4 a violent one.
As regards No.

3, Mrs.Eddy was brought up, from the cradle, an old-time, boiler-iron, Westminster-Catechism Christian, and knew her Bible as well as Captain Kydd knew his, "when he sailed, when he sailed," and perhaps as sympathetically.

The Great Idea had struck a million Bible-readers before her as being possible of resurrection and application--it must have struck as many as that, and been cogitated, indolently, doubtingly, then dropped and forgotten--and it could have struck her, in due course.

But how it could interest her, how it could appeal to her--with her make this a thing that is difficult to understand.
For the thing back of it is wholly gracious and beautiful: the power, through loving mercifulness and compassion, to heal fleshly ills and pains and grief--all--with a word, with a touch of the hand! This power was given by the Saviour to the Disciples, and to all the converted.
All--every one.

It was exercised for generations afterwards.
Any Christian who was in earnest and not a make-believe, not a policy--Christian, not a Christian for revenue only, had that healing power, and could cure with it any disease or any hurt or damage possible to human flesh and bone.