Subject: The 91st PsalmPs 91:1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. Ps 91:2 I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. Ps 91:3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. Ps 91:4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Ps 91:5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; Ps 91:6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. Ps 91:7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Ps 91:8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. Ps 91:9 Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; Ps 91:10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. Ps 91:11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. Ps 91:12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. Ps 91:13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. Ps 91:14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. Ps 91:15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. Ps 91:16 With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.
Feb 28 1898
Friends: Our Sunday Lesson todayAs Written:to-day is taken from one only of our TextbooksAs Written:Text-books namely the Bible, the 91st PsalmPs 91:1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. Ps 91:2 I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. Ps 91:3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. Ps 91:4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Ps 91:5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; Ps 91:6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. Ps 91:7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Ps 91:8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. Ps 91:9 Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; Ps 91:10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. Ps 91:11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. Ps 91:12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. Ps 91:13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. Ps 91:14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. Ps 91:15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. Ps 91:16 With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation. :
This PsalmPs 91:1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. Ps 91:2 I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. Ps 91:3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. Ps 91:4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Ps 91:5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; Ps 91:6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. Ps 91:7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Ps 91:8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. Ps 91:9 Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; Ps 91:10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. Ps 91:11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. Ps 91:12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. Ps 91:13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. Ps 91:14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. Ps 91:15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. Ps 91:16 With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation. of the royal Hebrew bardEditorial Note: Many Psalms in the Hebrew Bible are attributed to David, King of Israel. hath no peer in psalmody. It is the pearl of the psalter. It hath been said and truly it means much or it means nothing. Which of these conclusions think you the ages will accept as Christianity becomes more and more Christlike? To the God-attunedAs Written:God attuned apprehension the spiritual import of this Psalm as a holy diagnostic whose diagnosis casts out evils and heals all manner of diseasesMatt 4:23 ¶And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people. is a balm in Gilead and a physician thereJer 8:22 Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered? . It is the vitalizing life of Christianity the bread of the Word whereof our MasterJohn 6:51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. [*]Archival Note: The following text was later added to the document, disrupting the surrounding thought.R[*]Archival Note: End floating text. said if a man eat thereof he shall live foreverJohn 6:51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. if a man reach the spiritual altitude therein specified he shall never taste of deathJohn 8:51 Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death. John 8:52 Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death. . This is declared both in the Old and New Testaments and is a natural sequence in Divine Science.
This Psalm contains more practical theological and pathological truth than any other
collection of the same number of words in human language except the Sermon on the MountMatt 5:1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples
came unto him: Matt 5:2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, Matt 5:3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matt 5:4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Matt 5:5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Matt 5:6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Matt 5:7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Matt 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. Matt 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. Matt 5:10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Matt 5:11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Matt 5:12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
Matt 5:13 ¶Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall
it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden
under foot of men. Matt 5:14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Matt 5:15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and
it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Matt 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify
your Father which is in heaven. Matt 5:17 ¶Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy,
but to fulfil. Matt 5:18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall
in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Matt 5:19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men
so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do
and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. Matt 5:20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Matt 5:21 ¶Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever
shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: Matt 5:22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall
be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be
in danger of hell fire. Matt 5:23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother
hath aught against thee; Matt 5:24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy
brother, and then come and offer thy gift. Matt 5:25 Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any
time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer,
and thou be cast into prison. Matt 5:26 Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid
the uttermost farthing. Matt 5:27 ¶Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
Matt 5:28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed
adultery with her already in his heart. Matt 5:29 And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and
not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. Matt 5:30 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and
not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. Matt 5:31 It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of
divorcement: Matt 5:32 But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of
fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is
divorced committeth adultery. Matt 5:33 ¶Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear
thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: Matt 5:34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God’s throne: Matt 5:35 Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city
of the great King. Matt 5:36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or
black. Matt 5:37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these
cometh of evil. Matt 5:38 ¶Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
Matt 5:39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy
