But if ye had known what this meaneth I will have mercy and not sacrifice ye would not have condemned the guiltlessMatt 12:7 But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

A large proportion of the sin that is committed is the result of ignorance The great teacher of metaphysics said to his persecutors ye know not what ye doLuke 23:34 ¶Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots. You know not the sad consequences to your selfCorrected:yourself of wronging another The ignorance refered Corrected: referred to in the Biblical passage we have selected for our subject was no lack of human knowledge no deficiency of what the five personal senses take in no want of classical lore garnered from the garrulous page the mystic song poets or profound philosophyhers it was not the absence of the artizan Corrected: artisan or the scholarly attainments [?] Unclear or illegible  Mathematicians musicians professors of chemistry astronomy Geology and natural history were those to whon Corrected: whom that saying was addressed had ye known what this meaneth I will have mercy and not sacrifice

The origin of sacrifices we must leave in the silence with which history surrounds it

All will allow that the Eucharist and deprecatory views of sacrifice [?] Unclear or illegible  adhere to mortals thoughts As an historical question the origin of sacrifice is unsolubleCorrected:insoluble unsolouable and the higher view of its expiatory character dependent as it [?] Unclear or illegible  is on its typical nature char character appears but gradually in history in scripture Christianity is not profession but proof it is the demonstration of health of body and health of mind [?] Unclear or illegible  brought out by through understanding God the Principle of all being and by understanding God as Life Truth and Love which are a a Principle and not a person and by understanding this Principle to be a trinity in unity the three in one impossible to a person [?] Unclear or illegible  but natural and possible to the Principle that embraces all and is therefore—the ple is many in one.

But just how Truth or Love restores health reclaims the prodigalLuke 15:11 ¶And he said, A certain man had two sons: Luke 15:12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. Luke 15:13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. Luke 15:14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want. Luke 15:15 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. Luke 15:16 And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him. Luke 15:17 And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! Luke 15:18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, Luke 15:19 And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants. Luke 15:20 And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. Luke 15:21 And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. Luke 15:22 But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: Luke 15:23 And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: Luke 15:24 For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry. Luke 15:25 Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing. Luke 15:26 And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant. Luke 15:27 And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound. Luke 15:28 And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and entreated him. Luke 15:29 And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends: Luke 15:30 But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf. Luke 15:31 And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine. Luke 15:32 It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found. and destroys error and hate must be left to the dicussions Corrected: discussions of Christian science or Metaphysics which treat of, and alone can define the nature of Deity. and all there is sScience must be understood to be demonstrated hence it follows that we never can assimilate to the divine nature or Principle of being until we understand it and learn how the application of this God Principle or Truth and Love casts out error and heals the sick This one great question of Truth knocks at the door of history and it cannot forever be shut out of synnagoguesCorrected:synagogues nor prevented or out of one the practical proofs of all self evidentCorrected:self-evident Truth. The great question determining and encompassing all fact [?] Unclear or illegible  resolves every other facts is itself into this inquiry what is God? a person or a Principle? and But if God is a person influenced and governed by a petition or prayer and loves you more for the asking, hHe is not unchang Corrected: unchanging and this Truth this Life and this Love believed in as a person to save a man from sin yea this Principle that is God must be understood to be demonstrated that is to be brought out in our life lives and when understood we shall know what this meaneth I will have mercy and not sacrifice and cannot know until then we understand God as a Principle instead of believe in God as a person The history of religion shows that the error of believing in God as a person and relying on a person to pardon sin called for a sacrifice and if we had known what this meaneth that I will willAs Written:will have mercy and not sacrifice in other words that the understanding the Principle of all Ggood inevitably brought out the demonstration of goodness whereas believing in God as a and man could go on in sin and no demonstration follow his belief Believe God to be a person who persons whoAs Written:persons who required a sacrifice to appease hHis wrath brought wrought out the false wrath in justification of of wrath the and the supposed exercise of wrath in another person called man hence the origin in mortal belief of cruel sacrifice and thuse bad moral discord and its physical effects on man effects of this error of on man There is a requirment Corrected: requirement of justice which in itself is the exercise of mercy this requirmentCorrected:requirement is the penalty attached to sin namely tohat sin shall be self destroyed destroy itself through suffering

