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4 will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.” (John vii. 16, 17.)

The three great verities of Spirit, — omnipotence, omnipresence, omniscience, — Spirit possessing all power,

filling all space, constituting all Science, — these verities contradict forever the belief that matter can be actual. These eternal verities reveal primeval existence as the radiant reality of God's creation, wherein all that He has made is pronounced by His wisdom good.

Thus it was that I beheld, as never before, the awful unreality called evil. The equipollence of God brought to light another glorious proposition, concerning man's perfectibility, and the establishment of the Kingdom of Heaven on earth.

In following these leadings of Scientific revelation, the Bible was my only textbook. The Scriptures were

illumined, reason and revelation were reconciled; and afterwards the Truth of Christian Science was demonstrated. No human pen or tongue taught me the Science contained in this book, Science and Health, and neither tongue nor pen can ever overthrow it. This book may be distorted by shallow criticism, or by careless and mischievous students, and its ideas may be temporarily forced into wrong channels; but the Science and Truth therein will remain forever, to be discerned and demonstrated.

Jesus demonstrated the power of Christian Science

to heal mortal minds and bodies; but this power was lost sight of, and must again be spiritually discerned, taught, and demonstrated, — according to Christ's command, — with “signs