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place to be found for it, but he could not entirely, yield the belief of an outside influence that affected his peace, or doomed him to failure. The Israelites, upon entering Canaan, did not, as commanded, destroy utterly all other inhabitants of that land, but allowed some to remain, demanding tribute of them.

To admit a claim of error after Truth has been realized is the same mistake. In time, these. Canaanites that were permitted to remain, though subservient to Israel, grew stronger and became as thorns in their flesh. So shall the "claims" we continue to acknowledge seem to increase in strength. Our only safety is to refuse positively to believe in even a claim of error (only ignorance holds such a belief) and to declare persistently the One All as undivided.

Christian Science teaches that we can not ignore the claims of evil, but can put them under us, and by constant vigilance, keep them in abeyance. This conception is pictured in Revelation as putting the devil "in chains." After a time, we find the devil loosed again. (Rev. 20: 3.) Evil is not conquered by binding it, but by knowing it not --- for all is good. As long as we admit a claim of evil over which we claim we have dominion, we have chained up the devil but for a time --- that is all. This conception belongs to the early stages of our mental unfoldment, but as we are capable of clearer discernment, we see there is no powerful claim of evil to resist.

Divine Science follows with its fuller perception