait un\-til those you would ben\-e\-fit
    \textsuperscript{3}\thinspace{}are ready for the bless\-ing.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{238:6}\thinspace{}To o\-bey the Scriptural com\-mand,
    \textsuperscript{7}\thinspace{}“Come out from a\-mong them, and be ye sep\-a\-rate,” is to in\-cur society's frown;
    \textsuperscript{8}\thinspace{}but this frown, more than flatteries, enables one to be Christian.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{238:27}\thinspace{}Peo\-ple with men\-tal work be\-fore them
    \textsuperscript{28}\thinspace{}have no time for gos\-sip about false tes\-ti\-mo\-ny.
    \textsuperscript{29}\thinspace{}To place the fact above the false\-hood
    \textsuperscript{30}\thinspace{}is the work of time.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{239:5}\thinspace{}Take a\-way wealth, fame, and so\-cial organizations,
    \textsuperscript{6}\thinspace{}which weigh not one jot in the bal\-ance of God,
    \textsuperscript{7}\thinspace{}and we get clearer views of Principle.
    \textsuperscript{8}\thinspace{}Break up cliques, lev\-el wealth with honesty, let worth be judged ac\-cord\-ing to wis\-dom,
    \textsuperscript{9}\thinspace{}and we get bet\-ter views of humanity.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{239:12}\thinspace{}Let it be un\-der\-stood that suc\-cess in er\-ror is de\-feat in Truth.
    \textsuperscript{13}\thinspace{}The watchword of Christian Science is Scriptural:
    \textsuperscript{14}\thinspace{}“Let the wick\-ed for\-sake their way,
    \textsuperscript{15}\thinspace{}and the un\-righ\-teous their thoughts.”
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{239:16}\thinspace{}To ascertain our prog\-ress, we must learn where our affections are placed
    \textsuperscript{17}\thinspace{}and whom we ac\-knowl\-edge and o\-bey as God.
    \textsuperscript{18}\thinspace{}If divine Love is be\-com\-ing nearer,
    \textsuperscript{19}\thinspace{}dearer, and more re\-al to us, mat\-ter is then sub\-mit\-ting to Spir\-it.
    \textsuperscript{20}\thinspace{}The objects we pur\-sue and the spir\-it we manifest
    \textsuperscript{21}\thinspace{}re\-veal our standpoint,
    \textsuperscript{22}\thinspace{}and show what we are winning.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{240:3}\thinspace{}Arctic regions, sunny tropics, giant hills, winged winds,
    \textsuperscript{4}\thinspace{}mighty billows, verdant vales, festive flowers, and glorious heavens
    \textsuperscript{5}\thinspace{}all point to Mind, the spir\-it\-u\-al intelligence they re\-flect.
    \textsuperscript{6}\thinspace{}The floral apos\-tles are hieroglyphs of De\-i\-ty.
    \textsuperscript{7}\thinspace{}Suns and planets teach grand lessons.
    \textsuperscript{8}\thinspace{}The stars make night beau\-ti\-ful,
    \textsuperscript{9}\thinspace{}and the leaflet turns naturally to\-wards the light.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{240:27}\thinspace{}In try\-ing to undo the errors of sense
    \textsuperscript{28}\thinspace{}one must pay ful\-ly and fair\-ly the utmost farthing,
    \textsuperscript{29}\thinspace{}un\-til all er\-ror is fi\-nal\-ly brought in\-to subjection to Truth.
    \textsuperscript{30}\thinspace{}The divine method of pay\-ing sin's wages involves unwinding one's snarls.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{241:10}\thinspace{}False\-hood, en\-vy, hy\-poc\-ri\-sy, mal\-ice, hate, revenge, and so forth,
    \textsuperscript{11}\thinspace{}steal a\-way the treasures of Truth.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{241:17}\thinspace{}The er\-ror of ages is preaching with\-out prac\-tice.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{241:23}\thinspace{}One's aim should be to find the footsteps of Truth,
    \textsuperscript{24}\thinspace{}the way to health and ho\-li\-ness.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{243:2}\thinspace{}We can nev\-er suc\-ceed in the Science and demonstration of
    \textsuperscript{3}\thinspace{}spir\-it\-u\-al good through ig\-no\-rance or hy\-poc\-ri\-sy.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{247:10}\thinspace{}Beau\-ty, as well as truth, is e\-ter\-nal;
    \textsuperscript{11}\thinspace{}but the beau\-ty of ma\-te\-ri\-al things passes a\-way, fading and fleet\-ing as mor\-tal be\-lief.
