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Life and its high behests Jesus overcome the worldJohn 16:33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. . The purity of his origin was embodied and reflected in the character of Jesus, Science had in him a fit representative at the court of heaven; wisdom was justified of her childLuke 7:35 But wisdom is justified of all her children. and philosophy had to admit that the power of a man is his moral strength and Spiritual status; that animal courage, brute force or serpentine art never constituted strength or manliness they are a shame to a man, they belie his true origin, belittle his nature and betray the Truth that must redeem man. The lowest animal propensities cannot produce a man, and a debased thought or a debased action was never made by law a high thought or a pure act and the offspring of the thought or act betrays its parentage When Spirit shall beget man God will have created him and he will be a man and it will require no great sagacity to distinguish that entire man from a beast The word son had a broad signification originally; in the Hebrew an arrow was called the son of a bow, a month the son of a year, etc, Jesus was the son of God in the Hebrew sense only, as a month was the son of a year a month being the tiny representative of time. Jesus was In part the representative of God of Life, Truth and Love, — he represented Life and its continuance when he healed the sick and raised the dead; he represented Love by self abnegation purity and mercy; he represented Truth when with Truth he destroyed error, he From the parable of the husbandmenMatt 21:33 ¶Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country: Matt 21:34 And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it. Matt 21:35 And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. Matt 21:36 Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise. Matt 21:37 But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son. Matt 21:38 But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance. Matt 21:39 And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him. Matt 21:40 When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen? Matt 21:41 They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons. Matt 21:42 Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? Matt 21:43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. Matt 21:44 And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. Matt 21:45 And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them. Matt 21:46 But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet. Mark 12:1 And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winevat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country. Mark 12:2 And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard. Mark 12:3 And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty. Mark 12:4 And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled. Mark 12:5 And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some. Mark 12:6 Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son. Mark 12:7 But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours. Mark 12:8 And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard. Mark 12:9 What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. Mark 12:10 And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner: Mark 12:11 This was the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? Mark 12:12 And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way. Luke 20:9 Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time. Luke 20:10 And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty. Luke 20:11 And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty. Luke 20:12 And again he sent a third: and they wounded him also, and cast him out. Luke 20:13 Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him. Luke 20:14 But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours. Luke 20:15 So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them? Luke 20:16 He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid. Luke 20:17 And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner? Luke 20:18 Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. Luke 20:19 ¶And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them. we learn that the ages reception of Truth presented by Jesus plainly depicted vanity holding guard at the threshold of history and shuting the door on the angel visitant that hath not on an old time garment; saying in the language of scripture this is the heir come let us kill him and the inheritance shall be ours; let us stop the advancing steps of others because we are unwilling to take those steps ourselvesAs Written:our selves; let the inheritance As Written: inheritence be ours whatsoe're the cost nothing more than the following cross examination and unique judgement.
First inquiry— Have you ever written a bookEditorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy? "yes sir," Show it; the judge takes the book passed to him by the lawyer and this blot upon the bar made eloquent with whiskey holds the book like a cocked pistol drawn upon the plaintiff while he proceeds with a leer— Your Honor, this book is mere bosh, it talks of nothing but God, and how to heal the sick, and how to be rid of sin, and all such nonsense as this. The Judge scowls and lays down the book (the lank lawyer nearly substanceless from the use of tobacco, and the disuse of mind, with ears working ominously, commences again what is your business aint you a doctor, how do you treat the sick? — through mind is the proud response. What do you do with mind, squeaks the long-eared gentleman? heal the body, is the reply) yes, oh! yes, fill the body with mind eh! how do you do that? I said heal the body, sir. — Yes you did, did you? What is the essence of God? [*]Archival Note: A metamark that looks like an X appears at this point in the manuscript. the plaintiff replies slowly I know of nothing higher that God. Then you dare to deny there is any Allmighty? No Sir — ? I believe in God. You do, do you, then why don't you say it? I thought I did. replied the plaintiff Answer the lawyer's As Written: lawyers question thundered the Judge. (Plaintiff replies firmly) I know there is a Supreme Being. Then why dont you use medicine, starts up the learned Lawyer, why dont you give rhubarb or physic instead of giving folks metaphysics? dont the Bible say you must use physic when you have dyspepsia? answer my question (I never saw any such command in the scriptures. Now do you dare tell me the Bible ain't true; you raise the dead don't As Written: dont you? — "No sir."— then you say you raise the dead but you cant heal a fool cause he haint no mind, eh! I never said either of those things understand all men have some mind if they had no mind whatever they wanted not be men but matter.