To pardon sin is to perpetuate it The felon that gets a pardon from the governor is not one whit a better man for his escape from suffering the penalty of a broken law. But if the felon had understood what this meaneth if he had understood the Principle that is Love he would not have required pardon for if we understand God we shall bring God out in our life and thus God as Truth will be found to restore harmony to life to give hea [?] Unclear or illegible lth and destroy error and this is the reason I have for saying it that God being being Truth it will be found that this God and or Truth being understood will destroys error of necessity Thus we are may be and gets rid of that hoary bar and bar berous Corrected: barbarous element of relegons Corrected: religions that forever requires a sacrifice [?] Unclear or illegible  the a good and just man Jesus to suffer for the evil and unjust the Pagan opinion Pagan like that or a poor little pig to must squ [?] Unclear or illegible eal in with pain or a lovely lamb to lick the hand just before raised to that it sheds his blood

Progress is footstps Corrected: footsteps as the age we emerges from the worst features of sacrifice towards into the understanding even in part of Love we shall find as Jesus said that upon this commandment hangs all the law and the prophets namely Thou shalt have but one God Love they neighbor as thy selfMatt 22:34 ¶But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together. Matt 22:35 Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying, Matt 22:36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Matt 22:37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. Matt 22:38 This is the first and great commandment. Matt 22:39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Matt 22:40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. But One God is the very basis foundation of Christian science and there whereby we have no material master. Then the body cannot master us mind be our Lord and the senses material cannot govern man but Spirit will be found to govern matter and Soul to furnish all sense and this sense to be joy and never sorrow Truth and never error Life and never death

As we near the boundary of science wherein Soul instead of sense furnishes the conclusions of man and the explanation of God we shall improve our sense of sacrifice and gain the true definition and proper find the andAs Written:and reach exercise of mercy

The only sacrifice we shall then retain will be no longer be a demand on others but a requirment Corrected: requirement of on's selfCorrected:oneself in obedience to the comnandCorrected:command take thy the cross and follow meMatt 16:24 ¶Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. Mark 8:34 ¶And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. Luke 9:23 ¶And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. Luke 14:27 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. it will be a forgetfulness of self and this is science self abnegationCorrected:self-abnegation is indispensable to science and why because it the first chord the key noteCorrected:keynote of Christian science is they that are in the flesh cannot please GodRom 8:8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. namely put being in to the hands of a Principle instead of a person and a and this Principle or God that is alone demonstrated by what is good only and by works rather than and not words. Evil is was no evidence to of of a man with Jesus of a man! God error is no witness for Truth, death is no stepping stoneCorrected:steppingstone to Life. unless we Unless we are are getting rid of death sin, sickness and evil and error of every sort we are not nearing that Principle of our being as taught by Jesus and and learnngCorrected:learning of it the demonstration of Life, [?] Unclear or illegible  holiness, and imortalityCorrected:immortality — If we are learning of God instead of man our way to harmony and heaven we shall bring out God in demonstration [?] Unclear or illegible  in proof of this, but if we are following the guidance of man-made theories we shall vibrate as a pendulum between Spirit and matter between the pure and impure the perfect and imperfect the mortal and inmortal Corrected: immortal the right and the wrong until by the force of error it conquers its own power and becomes too big an error to keep on Then, the vibration ceases and the error drops into oblivion its its native nothingness But what is it that finishes the scene what has carried on the process of the destruction of sin, of sickness and death? there is are but [*]Archival Note: A metamark that looks like an X appears at this point in the manuscript. two reason [*]Archival Note: A metamark that looks like an X appears at this point in the manuscript. two statements for one cause and this result effect and but one cause for it The law of Truth and the error of error destroy error either suffering or Science destroys suf error and it is science for sin to suffer I say the suffering can alone destroy the belief of sin of sickness or of death which shall it be, friends I for one prefer that you to understand the Principle of your being better than to venture on sin to dare to do unto others what we you would not they should do to us you and if you we have advanced thus far in science sin will go out, will disappear in your demonstration of Life but if we you are yet too ignorant of the Principle that brings out harmony, even that moral sense that is a moral law to your life then not to and will not obey this law and your moral or spiritual sense too blunt to discern it for this sin of ignorance we shall suffer shall be cause you less suffering but shall suffer less than knowing than if you know the right way but to persue Corrected: pursue the wrong However your Our eyes must be opened sometime to the science of our your course or we shall you never shall can gain the demonstration of bliss and innortalityCorrected:immortality and sScience or suffering can alone opens the [?] Unclear or illegible eyes bBecause you we and by this you I mean the mortal, not the innortal reject science and abide not by [?] Unclear or illegible  the rule of Christian science to bring out the Principle of harmony and heaven in your lives we call ourself being you are miserable, you are sick, [?] Unclear or illegible  and a sinner or then and must die in belief to live by the right rule of science at last before you we are can be rid of sickness of sin or of death We must work our passage to harmony the Paradise of Spirit we cannot shirk the task we have had no atoneatonement that renders [?] Unclear or illegible  this needless and forgives [*]Archival Note: A vertical line is drawn through the following text. us our debts unless we forgive our debtorsMatt 6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. . We must do right or we cannot reap the reward of right, if we do wrong we shall suffer for that wrong, this is God's law and Jesus never annuled Corrected: annulled the law although the good do suffer because of the evil of God The theory creed or doctrine that teachesing [?] Unclear or illegible  that sin is forgiven by a personal God instead of destroyed by suffering or refr refrained from through the understanding of man's science in obedience to the Principle of his man's being is a dangerous one that requires this in order to destroy the belief of sin, I say this theory or creed is a dangerous one and covers the volcano of [?] Unclear or illegible  error only to only that it may consume with pent upCorrected:pent-up fires and burst forth [?] Unclear or illegible  in eruptions such as continually send forth [*]Archival Note: End vertical line. belching its sulphurous Corrected: sulphureous odeors or hints of Haides Corrected: Hades from the church, fron Corrected: from state, from civil and religious and social sources, until we are tempted to think that being hath no science that all ins chance and original chaosand theat the bigest Corrected: biggest villain is the prince master of theis less world and an honest man is not the noblest work of GodEditorial Note: This is an allusion to "An honest man's the noblest work of God," from Alexander Pope's (1688-1744) An Essay on Man. Epistle IV, line 248.