    \textsuperscript{12}\thinspace{}Cus\-tom, education, and fash\-ion
    \textsuperscript{13}\thinspace{}form the transient standards of mortals.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{248:25}\thinspace{}We must first turn our gaze in the right direction,
    \textsuperscript{26}\thinspace{}and then walk that way.
    \textsuperscript{27}\thinspace{}We must form per\-fect models in thought and look at them con\-tin\-u\-al\-ly,
    \textsuperscript{28}\thinspace{}or we shall nev\-er carve them out in grand and no\-ble lives.
    \textsuperscript{29}\thinspace{}Let unselfishness, good\-ness, mer\-cy, jus\-tice, health, ho\-li\-ness, and love
    \textsuperscript{30}\thinspace{}reign with\-in us,
    \textsuperscript{31}\thinspace{}and sin, dis\-ease, and death will di\-min\-ish
    \textsuperscript{32}\thinspace{}un\-til they fi\-nal\-ly disappear.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{250:12}\thinspace{}Man is\-n't God, but like a ray of light which co\-mes from the sun,
    \textsuperscript{13}\thinspace{}man reflects God.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{252:7}\thinspace{}When false hu\-man beliefs learn e\-ven a lit\-tle of their own falsity,
    \textsuperscript{8}\thinspace{}they be\-gin to disappear.
    \textsuperscript{9}\thinspace{}A knowl\-edge of er\-ror and of its operations must precede
    \textsuperscript{10}\thinspace{}that un\-der\-stand\-ing of Truth which destroys er\-ror.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{253:18}\thinspace{}If you be\-lieve in and prac\-tice wrong know\-ing\-ly,
    \textsuperscript{19}\thinspace{}you can at once change your course and do right.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{254:2}\thinspace{}Individuals are consistent who,
    \textsuperscript{3}\thinspace{}watching and praying, can “run and not be wea\-ry;
    \textsuperscript{4}\thinspace{}walk and not faint,” who gain good rap\-id\-ly
    \textsuperscript{5}\thinspace{}and hold their po\-si\-tion,
    \textsuperscript{6}\thinspace{}or at\-tain slowly and don't yield to discouragement.
    \textsuperscript{7}\thinspace{}God requires perfection, but not un\-til the bat\-tle be\-tween Spir\-it and flesh is fought.
\end{para}

\bigskip{}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{256:1}\thinspace{}Prog\-ress takes off hu\-man shackles.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{260:15}\thinspace{}Distrust of one's abil\-i\-ty to gain the good\-ness de\-sired and
    \textsuperscript{16}\thinspace{}to bring out bet\-ter and higher results,
    \textsuperscript{17}\thinspace{}of\-ten ensures fail\-ure at the outset.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{266:20}\thinspace{}The sin\-ner makes his own hell by do\-ing evil,
    \textsuperscript{21}\thinspace{}and the saint his own heav\-en by do\-ing right.
\end{para}

\bigskip{}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{270:24}\thinspace{}Mortals think wickedly; consequently they are wick\-ed.
    \textsuperscript{25}\thinspace{}They think sick\-ly thoughts, and so be\-come sick.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{281:30}\thinspace{}The old be\-lief must be cast out
    \textsuperscript{31}\thinspace{}or the new idea will be spilled,
    \textsuperscript{32}\thinspace{}and the inspiration, which is to change our standpoint, will be lost.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{284:21}\thinspace{}The phys\-i\-cal sen\-ses can ob\-tain no proof of God.
    \textsuperscript{22}\thinspace{}They can nei\-ther see Spir\-it through the eye nor hear it through the ear,
    \textsuperscript{23}\thinspace{}nor can they feel, taste, or smell Spir\-it.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{285:16}\thinspace{}The be\-lief that a ma\-te\-ri\-al body is man
    \textsuperscript{17}\thinspace{}is a false conception of man.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{295:1}\thinspace{}The be\-lief that a severed limb is aching in the old lo\-ca\-tion,
    \textsuperscript{2}\thinspace{}the sensation seem\-ing to be in nerves which are no long\-er there,
    \textsuperscript{3}\thinspace{}is an added proof of the unreliability of phys\-i\-cal tes\-ti\-mo\-ny.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{295:16}\thinspace{}The manifestation of God through mortals is as light
    \textsuperscript{17}\thinspace{}pass\-ing through the windowpane.
