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Freemasons' Repository.
FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY .
A SERMON , PREACHED BEFORE THE ROYAL ARCH LODGE ; DUBLIN , DECEMUER 27 , 179 +, BY THE REV . JONATHAN ASHE , CHAPLAIN TO TIIE SAID LODGE .
A Friend Icveth at all times , and a Brother is born for adversity . rp . oV . xvii . 17 . [ CONCLUDED FROM OUR LAST . ] THE greatest monarchs , at all times , have been encoi . ragers of " this ancient and noble institution , and many of them have presided as GRAND MASTERS over the Masons in their respective
territories , not thinking it any lessening to their imperial dignities to level themselves with their brethren iti Masonry , and to act as they did ; even the present illustrious PIEIR APPARENT TO THE BRITISH THRONE sanctions , and frequently dignifies , by his presence , the ORDER OF MASONRY . " To the cultivation then of these admirable virtues , or this mass , of
Virtue , be it yours , my friends , to apply yourselves with all the ardour of which you are capable ; follow after Charity ; love the Creator above all things , and love your fellow-men for his sake . Be it your constant prayer to Almighty God , that he would divest you of all hatred , malice , and envy , ancl cloath you with patience , tender mercy , and mutual forbearance ; that ye may love fervently as Brethren , and keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace . Whilst the . miser offers up sacrifices at the altar of Mammon , ancl says to the fine gold , ' thou art my confidence ; ' whilst the voluptuary
courts the shadow of happiness in the habitation of vice ; and moves in the enchanted circle of unhallowed enjoyment ; whilst the warrior pants after the glories of victory , and labours to deluge nations in blood ; and whilst the venal statesman studies the wiles of political knavery , aud enriches himself with the spoils of his country;—Christians 1 1 admonish you to seek your comforts from that world to which your Master is ascendedand to lay up your treasures in that
invi-, olable sanctuary , ivhere moth and rust cannot corrupt , nor thieves break through and steal . 1 have the satisfaction to inform you , my friends , that your charitable efforts , on our last year ' s meeting , have been attended with good success ; your talent has nol been hid in a napkin , or buried in the earth . The distribution of your bounty has been committed to the
care of faithful stewards , who , with judgment and discretion , have selected out persons worthy of assistance . Five Brethren were restored from the loathsome confinement of a prison , to their helpless and forlorn families . To search out the brother in confinement , and afterwards the creditor , perhaps in a remote part of the town , in . VOL . VIII , 1 i
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Freemasons' Repository.
FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY .
A SERMON , PREACHED BEFORE THE ROYAL ARCH LODGE ; DUBLIN , DECEMUER 27 , 179 +, BY THE REV . JONATHAN ASHE , CHAPLAIN TO TIIE SAID LODGE .
A Friend Icveth at all times , and a Brother is born for adversity . rp . oV . xvii . 17 . [ CONCLUDED FROM OUR LAST . ] THE greatest monarchs , at all times , have been encoi . ragers of " this ancient and noble institution , and many of them have presided as GRAND MASTERS over the Masons in their respective
territories , not thinking it any lessening to their imperial dignities to level themselves with their brethren iti Masonry , and to act as they did ; even the present illustrious PIEIR APPARENT TO THE BRITISH THRONE sanctions , and frequently dignifies , by his presence , the ORDER OF MASONRY . " To the cultivation then of these admirable virtues , or this mass , of
Virtue , be it yours , my friends , to apply yourselves with all the ardour of which you are capable ; follow after Charity ; love the Creator above all things , and love your fellow-men for his sake . Be it your constant prayer to Almighty God , that he would divest you of all hatred , malice , and envy , ancl cloath you with patience , tender mercy , and mutual forbearance ; that ye may love fervently as Brethren , and keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace . Whilst the . miser offers up sacrifices at the altar of Mammon , ancl says to the fine gold , ' thou art my confidence ; ' whilst the voluptuary
courts the shadow of happiness in the habitation of vice ; and moves in the enchanted circle of unhallowed enjoyment ; whilst the warrior pants after the glories of victory , and labours to deluge nations in blood ; and whilst the venal statesman studies the wiles of political knavery , aud enriches himself with the spoils of his country;—Christians 1 1 admonish you to seek your comforts from that world to which your Master is ascendedand to lay up your treasures in that
invi-, olable sanctuary , ivhere moth and rust cannot corrupt , nor thieves break through and steal . 1 have the satisfaction to inform you , my friends , that your charitable efforts , on our last year ' s meeting , have been attended with good success ; your talent has nol been hid in a napkin , or buried in the earth . The distribution of your bounty has been committed to the
care of faithful stewards , who , with judgment and discretion , have selected out persons worthy of assistance . Five Brethren were restored from the loathsome confinement of a prison , to their helpless and forlorn families . To search out the brother in confinement , and afterwards the creditor , perhaps in a remote part of the town , in . VOL . VIII , 1 i