right cheek, turn to him the other also. Matt 5:40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. Matt 5:41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. Matt 5:42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou
away. Matt 5:43 ¶Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine
enemy. Matt 5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them
that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; Matt 5:45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun
to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
Matt 5:46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans
the same? Matt 5:47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so? Matt 5:48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. Matt 6:1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no
reward of your Father which is in heaven. Matt 6:2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues
and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have
their reward. Matt 6:3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: Matt 6:4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall
reward thee openly. Matt 6:5 ¶And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets,
that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. Matt 6:6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door,
pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall
reward thee openly. Matt 6:7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Matt 6:8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need
of, before ye ask him. Matt 6:9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy
name. Matt 6:10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Matt 6:11 Give us this day our daily bread. Matt 6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. Matt 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. Matt 6:14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
Matt 6:15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your
trespasses. Matt 6:16 ¶Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure
their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have
their reward. Matt 6:17 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; Matt 6:18 That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and
thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly. Matt 6:19 ¶Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt,
and where thieves break through and steal: Matt 6:20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt,
and where thieves do not break through nor steal: Matt 6:21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Matt 6:22 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body
shall be full of light. Matt 6:23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the
light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness! Matt 6:24 ¶No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other;
or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and
mammon. Matt 6:25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what
ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more
than meat, and the body than raiment? Matt 6:26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into
barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? Matt 6:27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? Matt 6:28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow;
they toil not, neither do they spin: Matt 6:29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one
of these. Matt 6:30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow
is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? Matt 6:31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or,
Wherewithal shall we be clothed? Matt 6:32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth
that ye have need of all these things. Matt 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things
shall be added unto you. Matt 6:34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the
things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. Matt 7:1 Judge not, that ye be not judged. Matt 7:2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete,
it shall be measured to you again. Matt 7:3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not
the beam that is in thine own eye? Matt 7:4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and,
behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Matt 7:5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou
see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye. Matt 7:6 ¶Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine,
lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you. Matt 7:7 ¶Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened
unto you: Matt 7:8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that
knocketh it shall be opened. Matt 7:9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
Matt 7:10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? Matt 7:11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more
shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? Matt 7:12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so
to them: for this is the law and the prophets. Matt 7:13 ¶Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Matt 7:14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. Matt 7:15 ¶Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they
are ravening wolves. Matt 7:16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
Matt 7:17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth
evil fruit. Matt 7:18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Matt 7:19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Matt 7:20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Matt 7:21 ¶Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven;
but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Matt 7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and
in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? Matt 7:23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work
iniquity. Matt 7:24 ¶Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him
unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: Matt 7:25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that
house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. Matt 7:26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened
unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: Matt 7:27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that
house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it. Matt 7:28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished
at his doctrine: Matt 7:29 For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. of the great Galilean and hill-side TeacherEditorial Note: Jesus Christ.
The dictum of David As Written: Daivd follows this Sermon in that it omits Genesis and deals only with the eternal verities of Being in the first instance this may disappoint the hearer in the second it satisfies and in the third it heals the sick and saves sinners. In treating our subject we shall use the words Spirit and Mind synonymously.
It is noteworthy that the Psalmist lays great stress upon one point of Christian attainment designated in the first verse of his Psalm and makes this the salient point whence proceed all those blessings manifold mercies and marvelous demonstrations therein enumerated possible and promised to His people. It behooves us to consider well what this attainment is on which health holiness and immortality depend. The Psalmist answers this question he saith it is the secret place of the Most High wherein man abides under the shadow of the AlmightyPs 91:1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. .
But what is the sacred secret of the Almighty? So far as experience reaches and Truth has unfolded to mankind its immortal idea through spiritual sense this secret is spiritual love , where on David has based all Christianity all healing all salvation. This Holy of holies is indeed to human sense a secret for it involves God 's own nature. The bodily senses are shut out from it. Eye hath not seen it ear hath not heard itI Cor 2:9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. the human As Written: humen affections abide in the sanctum of Spirit even though they are oft touched by its holy influence rebuked chastened uplifted purified by spiritual Love The sole habitat of this secret place is infinite and infinity is a secret to the finite senses. In fact Spirit Divine Love destroys all fear pain sorrow and sin.