    \textsuperscript{18}\thinspace{}The light and the glass nev\-er mingle,
    \textsuperscript{19}\thinspace{}but the glass is less o\-paque than the walls.
    \textsuperscript{20}\thinspace{}The mor\-tal mind through which Truth ap\-pears most vividly
    \textsuperscript{21}\thinspace{}is that one which has lost much er\-ror
    \textsuperscript{22}\thinspace{}in or\-der to be\-come a bet\-ter transparency for Truth.
    \textsuperscript{23}\thinspace{}Then, like a cloud melting in\-to thin va\-por, it no long\-er hides the sun.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{296:4}\thinspace{}Prog\-ress is born of ex\-pe\-ri\-ence.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{296:16}\thinspace{}Mor\-tal be\-lief must lose all sat\-is\-fac\-tion in er\-ror and sin
    \textsuperscript{17}\thinspace{}in or\-der to part with them.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{296:28}\thinspace{}An improved be\-lief is one step out of er\-ror,
    \textsuperscript{29}\thinspace{}and aids in tak\-ing the next step.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{296:32}\thinspace{}Mor\-tal be\-lief says, “You are wretch\-ed!” and mortals think they are so;
    \textsuperscript{297:1}\thinspace{}and noth\-ing can change this state, un\-til the be\-lief changes.
    \textsuperscript{2}\thinspace{}Mor\-tal be\-lief says, “You are hap\-py!” and mortals are so;
    \textsuperscript{3}\thinspace{}and no circumstance can alter the situation,
    \textsuperscript{4}\thinspace{}un\-til the be\-lief on this sub\-ject changes.
    \textsuperscript{5}\thinspace{}Hu\-man be\-lief says to mortals,
    \textsuperscript{6}\thinspace{}“You are sick!” and this tes\-ti\-mo\-ny manifests it\-self on the body as sick\-ness.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{320:7}\thinspace{}The Scrip\-tures have both a spir\-it\-u\-al and a lit\-er\-al mean\-ing.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{322:24}\thinspace{}A man who refrains from wrong on\-ly through fear of con\-se\-quenc\-es
    \textsuperscript{25}\thinspace{}is nei\-ther a tem\-per\-ate man nor a re\-li\-a\-ble religionist.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{322:32}\thinspace{}It is eas\-i\-er to de\-sire Truth than to rid one\-self of er\-ror.
    \textsuperscript{323:1}\thinspace{}Mortals may seek the un\-der\-stand\-ing of Christian Science,
    \textsuperscript{2}\thinspace{}but they won't be able to glean from Christian Science
    \textsuperscript{3}\thinspace{}the facts of be\-ing with\-out striving for them.
    \textsuperscript{4}\thinspace{}This strife consists in the endeavor to for\-sake er\-ror of eve\-ry kind
    \textsuperscript{5}\thinspace{}and to pos\-sess no oth\-er con\-scious\-ness but good.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{323:13}\thinspace{}In or\-der to apprehend more,
    \textsuperscript{14}\thinspace{}we must put in\-to prac\-tice what we al\-ready know.
    \textsuperscript{15}\thinspace{}We must recollect that Truth is demonstrable when un\-der\-stood,
    \textsuperscript{16}\thinspace{}and that good is\-n't un\-der\-stood un\-til demonstrated.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{323:30}\thinspace{}We are ei\-ther turn\-ing a\-way from the “still, small voice” of Truth,
    \textsuperscript{31}\thinspace{}or we are listening to it and go\-ing up higher.
    \textsuperscript{32}\thinspace{}Willingness to leave the old for the new
    \textsuperscript{324:1}\thinspace{}renders thought receptive to the ad\-vanced idea.
    \textsuperscript{2}\thinspace{}Glad\-ness to leave the false landmarks
    \textsuperscript{3}\thinspace{}and joy to see them disappear
    \textsuperscript{4}\thinspace{}--- this dis\-po\-si\-tion helps to precipitate the ul\-ti\-mate har\-mo\-ny.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{324:13}\thinspace{}Be watch\-ful, so\-ber, and vig\-i\-lant.
