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To conclude persecution for righteousness’ sake belongs to the past, and that Christianity to-day is at peace with the world, honored by sects and societies, is to mistake its Very nature. History will repeat itself; the trials of prophet, disciple, and apostle, those of whom “the earth was not worthy,” await, in some form, the pioneers of Truth. (Eddy, Mary Baker, Science and Health, 1st ed., p.305)