Let us be patient, God governs to dayCorrected:today and tomorrow this is seeming evil this is it a troubled dream and and 'tis well we have is not the reality of Life and but and tis well to see evil seen it as evil instead of good if we see it at all. But remember if you are not acting squarely If not doing as well as you we know how to do that this the waking from this dream will not come, the dream will continue and grow more troubled, bring more disquiet, and [*]Archival Note: A vertical line is drawn through the following text. unhappiness until to your thought until from the force of self loveCorrected:self-love you we at length relinquish all error and especially the silly scheme of doing wrong and thinking to come out right and stop short and take up arms against all error against sSin sickness and death we must and death fighting them with the fact found out thro in science that theyse theyse are conditions of mind latent thoughts that to that show themselves on the body and thought it personal sense, appear on the body but which conditions only mind only and not matter can control and render void. [*]Archival Note: End vertical line.

Understanding this fact is all that can save man from the continued dream of sense that hides the joy of soul and cuts short this dream and the purgatory of error both here and hereafter

But if ye had known what this meaneth I will have mercy and not sacrifice ye would not have condemned the guiltless. Justice are is the knows the true demands of mercy are to and we should only help those who help themselves to and and justice condms to condemns sin while mercy points out the escape from sin but, unless justice joins hands with it, mercy it is no longer charity mercy but a mist [?] Unclear or illegible ake a word without the spirit of the word and a deed that is uncharitable The history of religion is replete with examples to that proveing the sad results of believing that God is a person [?] Unclear or illegible  and that this per [?] Unclear or illegible son and pardons sin If God should pardons a criminals crime while yet the motive and the malice [?] Unclear or illegible  lie latent to be re-enacted the crime when the oppertunity offered according to scripture their blood would be upon hHis handsMatt 27:24 ¶When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it. Matt 27:25 Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children. according to scripture

In Believeing the in a personal Jesus was a personal God God or and that The belief that one man's sufferings canld atone for and cancel another man's sins that deserved to be punishmented is an educated error Again or The believing the belief that God who cannot sin is capable of suffering is an injustce Corrected: injustice in thought that may and does leads to iunjustice in action

