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Review Of Literature.
content with practising the distinguishing virtue of the Masonic science . "' - Addressing his hearers upon the death of the late King , Brother Grylls observes : — " Under his benign and fraternal sway , our Order has experienced au encouragement equal , if not superior , to that of former Patrons . I shall seize upon this mournful event as a favourable occasion to impress minds ivith the lessons of wisdom and ietybecause I feel it to be
your p , a matter of duty as well as of prudence : ' Woe unto them , ' says Isaiah , ' that regard not the work of the Lord , neither consider the operation of his bands ; ' and if it be criminal at any time in tbe watchman not to mark the signs in the heavens , it can never be more so than when their God comes forth from his place , to execute his high judgment , when he is pleased , as at present , to clothe a throne in sackcloth , and a kingdom in mourning . Ancl yet , what is the warning he now instructs from the
me to give you , but that which his own voice has repeated days of the creation , ancl his own hand confirmed every hour of time ; viz ., ' That it is appointed unto all men once to die : but after this , the judgment . ' " " If the father of a peojile cease to live , shall not tbe people expect to die ? If common deaths are so frequent or insignificant , that they havelost their warning force , and are viewed with as much indifference as the setting of the sun , or the fading of a flower , shall not the death of a King—of our own King , constrain his subjects to ponder their own mortality , and spread that universal seriousness among them ivhich its
certainty should insp ire ? Let us then , my beloved Brethren , consider the awful change of one short mom ent . And what is it ? In one short moment our King is become a subject ; the Sovereign , of whom the laws of the earth declared he could do no wrong , has been called m an instant to account for ' every deed done in the body . ' Laws can protect him no longer ! if he lives , he lives upon mercy ; if he still wears a crown , it is the crown of Lazarus—if he is in robes , they are the robes it is the bosom of Abraham
of righteousness—if he is on a throne , . Is he washed ? It is with the same blood that cleanseth us . Is he sanctified ? It is by the same spirit that purifieth us . Is he called ? It is in the hope of our calling . " To my Brethren in the Mystic tie , let me in conclusion particularly address myself . ' Ye band of Brothers ! ' Ye sons of friendship and benevolence 1 Ye who have voluntarily associated yourselves for the
valuable purposes of learning io rule and govern your passions ; of keeping a tongue of good report j of practising secresy ; and of attaining perfection in ' the sublime mysteries of the Craft ; be mindful of your dignified destination ! continue in the practice of that science which teaches you to ' love the brotherhood , to fear God , and to honour the Queen . ' That science which is your crown in prosperity , your solace in adversity . Let not impurity disgrace conductlest the enemies of
Maany your , sonry cast a reproach , upon your profession . Envy not the perfections of another , but imitate his virtues . " AVe readily discover that our reverend author has studied well and profitably the Masonic publications of Dr . Oliver ; and we are fully convinced , that when the Vicar of Scopwick shall peruse the present
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Review Of Literature.
content with practising the distinguishing virtue of the Masonic science . "' - Addressing his hearers upon the death of the late King , Brother Grylls observes : — " Under his benign and fraternal sway , our Order has experienced au encouragement equal , if not superior , to that of former Patrons . I shall seize upon this mournful event as a favourable occasion to impress minds ivith the lessons of wisdom and ietybecause I feel it to be
your p , a matter of duty as well as of prudence : ' Woe unto them , ' says Isaiah , ' that regard not the work of the Lord , neither consider the operation of his bands ; ' and if it be criminal at any time in tbe watchman not to mark the signs in the heavens , it can never be more so than when their God comes forth from his place , to execute his high judgment , when he is pleased , as at present , to clothe a throne in sackcloth , and a kingdom in mourning . Ancl yet , what is the warning he now instructs from the
me to give you , but that which his own voice has repeated days of the creation , ancl his own hand confirmed every hour of time ; viz ., ' That it is appointed unto all men once to die : but after this , the judgment . ' " " If the father of a peojile cease to live , shall not tbe people expect to die ? If common deaths are so frequent or insignificant , that they havelost their warning force , and are viewed with as much indifference as the setting of the sun , or the fading of a flower , shall not the death of a King—of our own King , constrain his subjects to ponder their own mortality , and spread that universal seriousness among them ivhich its
certainty should insp ire ? Let us then , my beloved Brethren , consider the awful change of one short mom ent . And what is it ? In one short moment our King is become a subject ; the Sovereign , of whom the laws of the earth declared he could do no wrong , has been called m an instant to account for ' every deed done in the body . ' Laws can protect him no longer ! if he lives , he lives upon mercy ; if he still wears a crown , it is the crown of Lazarus—if he is in robes , they are the robes it is the bosom of Abraham
of righteousness—if he is on a throne , . Is he washed ? It is with the same blood that cleanseth us . Is he sanctified ? It is by the same spirit that purifieth us . Is he called ? It is in the hope of our calling . " To my Brethren in the Mystic tie , let me in conclusion particularly address myself . ' Ye band of Brothers ! ' Ye sons of friendship and benevolence 1 Ye who have voluntarily associated yourselves for the
valuable purposes of learning io rule and govern your passions ; of keeping a tongue of good report j of practising secresy ; and of attaining perfection in ' the sublime mysteries of the Craft ; be mindful of your dignified destination ! continue in the practice of that science which teaches you to ' love the brotherhood , to fear God , and to honour the Queen . ' That science which is your crown in prosperity , your solace in adversity . Let not impurity disgrace conductlest the enemies of
Maany your , sonry cast a reproach , upon your profession . Envy not the perfections of another , but imitate his virtues . " AVe readily discover that our reverend author has studied well and profitably the Masonic publications of Dr . Oliver ; and we are fully convinced , that when the Vicar of Scopwick shall peruse the present