    \textsuperscript{14}\thinspace{}The way is straight and narrow.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{327:1}\thinspace{}Re\-form co\-mes by un\-der\-stand\-ing that there is no abiding pleas\-ure in evil,
    \textsuperscript{2}\thinspace{}and al\-so by gaining an af\-fec\-tion for good.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{327:8}\thinspace{}What a pitiful sight is mal\-ice, find\-ing pleas\-ure in revenge!
    \textsuperscript{9}\thinspace{}Evil is some\-times a man's highest conception of right,
    \textsuperscript{10}\thinspace{}un\-til his grasp on good grows stronger.
    \textsuperscript{11}\thinspace{}Then he loses pleas\-ure in wick\-ed\-ness, and it be\-comes his tor\-ment.
    \textsuperscript{12}\thinspace{}The way to es\-cape the mis\-ery of sin is to cease sinning.
    \textsuperscript{13}\thinspace{}There is no oth\-er way.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{327:22}\thinspace{}Fear of pun\-ish\-ment nev\-er made man tru\-ly hon\-est.
    \textsuperscript{23}\thinspace{}Mor\-al cour\-age is requisite to meet the wrong and to pro\-claim the right.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{329:14}\thinspace{}One should not tarry in the storm if the body is freezing,
    \textsuperscript{15}\thinspace{}nor should he re\-main in the devouring flames.
    \textsuperscript{16}\thinspace{}Un\-til one is able to pre\-vent bad results, he should a\-void their oc\-ca\-sion.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{330:3}\thinspace{}Un\-til I learn\-ed the vast\-ness of Christian Science,
    \textsuperscript{4}\thinspace{}the fixedness of mor\-tal illusions,
    \textsuperscript{5}\thinspace{}and the hu\-man ha\-tred of Truth,
    \textsuperscript{6}\thinspace{}I cherished sanguine hopes that Christian Science would meet with im\-me\-di\-ate and universal acceptance.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{339:31}\thinspace{}You con\-quer er\-ror by denying its verity.
    \textsuperscript{32}\thinspace{}Our var\-i\-ous theories will nev\-er lose their imaginary pow\-er for good or evil,
    \textsuperscript{340:1}\thinspace{}un\-til we lose our faith in them.
\end{para}

\bigskip{}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{341:1}\thinspace{}The criticisms of this volume would con\-demn to oblivion the truth,
    \textsuperscript{2}\thinspace{}which is raising up thousands from helplessness to strength
    \textsuperscript{3}\thinspace{}and el\-e\-vat\-ing them from a theoretical to a prac\-ti\-cal Christianity.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{349:13}\thinspace{}The chief dif\-fi\-cul\-ty in conveying the teachings of divine Science accurately
    \textsuperscript{14}\thinspace{}to hu\-man thought lies in this,
    \textsuperscript{15}\thinspace{}that like all oth\-er languages, English is inadequate.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{355:11}\thinspace{}Let dis\-cord of eve\-ry name and na\-ture be heard no more.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{361:21}\thinspace{}I have revised Science and Health on\-ly to give a clearer
    \textsuperscript{22}\thinspace{}and fuller ex\-pres\-sion of its orig\-i\-nal mean\-ing.
    \textsuperscript{23}\thinspace{}Spir\-it\-u\-al ideas unfold as we ad\-vance.
\end{para}

\bigskip{}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{366:25}\thinspace{}The sick are ter\-ri\-fied by their sick beliefs,
    \textsuperscript{26}\thinspace{}and sinners should be affrighted by their sin\-ful beliefs;
    \textsuperscript{27}\thinspace{}but the Christian Scientist will be calm in the pres\-ence of
    \textsuperscript{28}\thinspace{}both sin and dis\-ease.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{372:27}\thinspace{}A denial of Truth is fatal,
    \textsuperscript{28}\thinspace{}while a just acknowledgement of Truth and
    \textsuperscript{29}\thinspace{}of what it has done for us is an effectual help.
    \textsuperscript{30}\thinspace{}If pride, superstition, or any er\-ror prevents the hon\-est recognition of benefits re\-ceived,
    \textsuperscript{31}\thinspace{}this will be a hindrance to the recovery of the sick.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{377:6}\thinspace{}Invalids flee to tropical climates in or\-der to save their lives,
    \textsuperscript{7}\thinspace{}but they come back no bet\-ter than when they went a\-way.