Error of thought leads to error of action and error of action leads to death

aAs tThe divine law said law the soul that sinneth shall dieEzek 18:20 The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him. so the human and and that death came by sinRom 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: etc and so the human law (the death copies theis [?] Unclear or illegible  code, in the death penalty imitates this in penalty for sin But divine law never said that the unsinning should die or be punished or afflicted but that God delivers the righteous from suf out his afflictions the penalty they have not deserved The error of expiatory suffering is a relic of mortal mind as old as Adam that calls in heathen lands it calls to day for bullock and lamb to lay upon the altar of their Ggod while religious Christ and in Civilization Christian lands demands and expects an unmediated to pardon for a (criminal, and or a sinner criminal directly from God wh [?] Unclear or illegible en the God know [?] Unclear or illegible s he deserves to be punished, [?] Unclear or illegible  making God the Divine and is less just than human tribunals by not not to punishing that sin in as a mea [?] Unclear or illegible sure reformatory

The criminal who is pardoned by our governor has not because of that his release lost his malice aforethought but must suffer for sin because of his release from because sin is an error that produces the consequences of his sin discord but tThe wisest of judicial codes concludes it dangerous to himself and others to let the crimnal Corrected: criminal escapee punishment and when did the precedent for such our criminal laws relating to crine originate and are our is human laws in b [?] Unclear or illegible old defiance [?] Unclear or illegible  of, and contrary to contradiction of the law of God? No! they are human justice is planted in some respects on the very basis of [?] Unclear or illegible  God's law for [?] Unclear or illegible  if human justice engenders creates [?] Unclear or illegible  a the law and and wisdom formulates it that law there does that the law it corresponds to with God's government

Let us be christian scientists and leave let the law of God to be explained read understood and vindicated by reason and the revelations of Wisdom and Love and and not according to man madeCorrected:man-made doctrines the edict of or a kings schools While we render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's let us render unto God those things that are like GodMatt 22:15 ¶Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk. Matt 22:16 And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men. Matt 22:17 Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Cæsar, or not? Matt 22:18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites? Matt 22:19 Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny. Matt 22:20 And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? Matt 22:21 They say unto him, Cæsar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto C
æsar the things which are C
æsar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s. Matt 22:22 When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way. Mark 12:13 ¶And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the
Herodians, to catch him in his words. Mark 12:14 And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Cæsar, or not? Mark 12:15 Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it. Mark 12:16 And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Cæsar’s. Mark 12:17 And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Cæsar the things that are C
æsar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. And they marvelled at him. Luke 20:20 And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor. Luke 20:21 And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly: Luke 20:22 Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Cæsar, or no? Luke 20:23 But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me? Luke 20:24 Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Cæsar’s. Luke 20:25 And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Cæsar the things which be C
æsar’s, and unto God the things which be God’s. Luke 20:26 And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace. That Justice and judgement are the habitations of His thronePs 89:14 Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face. and He will bey no means clear the guiltyEx 34:7 Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation. Num 14:18 The Lord is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation. are the words of sacred writ But if ye had known what this meaneth I will have mercy and not sacrific ye would not have condemned the guiltessMatt 12:7 But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

The injustice in thought of vicarious sacrifice brings out its their results of injustice in action Because If we you wrong God in theory a doctrine in your theory you we shall wrong your fellow beings in your practice and shall punish the Does Wisdom pardon the innocent and let the guilty go unpunished shall The foul blackest criminal foul murderer reeking in sin while and trembling in with the cowardice of crime your a the a doctrinal sacrifice would pardon find be pardoned and push him straight into glory

What a premium such vi [?] Unclear or illegible ews set upon doctrines offer the gallows whant man of comnen Corrected: common judgement would not prefer going to heaven than working hard on earth on low having poor nothing wages having with little else but than poverty and poor wages and or suffering even the temptation even to steal and or to murder if by if by here when by when but by comniting Corrected: committing a crime he is can the sooner be helped and by a priest sending a petionCorrected:petition above he can entire receives to God to get an immediate full absolution and goes and has be at peace a new heart given him at once and the old heart disappearsing in a moment and without a hint of what it hads done. Ah! friends we do not get to heaven so easy as that we must work our passage and did you never find that to master one temptation was something of a job and and remember it is not in the power of God because it is not in the wisdom of God to do our work for us and Love Love is not so blind as to will not cherish sin by preventing its destroying its suffering both here and or herefafter until through suffering or sin is self destroyedCorrected:self-destroyed Ecclesiastical Theology admits would that have God do our Maker does more and does less for man than Christian science can proves in the case reveals Does more in bearing the burdens effects of our sins that justly belongs to him to bear the sinner and or sin to bear and does less for man when he is sick and he knows not how to do better for himself than he is doing for himself

