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Review Of Literature.
principle of purity , the destruction of every propensity to virtue , and the extinction of every obligation , moral and divine . They win" their lovely flight through the vast expanse , to the well known xenons of Eternal day ; and the Mason ' s heart , enraptured , pursues theiiTcourse through the broad Empyrean of effulgent light and prays most fervently , that ' where they are , he may be also . '" ' " AVhen human reason shall vanish like meteor in tbe sk when
a y ; this world , with all its honours , and all its enjoyments , shall have passed away , and the very recollection thereof be obliterated ; still shall Masonry remain ; still shall it shine resplendent as tbe meridian Sun and point the way to regions of eternal light and happiness . ' " But not to rest the merits of our great cause on mere assertion , let it he briefly remarked , that the concurrent testimony of all antiquity united with the invariable standard of modern indisputabl
usage , y prove that Masonry and Religion are perfectly congenial in their views . •¦ " " Thus had Freemasonry its beginning on this terrestrial ball . t It was instituted for no other purpose than to jireserve inviolate the purity of the primitive worship . And thus it descended pure through the antediluvian ages ; and from thence , amidst the corruptions of mankind , flowed unpolluted , and unstained with idolatry , to these our timo *
by the channel of some few of the SONS OP TRUTH who remained uncontaminated with the sins of nations ; saving to us , pure and spotless principles , together with the original symbols . 'J Coeval with the work of Creation , it must endure in this world while any notion of reli gion exists in the minds of God ' s rational creatures ; and in the world to come it will remain through all tbe coundess- ages of Eternity . " The commentary upon charity and the other Masonic attributes is written with chasteness
peculiar ; and the Order is defended ao-ainst prejudice on the one hand , while its Members are powerfully exported to maintain its position b y their own moral example ; but hear the excellent preacher : — " By actions like these does Masonry triumph over all its enemies ; thus does it elevate its venerable and majestic head , and rise superior to opposition : andfar from its intrinsic merit being obscured bthe fiery
, y ordeal through which it passes , its value increases in proportion to the resistance it receives , and it comes forth from the fire pure as silver which is seven times tried . However the sceptic may cavil , or the wit may jeer , the true Mason soars beyond the ridiculous speculations and vague surmismgs of mankind , and keeps himself aloof amidst the propagation of their false ojiinions ; he enjoys the absurd theory of the unenlightened , but reserves to himself the privilege of private judgment
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Review Of Literature.
principle of purity , the destruction of every propensity to virtue , and the extinction of every obligation , moral and divine . They win" their lovely flight through the vast expanse , to the well known xenons of Eternal day ; and the Mason ' s heart , enraptured , pursues theiiTcourse through the broad Empyrean of effulgent light and prays most fervently , that ' where they are , he may be also . '" ' " AVhen human reason shall vanish like meteor in tbe sk when
a y ; this world , with all its honours , and all its enjoyments , shall have passed away , and the very recollection thereof be obliterated ; still shall Masonry remain ; still shall it shine resplendent as tbe meridian Sun and point the way to regions of eternal light and happiness . ' " But not to rest the merits of our great cause on mere assertion , let it he briefly remarked , that the concurrent testimony of all antiquity united with the invariable standard of modern indisputabl
usage , y prove that Masonry and Religion are perfectly congenial in their views . •¦ " " Thus had Freemasonry its beginning on this terrestrial ball . t It was instituted for no other purpose than to jireserve inviolate the purity of the primitive worship . And thus it descended pure through the antediluvian ages ; and from thence , amidst the corruptions of mankind , flowed unpolluted , and unstained with idolatry , to these our timo *
by the channel of some few of the SONS OP TRUTH who remained uncontaminated with the sins of nations ; saving to us , pure and spotless principles , together with the original symbols . 'J Coeval with the work of Creation , it must endure in this world while any notion of reli gion exists in the minds of God ' s rational creatures ; and in the world to come it will remain through all tbe coundess- ages of Eternity . " The commentary upon charity and the other Masonic attributes is written with chasteness
peculiar ; and the Order is defended ao-ainst prejudice on the one hand , while its Members are powerfully exported to maintain its position b y their own moral example ; but hear the excellent preacher : — " By actions like these does Masonry triumph over all its enemies ; thus does it elevate its venerable and majestic head , and rise superior to opposition : andfar from its intrinsic merit being obscured bthe fiery
, y ordeal through which it passes , its value increases in proportion to the resistance it receives , and it comes forth from the fire pure as silver which is seven times tried . However the sceptic may cavil , or the wit may jeer , the true Mason soars beyond the ridiculous speculations and vague surmismgs of mankind , and keeps himself aloof amidst the propagation of their false ojiinions ; he enjoys the absurd theory of the unenlightened , but reserves to himself the privilege of private judgment