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(No trespass on human rights)
The heavenly law is broken by trespassing upon
man's individual right of self-government. We have no
authority in Christian Science and no moral
right to attempt to influence the thoughts of
others, except it be to benefit them. In mental
practice you must not forget that erring human opinions,
conflicting selfish motives, and ignorant attempts
to do good may render you incapable of knowing or
judging accurately the need of your fellow-men. Therefore
the rule is, heal the sick when called upon for aid,
and save the victims of the mental assassins.
(Expose sin without believing in it)
Ignorance, subtlety, or false charity does not forever
conceal error; evil will in time disclose and punish
itself. The recuperative action of the
system, when mentally sustained by Truth,
goes on naturally. When sin or sickness -
the reverse of harmony - seems true to material sense,
impart without frightening or discouraging the patient
the truth and spiritual understanding, which destroy
disease. Expose and denounce the claims of
evil and disease in all their forms, but realize no
reality in them. A sinner is not reformed merely
by assuring him that he cannot be a sinner because
there is no sin. To put down the claim of sin,
you must detect it, remove the mask, point out the
illusion, and thus get the victory over sin and so prove
its unreality. The sick are not healed merely by
declaring there is no sickness, but by knowing that
there is none.
(Wicked evasions)
A sinner is afraid to cast the first stone. He may
say, as a subterfuge, that evil is unreal, but to know it,
he must demonstrate his statement. To assume that
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