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The Freemasons' Magazine: And Cabinet Of Universal Literature.
™™ r I f " Th ° r lnfnn 8 ' owr £ ood order > we mark with a peculiar odium ; and if our mild endeavours to reform their lives should not answer the good purposes intended , we expel them our assemblies , as unfit members of society * ; This is the practice which should universall y prevail among Masons Our outward conduct being directed by our inward principles we should be equallcareful to avoid
y censure ancl reproach Use : ful knowledge ought to be the great object of our desire , for the ways of wtsdom are beautiful , and lead to pleasure . We oiAt to search into nature , as the advantages accruing from so agreeable a study will amply compensate our unwearied assiduit y . Knowledge must be attained by degreesand is not where to be found
, every Wisdom seeks the secret shade , the lonel y celhdesigned for contemplation ; there ^ enthroned she sits , delivering her sacred oracles ; there 1 / - US u f 1 , f ' , f P Ursl , e the reaI bIiss ; for though the passage be difficult , the farther we trace it , the easier it will become Geometry that extensive ait , we should particularly study , as the first and noblest or sciences . By geometry we may curiousltrace
y na . ure , through her various windings , to her most concealed recesses . By it we may discover the power , the wisdom , and the goodness of the grand Artificer ot the universe , and view with amaze and delight the . beautiful proportions which connect and grace this vast machine By it we may _ discover how the planets move in their different orbs ' and mathematicall y demonstrate their various revolutions . By it we ' rationallaccount for the return
may y of seasons , and the mixed variety of scenes , which they display to the discerning eye . Numberless worlds are around us , all framed by the same divine artist , which roll through the vast expanse , and are all conducted by the same un- ' erring laws of nature . How must we then improve ? With what ' grand ideas must such knowled ge fill our minds ? and how worthy is it of theattention of ail tional
, ra beings , especially of those who profess themselves promoters of our grand institution ? It was a survey , of nature , and the observation of its beautiful proportions , that first determined man to imitate the divine nlan and to study symmetry and order . This gave rise to societies and birth to every useful art . The architect begato desi and the
n gn , plans which he laid down ,, improved by experience and time pro duced some of those excellent works which will be the admiration of future ages . ¦ If we are united , our society must flourish . Let us then promotthe useful arts , and by that means mark our distinction and superi-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Magazine: And Cabinet Of Universal Literature.
™™ r I f " Th ° r lnfnn 8 ' owr £ ood order > we mark with a peculiar odium ; and if our mild endeavours to reform their lives should not answer the good purposes intended , we expel them our assemblies , as unfit members of society * ; This is the practice which should universall y prevail among Masons Our outward conduct being directed by our inward principles we should be equallcareful to avoid
y censure ancl reproach Use : ful knowledge ought to be the great object of our desire , for the ways of wtsdom are beautiful , and lead to pleasure . We oiAt to search into nature , as the advantages accruing from so agreeable a study will amply compensate our unwearied assiduit y . Knowledge must be attained by degreesand is not where to be found
, every Wisdom seeks the secret shade , the lonel y celhdesigned for contemplation ; there ^ enthroned she sits , delivering her sacred oracles ; there 1 / - US u f 1 , f ' , f P Ursl , e the reaI bIiss ; for though the passage be difficult , the farther we trace it , the easier it will become Geometry that extensive ait , we should particularly study , as the first and noblest or sciences . By geometry we may curiousltrace
y na . ure , through her various windings , to her most concealed recesses . By it we may discover the power , the wisdom , and the goodness of the grand Artificer ot the universe , and view with amaze and delight the . beautiful proportions which connect and grace this vast machine By it we may _ discover how the planets move in their different orbs ' and mathematicall y demonstrate their various revolutions . By it we ' rationallaccount for the return
may y of seasons , and the mixed variety of scenes , which they display to the discerning eye . Numberless worlds are around us , all framed by the same divine artist , which roll through the vast expanse , and are all conducted by the same un- ' erring laws of nature . How must we then improve ? With what ' grand ideas must such knowled ge fill our minds ? and how worthy is it of theattention of ail tional
, ra beings , especially of those who profess themselves promoters of our grand institution ? It was a survey , of nature , and the observation of its beautiful proportions , that first determined man to imitate the divine nlan and to study symmetry and order . This gave rise to societies and birth to every useful art . The architect begato desi and the
n gn , plans which he laid down ,, improved by experience and time pro duced some of those excellent works which will be the admiration of future ages . ¦ If we are united , our society must flourish . Let us then promotthe useful arts , and by that means mark our distinction and superi-