    \textsuperscript{8}\thinspace{}Then is the time to cure them,
    \textsuperscript{9}\thinspace{}and prove that they can be healthy in all climates,
    \textsuperscript{10}\thinspace{}when their fear of climate is exterminated.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{382:8}\thinspace{}Con\-stant bathing and rub\-bing to alter the secretions
    \textsuperscript{10}\thinspace{}receives a use\-ful re\-buke from Jesus' precept,
    \textsuperscript{11}\thinspace{}“Take no thought ... for the body.”
    \textsuperscript{12}\thinspace{}We must be\-ware of mak\-ing clean mere\-ly the out\-side of the plat\-ter.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{383:3}\thinspace{}We need a clean body and a clean mind ---
    \textsuperscript{4}\thinspace{}a body rendered pure by Mind as well as washed by wa\-ter.
    \textsuperscript{8}\thinspace{}The Christian Scientist takes the best care of his body
    \textsuperscript{9}\thinspace{}when he leaves it most out of his thought.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{384:3}\thinspace{}We should re\-lieve our minds from the depressing thought
    \textsuperscript{4}\thinspace{}that we have trans\-gressed a ma\-te\-ri\-al law
    \textsuperscript{5}\thinspace{}and must of necessity pay the pen\-al\-ty.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{386:16}\thinspace{}A blundering dispatch, mistakenly announcing the death of a friend,
    \textsuperscript{17}\thinspace{}occasions the same grief that the friend's
    \textsuperscript{18}\thinspace{}re\-al death would bring.
    \textsuperscript{19}\thinspace{}You think that your anguish is occassioned by your loss.
    \textsuperscript{20}\thinspace{}An\-oth\-er dispatch, correcting the mis\-take, heals your grief,
    \textsuperscript{21}\thinspace{}and you learn that your suf\-fer\-ing was mere\-ly the result of your be\-lief.
    \textsuperscript{22}\thinspace{}Thus it is with all sor\-row, sick\-ness, and death.
    \textsuperscript{23}\thinspace{}You will learn at length that there is no cause for grief,
    \textsuperscript{24}\thinspace{}and divine wis\-dom will then be un\-der\-stood.
    \textsuperscript{25}\thinspace{}Er\-ror, not Truth, produces all the suf\-fer\-ing on earth.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{391:14}\thinspace{}It is er\-ror to suf\-fer for any\-thing but your own sins,
    \textsuperscript{16}\thinspace{}and re\-al suf\-fer\-ing for your own sins will cease in pro\-por\-tion as the sin ceases.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{392:24}\thinspace{}Stand guard at the door of thought.
    \textsuperscript{25}\thinspace{}If you ad\-mit on\-ly such conclusions as you wish re\-al\-ized in bod\-i\-ly results,
    \textsuperscript{26}\thinspace{}you will con\-trol your\-self harmoniously.
    \textsuperscript{27}\thinspace{}When the con\-di\-tion is pres\-ent
    \textsuperscript{28}\thinspace{}which you say induces dis\-ease,
    \textsuperscript{29}\thinspace{}wheth\-er it be air, ex\-er\-cise, heredity, contagion, or accident,
    \textsuperscript{30}\thinspace{}then per\-form your of\-fice as guard and shut out these unhealthy thoughts and fears.
    \textsuperscript{31}\thinspace{}Exclude from mor\-tal mind the offending errors;
    \textsuperscript{32}\thinspace{}then the body can\-not suf\-fer from them.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{393:32}\thinspace{}It is well to be calm in sick\-ness;
    \textsuperscript{394:1}\thinspace{}to be hopeful is still bet\-ter;
    \textsuperscript{2}\thinspace{}but to un\-der\-stand that sick\-ness is\-n't re\-al and that Truth can de\-stroy its seem\-ing reality, is best of all,
    \textsuperscript{3}\thinspace{}for this un\-der\-stand\-ing is the universal and per\-fect remedy.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{395:17}\thinspace{}An ill-tempered, com\-plain\-ing, or de\-ceit\-ful per\-son
    \textsuperscript{18}\thinspace{}should not be a nurse.
    \textsuperscript{19}\thinspace{}The nurse should be cheer\-ful, or\-der\-ly, punctual, pa\-tient, full of faith ---
    \textsuperscript{20}\thinspace{}receptive to Truth and Love.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{396:1}\thinspace{}One should nev\-er hold in mind the thought of dis\-ease,
    \textsuperscript{2}\thinspace{}but should efface from thought
    \textsuperscript{3}\thinspace{}all forms and types of dis\-ease,
    \textsuperscript{4}\thinspace{}both for one's own sake and for that of the pa\-tient.