To pardon sin perpetuates it unless that sin has condemed Corrected: condemned itself to death and then it needs no pardon but pleads guilty and hastens to its own destruction death

Then goes upwards heaven's is the pean in Heaven the joy that echoes along the bright aisles of Soul and sounds the winged words above around about "the prodigal has returned" he is tired of husks and straw! and would when he can sit down to veal and to begin with would sit down to veal when joy with flying feet points to [?] Unclear or illegible  waits at his Father's board houseLuke 15:11 ¶And he said, A certain man had two sons: Luke 15:12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. Luke 15:13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. Luke 15:14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want. Luke 15:15 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. Luke 15:16 And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him. Luke 15:17 And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! Luke 15:18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, Luke 15:19 And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants. Luke 15:20 And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. Luke 15:21 And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. Luke 15:22 But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: Luke 15:23 And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: Luke 15:24 For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry. Luke 15:25 Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing. Luke 15:26 And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant. Luke 15:27 And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound. Luke 15:28 And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and entreated him. Luke 15:29 And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends: Luke 15:30 But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf. Luke 15:31 And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine. Luke 15:32 It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found. in thCorrected:the (true Principle of his being God as a Principle may be seen and understood but the person of God can neither be cannot be seen known or comprehended it being as it is an nor understood it for it has no intelligence of its own it is but is an infinite idea that points directs us to its Principle even where where God whence to gain the nature and character of theis idea for and for no whereCorrected:nowhere else can it this be gained We can never be correct with in regard to the Person of God until we know more something of the Principle that is the Life Truth and Love that produced it that person it is the mind that forms the body that any givesing outline character form and expression to that body. The Principle that produces its own theidea can alone can acquaint us with that idea, what it is, and why it is. Progress is footsteps not a leap in the dark. The ages are is slowly emerging from barbarism the the barbaric belief of propiatoryCorrected:propitiatory is sac sacrifice is is was affect by by by the that supported the pagan opinion ism received its only support from that Paganism the good and just Paul Jesus ought not to have suffered for any for more any sooner than Peter and Paul [*]Archival Note: A metamark that looks like an X appears at this point in the manuscript. [*]Archival Note: A metamark that looks like an X appears at this point in the manuscript. But being in advance of them the age Jesus [?] Unclear or illegible  suffered the error of the age leveled its blows at the [?] Unclear or illegible  biggest Truth and Paul for the unjust man and only that he did suffer because of not because of justice but the injustice did our brave Master meet (that stands of man and the inevitable fate of of speaking and or living in advance of the public sentiment Christ is God Jesus was the name of Mary's son Christ is God sentiment. The meaning of Jesus's his sacrifice had a higher or and holier holy sense than the shedding mission it was of blood its true import was more than the wea wooden cross [?] Unclear or illegible  [?] Unclear or illegible  it was the part I fear is not understood his was the brought out it was sacrifice in a daily (cross up the hill of life of all that the science whereby he destroyed the cross and won [?] Unclear or illegible  the [?] Unclear or illegible  crown world values to bless his enemies for He had and could have in the material world few, if any friends [?] Unclear or illegible  It was not in his earthly death but in his earthly life that his sacrifice was highest and for it was not through error but Truth that he wrought out and solved before many the great problem of Life without death How have they parted his garment of Truth and cast lots and for this raiment of righteous raiment cast lotsPs 22:18 They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture. Matt 27:35 And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots. Mark 15:24 And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take. Luke 23:34 ¶Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots. John 19:23 ¶Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout. John 19:24 They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did. who think that God had [?] Unclear or illegible  nought to do with the injustice of thise martyrdom of Jesus

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