Because the senses of Spirit are spiritual and Divine they dwell in the understanding abide in the secret of Infinity and demonstrate Life, Truth, and Love. How then can human sense or intellect attain the secret of Spirit or Divine Love? By turning away from the false evidence or material sense testimony and listening to the teachings of Spirit.
This solid secret this substance enduring this place wherein if a man dwell he can never lose the true sense of God of Life and Love is not even sought by the five material senses and is found only by "my Spirit saith the Lord"Zech 4:6 Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts. .
1. The secret place of the Most High is spiritual Love,
2. The way thereunto is Christ Truth but the way to find this Way is.
1. The knowledge of God,
2. The understanding of God.
The Scriptures declare that the knowledge of evil is forbidden because the fruits of this knowledge are sin sickness disease and death.Gen 3:1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Gen 3:2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: Gen 3:3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. Gen 3:4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: Gen 3:5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. Gen 3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. Gen 3:7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. Gen 3:8 And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden. Gen 3:9 And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? Gen 3:10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. Gen 3:11 And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? Gen 3:12 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. Gen 3:13 And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. Gen 3:14 And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: Gen 3:15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. Gen 3:16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. Gen 3:17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; Gen 3:18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; Gen 3:19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. This forbidden knowledge is obtained through the material senses and it is plain in Christian ScienceAs Written:C S? that matter does not talk and has no sensation hence it is a falsity and Truth forbids it. The senses of human knowledge are the five personal claims of life substance and intelligence in matter, whereas life is one in Spirit intelligence is only there. But human knowledge claims to? puts it As Written: in elsewhere. The mother educates the senses of her babe till its little eyes expand with wonder and its little feet tread firmly on matter as substance and its little hands are pained by the prick of a pin and its gustatory taste is satisfied only by sweet meats. The mother teaches and interprets to her child human life and material sensation teaches it first to lisp the names of things then explains their nature and never leaves the line of matter as substance and possessing life and intelligence.
The various schools continue and enlarge this human system of instruction based on matter until the five personal senses are educated from a false basis up to bearing the ripened fruit of the forbidden Tree of KnowledgeGen 2:16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: Gen 2:17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. . Truth and error the flesh and Spirit are in full warfare and this false education is handled by Truth to its utter extinction for it is a misapprehension of cause and effect and the understanding of Spirit overcomes this Pagan and Christian idolatry. Then the tired ages will have swept clean the sins of the centuries and the right hand of God be stretched forth in deliverance through His rod and His wisdom and His love to destroy the degenerate inane hypocrisy of erring reason and the misguided human affections.
I could take out my heart and give to the world if thereby I could impart that spiritual sense from the secret place of the Most HighPs 91:1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. that denies this false testimony of the material senses with the strong language of our Master Metaphysician the Nazarene ProphetEditorial Note: Jesus Christ who said of this identical false claim "You are a liar and the father of it"John 8:43 Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word. John 8:44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. .
Grecian philosophy Hebrew theology and pagan idolatry have rejected Jesus' words. Their
Yahweh As Written: Yawa
or Jehovah was a god of passions like unto mortals who repented Himself and would improve His apprenticeship when making the first man a sinner by trying His hand anew on womanGen 2:21 And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs,
and closed up the flesh instead thereof; Gen 2:22 And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. . [*]Archival Note: There is a paragraph symbol inserted here. While considering deeply these grave subjects my heart grew sore with hope deferred
and I sought God diligently and with the Bible in my hand searching its precious pages
I found Him and not a human man-madeAs Written:man made Deit[*]Gap: letter.Reason: page cut. but Good Life Truth Love and the scales fell from my eyesActs 9:17 And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother
Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou
mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost. Acts 9:18 And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight
forthwith, and arose, and was baptized. and from seeing men as trees walking I saw trees talkingMark 8:22 ¶And he cometh to
Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him. Mark 8:23 And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had
spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw aught. Mark 8:24 And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. Mark 8:25 After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every
man clearly. all nature declaring God is wisdom God is LoveEditorial Note: “God is wisdom, God is love” is the last line of each verse of the hymn “God is Love:
His mercy brightens.” It was written by John Bowring (1792-1872).. He changeth not.Mal 3:6 For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed. This is the Divine Principle of all that is real or eternal and this divine Principle
Life is manifested As Written: manfested
in Life not death and this divine Principle Love is reflected in Love and this divine
Principle Truth is not speculative nor susceptible of error from wrangling in doubt
disease and darkness my conceptions arose from the false place wherein human knowledge
had laid them into the secret place of SpiritPs 91:1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of
the Almighty. . Then I beheld the unchangable God the same yesterday to-day and foreverHeb 13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to-day, and for ever. and man as His image and likenessGen 1:26 ¶And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have
dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle,
and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
Gen 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. .
