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A Sermon Preached At The Anniversary Grand Provincial Meeting Of Free And Accepted Masons, At West Mailing, In Kent , May 19, 1794.
without fear or distraction , our humble and devout addresses to our Ri ght , our everlastingly Right Worshipful Master above ; and after that in peaceful , social , converse , to eat our bread with cheerfulness , and drink our wine with innocent mirth . And shall it then be thought an impertinent intrusion in this devout exercise , to add to Brotherly Love , and the fear of God , the necessary admonition we are now enforcing" Honour the King ? " Surely no ! Of you I hope
, better things ; things wise for yourselves , wise for your families , wise for your friends , wise for all your fellow-citizens . You , my beloved Brethren , all methhiks will gladly suffer the exhortation . Honour him who , with all his power , so'fully preserves to " us the enjoyment of the present pleasant privilege , with ten thousand more which time permits us not to mention . Honour him whose eldest son is , in the
present day , the first great ornament of your community , and who , with his other brodiers , Brethren of our Royal Order , is a zealous assistant in the preservation of all your happiest privileges . Honour him who , in union' with the lords and commons of the nation , forms such a constitution as , with ail its excellencies , is not to be found in all the world besides . Honour him who in his civil capacity isas
, far as human ability will permit and enable him , the great representative of the King of Heaven . Honour him who-as a husband , father , friend , is a shining pattern for the best of imitations . Honour him with your words , and speak well of his name . Honour him with your persons , which , should his government be subverted , would be
in immediate danger . Plonour him with your fortunes , if in the present critical moment he should , with the advice of his parliament , ask a portion for his own and your defence . This advice , I aver , is good for all , whoever hear my voice ; but with respect to Masons I scruple not to say , and woe is me if as a minister of the hi gh God , and of that church of which the King is the temporal head , woe is me if I am not faithful to my trust and to my commission ; if you obey not
this admonition in conjunction with the other two , with zeal , steadiness , ancl perseverance , you , if I am not totally mistaken , act repugnant to all the order of your Community ; you forfeit , if I at all understand them , your most sacred obligations ; you run , if I know any thing of the matter , you run contrary to the spirit and tenor of all your lectures . In short , if you obey not this admonition , you are
not , if I may be permitted at all to judge , good men nor good Masons , Excuse my freedom of speech ; you have called me to speak amongst you , and I must be faithful to God , my conscience , and my King . I therefore again advise that , as good Masons , as good men , as good citizens , you would love the Brotherhood ^ fear God , and honour the King ; and whether in our familiesin our neighbourhoodin the
, , church , in our Lodge , or even in the cheerful , social , festive hour , let it be the wish of the heart , and the sound of every voice indited by the heart , that God would save the King , and by him preserve to us all our civil , reli gious ^ , and Masonic privileges ; to which , I trust 3 Cz
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
A Sermon Preached At The Anniversary Grand Provincial Meeting Of Free And Accepted Masons, At West Mailing, In Kent , May 19, 1794.
without fear or distraction , our humble and devout addresses to our Ri ght , our everlastingly Right Worshipful Master above ; and after that in peaceful , social , converse , to eat our bread with cheerfulness , and drink our wine with innocent mirth . And shall it then be thought an impertinent intrusion in this devout exercise , to add to Brotherly Love , and the fear of God , the necessary admonition we are now enforcing" Honour the King ? " Surely no ! Of you I hope
, better things ; things wise for yourselves , wise for your families , wise for your friends , wise for all your fellow-citizens . You , my beloved Brethren , all methhiks will gladly suffer the exhortation . Honour him who , with all his power , so'fully preserves to " us the enjoyment of the present pleasant privilege , with ten thousand more which time permits us not to mention . Honour him whose eldest son is , in the
present day , the first great ornament of your community , and who , with his other brodiers , Brethren of our Royal Order , is a zealous assistant in the preservation of all your happiest privileges . Honour him who , in union' with the lords and commons of the nation , forms such a constitution as , with ail its excellencies , is not to be found in all the world besides . Honour him who in his civil capacity isas
, far as human ability will permit and enable him , the great representative of the King of Heaven . Honour him who-as a husband , father , friend , is a shining pattern for the best of imitations . Honour him with your words , and speak well of his name . Honour him with your persons , which , should his government be subverted , would be
in immediate danger . Plonour him with your fortunes , if in the present critical moment he should , with the advice of his parliament , ask a portion for his own and your defence . This advice , I aver , is good for all , whoever hear my voice ; but with respect to Masons I scruple not to say , and woe is me if as a minister of the hi gh God , and of that church of which the King is the temporal head , woe is me if I am not faithful to my trust and to my commission ; if you obey not
this admonition in conjunction with the other two , with zeal , steadiness , ancl perseverance , you , if I am not totally mistaken , act repugnant to all the order of your Community ; you forfeit , if I at all understand them , your most sacred obligations ; you run , if I know any thing of the matter , you run contrary to the spirit and tenor of all your lectures . In short , if you obey not this admonition , you are
not , if I may be permitted at all to judge , good men nor good Masons , Excuse my freedom of speech ; you have called me to speak amongst you , and I must be faithful to God , my conscience , and my King . I therefore again advise that , as good Masons , as good men , as good citizens , you would love the Brotherhood ^ fear God , and honour the King ; and whether in our familiesin our neighbourhoodin the
, , church , in our Lodge , or even in the cheerful , social , festive hour , let it be the wish of the heart , and the sound of every voice indited by the heart , that God would save the King , and by him preserve to us all our civil , reli gious ^ , and Masonic privileges ; to which , I trust 3 Cz