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Whence comes a talking, lying serpent, to tempt the children of divine Love? He enters into the metaphor

only as evil. We have nothing in the animal kingdom which represents the species herein described, — a talking serpent, — and should rejoice that evil, by whatever figure presented, contradicts itself, and has neither origin nor support in God, Good; so that we may have faith to fight all its claims as worthless.

Adam, the synonym for error, stands for a belief of material mind. He begins his reign over man somewhat

mildly, but increases in falsehood as his days become shorter. In this development, the divine law of Truth is made manifest by the mortality of error.

In Divine Science, man is sustained by God, the divine Principle of Being. The earth, at His command,

brings forth food for man's use. Knowing this, Jesus once said, “Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink,” — presuming not on the prerogative of his Creator, but recognizing God, the Father and Mother of all, as able to feed and clothe man, as He doth the lilies.

Genesis iii. 4, 5. And the serpent said unto the woman: “Ye shall not surely die; for God doth know that in the day