    \textsuperscript{5}\thinspace{}A\-void talking ill\-ness to the pa\-tient.
    \textsuperscript{6}\thinspace{}Make no unnecessary inquiries rel\-a\-tive to feelings or dis\-ease.
    \textsuperscript{7}\thinspace{}Nev\-er startle with a discouraging remark about recovery,
    \textsuperscript{8}\thinspace{}nor draw at\-ten\-tion to cer\-tain symptoms as unfavorable,
    \textsuperscript{9}\thinspace{}a\-void speak\-ing a\-loud the name of the dis\-ease.
    \textsuperscript{10}\thinspace{}Nev\-er say be\-fore\-hand how much you have to con\-tend with in a case,
    \textsuperscript{11}\thinspace{}nor en\-cour\-age in the patient's thought
    \textsuperscript{12}\thinspace{}the ex\-pec\-ta\-tion of growing worse be\-fore a crisis is passed.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{397:8}\thinspace{}Suf\-fer\-ing is no less a men\-tal con\-di\-tion than is en\-joy\-ment.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{401:28}\thinspace{}It is bet\-ter for Christian Scientists to leave surgery
    \textsuperscript{29}\thinspace{}and the adjustment of bro\-ken bones and dislocations
    \textsuperscript{30}\thinspace{}to the fingers of a surgeon,
    \textsuperscript{31}\thinspace{}while the men\-tal healer confines him\-self chiefly to men\-tal reconstruction.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{403:14}\thinspace{}You com\-mand the situation if you un\-der\-stand that
    \textsuperscript{15}\thinspace{}mor\-tal ex\-ist\-ence is a state of self-deception and not the truth of be\-ing.
    \textsuperscript{16}\thinspace{}Mor\-tal mind is con\-stant\-ly producing on mor\-tal body
    \textsuperscript{17}\thinspace{}the results of false opinions.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{405:5}\thinspace{}Christian Science commands man to mas\-ter the propensities ---
    \textsuperscript{6}\thinspace{}to hold ha\-tred in abeyance with kind\-ness,
    \textsuperscript{7}\thinspace{}to con\-quer lust with chas\-ti\-ty, revenge with char\-i\-ty,
    \textsuperscript{8}\thinspace{}and to over\-come de\-ceit with honesty.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{405:22}\thinspace{}It were bet\-ter to be exposed to eve\-ry plague on earth
    \textsuperscript{23}\thinspace{}than to en\-dure the cumulative effects of a guilty con\-science.
    \textsuperscript{24}\thinspace{}The abiding con\-scious\-ness of wrong\-do\-ing
    \textsuperscript{25}\thinspace{}tends to de\-stroy the abil\-i\-ty to do right.
    \textsuperscript{28}\thinspace{}You are conquered by the mor\-al penalties you in\-cur
    \textsuperscript{29}\thinspace{}and the ills they bring.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{406:19}\thinspace{}Re\-sist er\-ror of eve\-ry sort and it will flee from you.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{406:28}\thinspace{}The depraved ap\-pe\-tite for alcoholic drinks, tobacco,
    \textsuperscript{29}\thinspace{}tea, coffee, and opium is destroyed on\-ly by Mind's mastery of the body.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{407:6}\thinspace{}Man's enslavement to the most relentless masters ---
    \textsuperscript{7}\thinspace{}pas\-sion, self\-ish\-ness, en\-vy, ha\-tred, and revenge ---
    \textsuperscript{8}\thinspace{}is conquered on\-ly by a mighty strug\-gle.
    \textsuperscript{9}\thinspace{}Eve\-ry hour of de\-lay makes the strug\-gle more se\-vere.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{409:29}\thinspace{}We can\-not spend our days here in ig\-no\-rance,
    \textsuperscript{30}\thinspace{}and ex\-pect to find be\-yond the grave
    \textsuperscript{31}\thinspace{}a re\-ward for this ig\-no\-rance.
    \textsuperscript{32}\thinspace{}Death won't make us har\-mo\-ni\-ous and im\-mor\-tal as a rec\-om\-pense for ig\-no\-rance.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{416:29}\thinspace{}Assure the sick that they think too much about their ailments,
    \textsuperscript{30}\thinspace{}and have al\-ready heard too much on that sub\-ject.
