Accession: A10695
Editorial Title: This man began to build, and was not able to finish
Author: Mary Baker Eddy 
Scribe: unknown 
Date: April 24, 1887
Manuscript Description: Handwritten in pen and pencil.
Editorial Note: Mary Baker Eddy gave the sermon for which this document is an outline at Chickering Hall.
Related Versions: To read the text of this sermon, see A10091Click link to view A10091 document in new window. To read another outline, see A10709Click link to view A10709 document in new window.
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Luke 15--30Editorial Note: It's evident that here Eddy meant to write Luke 14:30, not Luke 15:30.

This man began to build & was not able to finishLuke 14:30 Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.

Finish} its meaning here

Season} Seedling Changes. Report of American Scientific AssociationAs Written:Asso

History} BabyloniaAs Written:Bab. MediaEditorial Note: Media was an area of ancient Iran, inhabited by people known as Medes.. Assyria, Petra 8000 yrs. B.C. excavated from a rock

Good builders their foundation, materials

Adam Bad builders

Solomon This man began to build

False foundation} matter, Evil, disease, death.

Religion & Medicine

True foundation} Spirit, Life, Truth, Love.

Enoch, Elijah, Job Jesus Paul} Perfect type & upright feared God eschewed evilJob 1:1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Finish} SummaryAs Written:Sumary endless ascent through new ranks of being

Adam,} I was afraid and I hid myself

SolomonEditorial Note: Solomon is traditionally identified as the author of the book of Ecclesiastes. However, many modern scholars have questioned this attribution. } There is a time to love and a time to hateEccl 3:8 A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace. I have seen all the works that are done under the sun and behold all is vanity and vexation of spiritEccl 1:14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. Who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a foolEccl 2:19 And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.

Job} Happy, miserable, night scene, God unsearchable, blessing of uprightness Power and majesty of Good

Reproveth his friends} Ye are all physicians of no value

The word as employed in the text seems not to stand for completion part completeness Satan asked Doth Job fear God for noughtJob 1:9 Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? Job's foundation was fear he feared God and eschewed evilJob 1:1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

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Luke 15--30Editorial Note: It's evident that here Eddy meant to write Luke 14:30, not Luke 15:30.

This man began to build & was not able to finishLuke 14:30 Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.

Finish} its meaning here

Season} Seedling Changes. Report of American Scientific AssoExpanded:Association

History} Bab.Expanded:Babylonia MediaEditorial Note: Media was an area of ancient Iran, inhabited by people known as Medes.. Assyria, Petra 8000 yrs. B.C. excavated from a rock

Good builders their foundation, materials

Adam Bad builders

Solomon This man began to build

False foundation} matter, Evil, disease, death.

Religion & Medicine

True foundation} Spirit, Life, Truth, Love.

Enoch, Elijah, Job Jesus Paul} Perfect type & upright feared God eschewed evilJob 1:1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Finish} SumaryCorrected:Summary Able to endless ascent through new ranks of being

Adam,} I was afraid and I hid myself

SolomonEditorial Note: Solomon is traditionally identified as the author of the book of Ecclesiastes. However, many modern scholars have questioned this attribution. } There is a time to love and a time to hateEccl 3:8 A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace. I have seen all the works that are done under the sun and behold all is vanity and vexation of spiritEccl 1:14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. Who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a foolEccl 2:19 And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.

Job} Happy, miserable, night scene, God unsearchable, blessing of uprightness Power and majesty of Good

Reproveth his friends} Ye are all physicians of no value

The word as employed in the text seems not to stand for completion part completeness Satan asked Doth Job fear God for noughtJob 1:9 Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? Job's foundation was fear he feared God and eschewed evilJob 1:1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

 
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It's evident that here Eddy meant to write Luke 14:30, not Luke 15:30. Media was an area of ancient Iran, inhabited by people known as Medes. Solomon is traditionally identified as the author of the book of Ecclesiastes. However, many modern scholars have questioned this attribution.