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356 of the sublimest influence of his career. This dread added the drop of gall to his cup.

Jesus could have withdrawn himself from his enemies. He had power to lay down a temporal sense of life for

his spiritual identity, in the likeness of the Infinite; but he allowed men to attempt the destruction of the mortal body, in order that he might furnish the proof of immortal Life. Nothing could kill this Life of man. Jesus could give his human life into his enemies' hands in appearance, and to belief; but when his earth-mission was accomplished, his divine Life, indestructible and eternal, was found forever the same. He knew that matter had no life, and that real Life is God; therefore he could no more be separated from Life, than God could be extinguished.

His consummate example was for the salvation of us all, but only through doing the healing works which he

did. His purpose in healing was not personal. It was in demonstration of his divine Principle. He was inspired by Life, Truth, and Love. The motives of his persecutors were pride, envy, cruelty, and vengeance, inflicted on the physical Jesus, but aimed at Christ's Principle, which denied material sense.

Jesus was unselfish. His spirituality separated him from sensuousness, and caused the selfish materialist to hate him; but it was this spirituality which enabled Jesus to heal the sick, cast out evil, and raise the dead.

From early boyhood he was about his “Father's business.”

His pursuits lay far apart from theirs. His master was Spirit; their master was matter. He served God; they served Mammon. His