    \textsuperscript{31}\thinspace{}Turn their thoughts a\-way from their bodies to higher objects.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{417:3}\thinspace{}Give sick peo\-ple cred\-it for some\-times know\-ing more than their doctors.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{419:1}\thinspace{}A mor\-al ques\-tion may hin\-der the recovery of the sick.
    \textsuperscript{2}\thinspace{}Lurking er\-ror, lust, en\-vy, revenge, mal\-ice, or hate
    \textsuperscript{3}\thinspace{}will perpetuate or e\-ven cre\-ate the be\-lief in dis\-ease.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{419:18}\thinspace{}Think less of ma\-te\-ri\-al conditions and more of spir\-it\-u\-al.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{420:10}\thinspace{}In\-struct the sick that they aren't help\-less victims,
    \textsuperscript{11}\thinspace{}for if they will on\-ly ac\-cept Truth,
    \textsuperscript{12}\thinspace{}they can re\-sist dis\-ease and ward it off,
    \textsuperscript{13}\thinspace{}as positively as they can the temp\-ta\-tion to sin.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{426:5}\thinspace{}I find the path
    \textsuperscript{6}\thinspace{}less dif\-fi\-cult when I have the high goal al\-ways be\-fore my thoughts
    \textsuperscript{7}\thinspace{}than when I count my footsteps
    \textsuperscript{8}\thinspace{}in endeavoring to reach it.
\end{para}

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\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{443:10}\thinspace{}All are privileged to work out their own sal\-va\-tion
    \textsuperscript{11}\thinspace{}ac\-cord\-ing to their light.
    \textsuperscript{12}\thinspace{}Our motto should be the Master's coun\-sel,
    \textsuperscript{13}\thinspace{}“Judge not, that you might not be judged.”
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{443:14}\thinspace{}If patients fail to ex\-pe\-ri\-ence the heal\-ing pow\-er of Christian Science,
    \textsuperscript{15}\thinspace{}and think they can be benefited by
    \textsuperscript{16}\thinspace{}ordinary phys\-i\-cal methods of medical treatment,
    \textsuperscript{17}\thinspace{}then the Mind-physician should give up such cases,
    \textsuperscript{18}\thinspace{}and leave invalids free to re\-sort to what\-ev\-er oth\-er systems they fancy will af\-ford re\-lief.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{444:13}\thinspace{}I ad\-vise students to be char\-i\-ta\-ble and kind,
    \textsuperscript{14}\thinspace{}not on\-ly to\-wards differing forms of re\-li\-gion and med\-i\-cine,
    \textsuperscript{15}\thinspace{}but to those who hold these differing opinions.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{445:19}\thinspace{}Christian Science silences hu\-man will, quiets fear with Truth and Love,
    \textsuperscript{20}\thinspace{}and illustrates the unlabored motion
    \textsuperscript{21}\thinspace{}of the divine en\-er\-gy in heal\-ing the sick.
    \textsuperscript{22}\thinspace{}Self-seeking, en\-vy, pas\-sion, pride, ha\-tred, and revenge
    \textsuperscript{23}\thinspace{}are cast out by the divine Mind which heals dis\-ease.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{447:1}\thinspace{}The heav\-en\-ly law is bro\-ken by trespassing up\-on
    \textsuperscript{2}\thinspace{}man's individual right of self-government.
    \textsuperscript{6}\thinspace{}You must not for\-get that erring hu\-man opinions,
    \textsuperscript{7}\thinspace{}conflicting selfish motives,
    \textsuperscript{8}\thinspace{}and ig\-no\-rant attempts to do good may render you in\-ca\-pa\-ble of
    \textsuperscript{9}\thinspace{}know\-ing or judg\-ing accurately the need of your fellow-men.
    \textsuperscript{10}\thinspace{}There\-fore the rule is, heal the sick when called up\-on for aid.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{447:27}\thinspace{}The sick aren't healed mere\-ly by declaring there is no sick\-ness,
    \textsuperscript{28}\thinspace{}but by know\-ing that there is none.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{448:9}\thinspace{}When needed, tell the truth concerning the lie.
    \textsuperscript{10}\thinspace{}Evasion of Truth cripples in\-teg\-ri\-ty
    \textsuperscript{11}\thinspace{}and casts you down from the pinnacle.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{448:30}\thinspace{}To talk the right and live the wrong is fool\-ish de\-ceit,
    \textsuperscript{31}\thinspace{}do\-ing one\-self the most harm.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{449:7}\thinspace{}The wrong done an\-oth\-er reacts most heavily against one\-self.
