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CHAPTER XIV.


RECAPITULATION.


For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little. — Isaiah.


THIS chapter is from the first edition of the author's class-book, copyrighted in 1870. It is a condensation of that treatise, and important to learners. Absolute Christian Science pervades its statements, from beginning to end, and elucidates Scientific metaphysical practice. The Science of Healing, through Mind, is demonstrated on a divine basis.


Questions and Answers.


Question. — What is God?

Answer. — God is divine Principle, supreme incorporeal Being, Mind, Spirit, Soul, Life, Truth, Love.


Question. — Are these terms synonymous?

Answer. — They are. They refer to one absolute God, and nothing else. They are also intended to express the nature, essence, and wholeness of Deity. The attributes of God are justice, mercy, wisdom, goodness, and so on.


Question. — Is there more than one Principle?

Answer. — There is not. Principle is Divine, one Life,