IS THERE A PERSONAL DEVIL? – 5
The most eminent divines, in Europe and America, concede that the Scriptures have both a literal and a moral meaning. Which of the two is the more important to gain, — the literal or the moral sense of the word devil,— in order to cast out this devil? Evil is a quality, not an individual. (Eddy, Mary Baker, No and Yes, p.23:14-19)