    \textsuperscript{8}\thinspace{}Right adjusts the bal\-ance sooner or lat\-er.
    \textsuperscript{9}\thinspace{}It is “eas\-i\-er for a cam\-el to go through the eye of a nee\-dle”
    \textsuperscript{10}\thinspace{}than for you to ben\-e\-fit your\-self by injuring others.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{452:4}\thinspace{}Incorrect reasoning leads to prac\-ti\-cal er\-ror.
    \textsuperscript{5}\thinspace{}The wrong thought should be ar\-rested be\-fore it has a chance
    \textsuperscript{6}\thinspace{}to manifest it\-self.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{452:7}\thinspace{}Walk\-ing in the light, we are accustomed to the light and re\-quire it;
    \textsuperscript{8}\thinspace{}we can\-not see in dark\-ness.
    \textsuperscript{9}\thinspace{}But eyes accustomed to dark\-ness are pained by the light.
    \textsuperscript{10}\thinspace{}When outgrowing the old, you should not fear to put on the new.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{453:16}\thinspace{}Honesty is spir\-it\-u\-al pow\-er.
    \textsuperscript{17}\thinspace{}Dis\-hon\-es\-ty is hu\-man weak\-ness, which forfeits divine help.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{458:23}\thinspace{}The Christianly scientific man
    \textsuperscript{25}\thinspace{}does vi\-o\-lence to no man. Nei\-ther is he a false accuser.
    \textsuperscript{26}\thinspace{}The Christian Scientist wisely shapes his course,
    \textsuperscript{27}\thinspace{}and is hon\-est and consistent in fol\-low\-ing the leadings of divine Mind.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{460:14}\thinspace{}Sick\-ness is nei\-ther imaginary nor unreal
    \textsuperscript{15}\thinspace{}to the fright\-ened, false sense of the pa\-tient.
    \textsuperscript{16}\thinspace{}Sick\-ness is more than fancy; it is sol\-id con\-vic\-tion.
    \textsuperscript{17}\thinspace{}It is there\-fore to be dealt with
    \textsuperscript{18}\thinspace{}through right ap\-pre\-hen\-sion of the truth.
    \textsuperscript{19}\thinspace{}If Christian heal\-ing is abused by mer\-e smatterers in Science,
    \textsuperscript{20}\thinspace{}it be\-comes a tedious mischief-maker.
    \textsuperscript{21}\thinspace{}In\-stead of scientifically effecting a cure, it starts a petty crossfire over eve\-ry cripple and invalid,
    \textsuperscript{22}\thinspace{}buffeting them with the superficial and cold assertion,
    \textsuperscript{23}\thinspace{}“Noth\-ing ails you.”
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{460:24}\thinspace{}When the Science of Mind was a fresh rev\-e\-la\-tion to me,
    \textsuperscript{26}\thinspace{}I had to impart the hue of spir\-it\-u\-al ideas from my own spir\-it\-u\-al con\-di\-tion,
    \textsuperscript{27}\thinspace{}and I had to do this orally
    \textsuperscript{28}\thinspace{}through the meager channel afforded by lan\-guage
    \textsuperscript{29}\thinspace{}and by my manuscript circulated a\-mong students.
    \textsuperscript{30}\thinspace{}As for\-mer beliefs were grad\-u\-al\-ly expelled from my thought,
    \textsuperscript{31}\thinspace{}the teach\-ing be\-came clearer,
    \textsuperscript{32}\thinspace{}un\-til fi\-nal\-ly the shad\-ow of old errors was no long\-er cast up\-on divine Science.
\end{para}

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\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{482:26}\thinspace{}Sick\-ness is part of the er\-ror which Truth casts out.
    \textsuperscript{27}\thinspace{}Er\-ror won't expel er\-ror.
\end{para}

\begin{para}
    \textsuperscript{495:2}\thinspace{}Truth casts out er\-ror now
    \textsuperscript{3}\thinspace{}as sure\-ly as it did centuries a\-go.
    \textsuperscript{4}\thinspace{}All of Truth is\-n't un\-der\-stood;
    \textsuperscript{5}\thinspace{}hence its heal\-ing pow\-er is\-n't ful\-ly demonstrated.
\end{para}

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