Philosophy is a hooded hawk it soars but comes to the ground at last with leaflet and flower in his bill forsooth but blind to see whence they came and [*]Archival Note: The following text was later added to the document, disrupting the surrounding thought.?[*]Archival Note: End floating text. what their aims. Before this revelation of Christian Science I could discern nothing substantial as matter or as Spirit for the latter was invisible and the former temporary unsubstantial. In this dilemma As Written: dilemna I was like the two little girls one being asked "who made you" replied "God made me so high and I grew the rest". The other being asked "what is the difference between a man and an animal" replied "Why an animal is an imperfect brute and a man is a perfect brute" .
Socratic philosophy Platonic and Spencerian have some? glorious glimpses As Written: glympses of God but little if any recognition of Him in cause and effect hence the knowledge of God is only the culture that exhausts the material senses to make the dead give up its dead in which case the second stage of human thought arising from its own sepulchre takes hold of the spiritual facts of being wherein God is one Mind and man in His image reflects that Mind and it cannot be deflected for God is infinite and optics forbids an inverted image within the focal distance of vision. Hence the Infinite includes no deflection no reversion nor inversion within the thinkable.
A model of mechanism a work of art sculpture painting or music always suggests the question How was it done? If God furnishes our thoughts, this question is morally legitimate. Man is a work of Science and art. The classic poet likens him to a harp and his chief wonder is How can a harp of so many strings keep in tune so long? This is the inquiry of material sense and is met by the answer of spiritual sense. The only wonder should be that it can become unattunedAs Written:unatuned. Read David's thought on this subject in?
All the trend of material sense is in the wrong direction since it must be, is, the opposite of spiritual sense the senses of Soul. Material sense adheres to opposites and gives one as much validity as the other hence if it conceives of Truth its conception of an opposite error negatives the truth. This sense is human knowledge and deals only with the physical man and cosmosAs Written:cosmo. Spiritual sense embraces the understanding of God which includes the moral and spiritual status of man/ leaving matter out of the question since God is Spirit and God is infinite
We now turn to the Gospel for evidence of the validity of all that is claimed in this Psalm of DavidPs 91:1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. Ps 91:2 I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. Ps 91:3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. Ps 91:4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Ps 91:5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; Ps 91:6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. Ps 91:7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Ps 91:8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. Ps 91:9 Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; Ps 91:10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. Ps 91:11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. Ps 91:12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. Ps 91:13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. Ps 91:14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. Ps 91:15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. Ps 91:16 With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation. . Wherein Jesus said "Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creatureMark 16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. ... And these signs shall follow them that believe; 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 not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover".Mark 16:17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; Mark 16:18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
and the man is a child on condiments & his knowledge obtained from the material senses & the schools have removed him farther from christianity As Written: christianty the true sense of his origin in Spirit & his existence in health and holiness than is the child hence those words of our MasterEditorial Note: Jesus Christ "Except ye become as a little child ye cannot enter into the kngdon of heaven"Matt 18:3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. or " & if a men keep my say. &cJohn 8:51 Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death. & henceforth know we no man &cII Cor 5:16 Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more. (see quote)
Not more powerful than an infant's As Written: infants breath to melt an iceberg As Written: icebarg or pop guns for bombardment or porcupine As Written: pocupine quills for cavalry