we must understand mathematics, in order to see that which is not in accordance with it, as error. One must understand Theology (understanding of God) to judge rightly physics (understanding of man), that is, he must have his senses exercised to discern both the spiritual and the material understanding, or good and evil. The world today is educated in physics (opinions and imaginations of man) to which Theology (the understanding of God) is directly opposite; and one will not lead to the other, any more than the knowledge of propriety in conduct will assist us to work in mathematics. So also Christ, the Understanding of God, through which the sick are healed, has nothing to do with man's opinion of medicine, physiology or religion (the so-called sciences). One is of matter or this world, the other is of Spirit or the spirit world. Believing that Christ (the Understanding of God) heals the sick, does no more good to the sufferer, than believing that harmony can

be brought out on the piano does to the one who cannot execute it.

What we want is the understanding of how to do the work. If you only believe in mathematics it does no good, but if you understand it, it will be of use to you. Your belief or unbelief in my ability to figure a problem in mathematics would make no difference in the result, so your belief or unbelief in my ability to heal would make no difference in the result, it being done through the understanding of a demonstrable immor- . tal Truth. Had you the understanding of the eternal Spirit, through which the work is done, you could do the work yourself or at least assist, for St. Paul said, "The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death." The word "belief" as the world understands it, means really nothing a sort of blind faith, but the true meaning of the word which was translated "belief," was, "to know," "to be firm," therefore, when Jesus said "believe"

he meant know. In order to know we must learn, and it is the life that learns, not the body.

I hope the fact that life is the cause of all action, is now made plain to the reader. The unchangeable Life (God) the Creator of spiritual things only, and the spiritual or changeable life of man the cause of all material action, both good and evil. To understand these two lives (not to believe them) is to know God and man, and if we know God and man, and are governed by that understanding, as a musician understands music and is governed by that understanding, we shall bring forth a demonstration from the Life that is God, which will be harmony and happiness instead of sickness. and sorrow.

A musician teaches the rules of harmony, and bears witness of that perfect principle. by his demonstration of it before others; so Jesus taught the rules of Christianity or godliness and bore witness of them by

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his demonstration. His work of healing the sick and raising the dead was the testimony of the eternal perfect Life or Spirit (God the Father), and as those ignorant of the principle of music judge the performance of a musician, so the people of that day and this, judge Jesus' work, having no understanding of the eternal Spirit from which he worked. One has an opinion that it was done through spiritualism, another, through mesmerism, another, through beelzebub; others say it was a power only given to him and his disciples. by God, forgetting that God is no respecter of persons; and still others say it is a lost power which cannot be regained, for the time of miracles is past. But these are opinions, and opinions never lead us to the understanding of the eternal Truth. Jesus made no reservations; he said, "And these signs shall follow them that believe (understand): in my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new

tongues; they shall take up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall in no wise hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover."

Now our opinions or beliefs regarding Jesus and his works, are as worthless as the opinion of one ignorant of music would be, regarding a musician's performance on the piano. With all our education in the material thoughts, discoveries, opinions and beliefs ("science falsely so called "), we have not been able to bring forth the work yet. Now let us reason from Spirit (God), and through the understanding of the spiritual truth we shall learn that life is the cause of all action, and that man's life is capable of perception; thus it perceives and produces thought, and these thoughts are the first product of life, and when the life becomes acquainted with, or conscious of the thought, it attaches the thought to itself and makes it a part of itself, living and acting according to the thought, not being able to do differ