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Rh synonymous terms; and it is thus they are uniformly used and understood in Christian Science. As it

is evident that the likeness of Spirit cannot be material, does it not follow that God cannot be in His unlikeness, or matter? When the omnipotence of God is preached, and His absoluteness is set forth, Christian sermons will heal the sick.

It is sometimes said, in criticising Christian Science, that the mind which contradicts itself neither knows

itself, nor what it is saying. It is indeed no small matter to know one's self; but in this volume of mine there are no contradictory statements, — at least none which are apparent to those who understand its propositions well enough to pass judgment upon them. One who understands Christian Science can heal the sick on its Principle, and this practical proof is the only feasible evidence that one understands Christian Science.

Anybody who is able to perceive the incongruity between God's ideal and poor humanity, ought to be able to discern the distinction (made by Christian Science) between God's ideal, made in His image, and the sinning race of Adam.

The apostle says: “For if a man think himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.” This idea of human nothingness, which Science inculcates, enrages the carnal mind, and is the main cause of its antagonism.

It is not the purpose of Christian Science to “educate

the idea of God, or treat it for disease,” as is alleged by one critic. I regret that such criticism confounds man with Adam. When man is spoken