Whoever is incompetent to explain Soul would be wise 200:9 not to undertake the explanation of body. Life is, always has been, and ever will be independent of matter; for life is God, and man is the idea 200:12 of God, not formed materially but spiritually, and not subject to decay and dust. The Psalmist said: "Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of Thy 200:15 hands. Thou hast put all things under his feet." The great truth in the Science of being, that the real man was, is, and ever shall be perfect, is incontrovertible; 200:18 for if man is the image, reflection, of God, he is neither inverted nor subverted, but upright and Godlike. The suppositional antipode of divine infinite Spirit 200:21 is the so-called human soul or spirit, in other words the five senses, - the flesh that warreth against Spirit. These so called material senses must yield to the infinite 200:24 Spirit, named God. St. Paul said: "For I determined not to know any- thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified." 200:27 (I Cor. ii. 2.) Christian Science says: I am determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and him glorified. CHAPTER VIII - FOOTSTEPS OF TRUTH Remember, Lord, the reproach of Thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people; wherewith Thine enemies have reproached, O Lord; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of Thine anointed. - PSALMS. Practical preaching 201:1 THE best sermon ever preached is Truth practised and demonstrated by the destruction of sin, sickness, 201:3 and death. Knowing this and knowing too that one affection would be supreme in us and take the lead in our lives, Jesus said, "No man can serve 201:6 two masters." We cannot build safely on false foundations. Truth makes a new creature, in whom old things pass away 201:9 and "all things are become new." Passions, selfishness, false appetites, hatred, fear, all sensuality, yield to spirit- uality, and the superabundance of being is on the side 201:12 of God, good. The uses of truth We cannot fill vessels already full. They must first be emptied. Let us disrobe error. Then, when 201:15 the winds of God blow, we shall not hug our tatters close about us. The way to extract error from mortal mind is to pour 201:18 in truth through flood-tides of Love. Christian perfec- tion is won on no other basis.