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existence - could not by simulating deific power
invert the divine creation, and afterwards recreate persons
or things upon its own plane, since nothing
exists beyond the range of all-inclusive
infinity, in which and of which God is the
sole creator. Mind, joyous in strength, dwells in the
realm of Mind. Mind's infinite ideas run and disport
themselves. In humility they climb the heights of
holiness.
(Qualities of thought)
Moral courage is "the lion of the tribe of Juda," the
king of the mental realm. Free and fearless it roams in
the forest. Undisturbed it lies in the open
field, or rests in "green pastures, . . . beside
the still waters." In the figurative transmission from the
divine thought to the human, diligence, promptness, and
perseverance are likened to "the cattle upon a thousand
hills." They carry the baggage of stern resolve, and
keep pace with highest purpose. Tenderness accompanies
all the might imparted by Spirit. The individuality
created by God is not carnivorous, as witness the
millennial estate pictured by Isaiah:-
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb,
And the leopard shall lie down with the kid;
And the calf and the young lion, and the fatling together;
And a little child shall lead them.
Understanding the control which Love held over all,
Daniel felt safe in the lions' den, and Paul proved the
viper to be harmless. All of God's creatures,
moving in the harmony of Science, are harmless,
useful, indestructible. A realization of this grand
verity was a source of strength to the ancient worthies.
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