I will not have this evasion put in the court, and down came his foot on the floor Answer the — Enough vociferated the indignant judge— such in all human probability may be the case The court adjourned — one —two three months elapsed and no judgement was awarded, — a second assault upon the defenceless woman was imminent, the public opinion might be arousedAs Written:arroused the important judgement must be awarded and here it is —
The judge supposing the people had forgotten that he said in court the thief must pay for the pocket book returned this decission — The aggravating circumstances which led to the assault, wherein it appears, that
the plaintiff had cured her assailant without using a single drug renders it plain that her services should be without consideration, according to Blackston, also that she has no protection under the law for either her person or her property — The defendant who stole her appeared to Zion's watch men in the night of that period an age darkened by the reign of Herod and it guided them up to the birth of a higher idea, even to virgin Mother's spiritual thought of conception which thought she made of papable to others in the idea named Jesus [?] Unclear or illegible whose Principle was God . image of that thought The conception of the Bethlehem As Written: Bethleham babe was the counterpart of God's creation, without a single material element, as when the Spirit first said– let there be light and there was lightGen 1:3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. , and let Us make man. This great Truth of being has come down the track of centuries to our time, and so let the shepherds shout today that unto us a child is born a new idea is given birth and his name is called WonderfulIsa 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon
his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God,
The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. , and we have seen the star and have come to worship the young childMatt 2:1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Jud
æa in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
Matt 2:2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the
east, and are come to worship him. , we have seen the Science of a spiritual conception and the spiritual Life of man in which man is harmonious and eternal And when we saw this guiding star, this Science of our course we rejoiced with exceeding As Written: eceeding joy. Christian Science, as the star of christian destiny, has revealed the true idea of God, even the supremacy of Spirit, over matter its power to heal the sick to destroy sin and to reach the eternity of Spirit where all tears are wiped away and there is no night there to demand a star Rev 21:4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death,
neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things
are passed away. The creative, or causal power, supposed to be hidden in the blind forces of matter,
are found out in Christian Science, and no law but the Spiritual, no Life but the eternal, no substance
or Intelligence but Spirit has become the watchword of Zion this great Truth of being despised and rejected of manIsa 53:3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and
we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. — of mortal [?] Unclear or illegible thought in all ages came to the waiting wise men of old as it comes to the waiting heart today,
a Prince of peaceIsa 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon
his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God,
The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. , healing the sick, casting out error, raising the dead, (resurrecting our understanding of Life from the basis of matter
to the basis of Spirit) and of the increase of his government there shall be no endIsa 9:7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish
it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this. . When unto us this child is born again the age lays it in a manger, [?] Unclear or illegible binds it in swaddling As Written: swadling clothes, nurses it in obscurity, its death is decreed and yet Appeared to Zion's As Written: Zions watchmen in the night of that age, a period darkened by the reign of the debauched
Herod, and it guided them to the birth of a higher idea, even to the Virgin mother's
spiritual thought, and true conception of our real being, which thought and conception that wonderful Mother made palpable, and presented it to other thoughts but they called that thought matter flesh and bones and the birth material, and named Jesus; but it was the birth of an idea which there material thought changed to a belief of Life in matter but it was not so to Mary or her son Its origin spiritual was the correct idea of existence because it was the one of form evolved by mind, the Principle of which creation is God Spirit and not matter Mary's conception was the counterpart of God's As Written: Gods creation without a single material element, as when Spirit first said let Us make manGen 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.
This great Metaphysical fact by which we learn that the Universe and man are created Spiritually and exist spiritually and their
Life is not in matter has come to our perception, down the track of centuries to our time, and again the shepherds may shout for unto us a child is born, a new idea has been given birth, and his name is called Wonderful,
and we have seen the star in the east the science that guided us to this idea, and have come to worship its Principle. Why Christian science is the star of the christian's destiny is because it reveals the true idea of God in the Supremacy of Spirit and the dependence of man on God as the idea is dependent on its Principle for substance Life and Intelligence. It
robs us not of individuality but preserves that forever in the power science confers,
the power to heal the sick to destroy sin and to understand the Truth of being by which we gain immortality and blessedness where all tears are wiped away and there is no night there to demand a star. The
creative, or causal power supposed to be hidden in the blind force of matter and found
out in Christian Science and no law but the Spiritual, no Life but the eternal, no
Substance or Intelligence but Spirit has become the watchword of Zion This great Truth
of being despised As Written: dispised and rejected of man of mortal thought