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The Freemasons' Magazine: Or, General And Complete Library.
THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE : OR , GENERAL AND COMPLETE LIBRARY .
FOR AUGUST , 1793 . ADDRESS TO THE
FRATERNITY AT LARGE . * ' - ... ¦—T , ' " Men should be what they seem . " SHAKSPERE ,
BRETHREN , , IF there be aught in Virtue beyond the name , the subject to which I am about to request your attention is extremely momentous . , I have said , in Virtue , because as our Institution embraces all modes of faithand as I considerthat of the numerous branches of
, , religion Virtue is the radix , I have assumed that as the most comprehensive word whereby we can express all that is good in the whole system- of Nature or Providence ^ if between these terms there be any distinction . My conceptions will , perhaps , bear the character of singularity ; yet am I content ifwhether singularly just or erroneousthey
, , be worthy of discussion . In Masonry as in Religion , it must be granted , and I do not see why the concession should disgrace the pure principles of the one , any more than it diminishes our veneration of the other , the professors do not give to the perfection of the system all the support that were to be wished : and if it be possible for tongue to persuade or
pen to impel the brethren to reflection on the importance of the subject , I shall feel bold enough to invite the aid of those who , possessed of superior talents , can effect b y their abilities what I am about to propose from my zeal . A a
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Magazine: Or, General And Complete Library.
THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE : OR , GENERAL AND COMPLETE LIBRARY .
FOR AUGUST , 1793 . ADDRESS TO THE
FRATERNITY AT LARGE . * ' - ... ¦—T , ' " Men should be what they seem . " SHAKSPERE ,
BRETHREN , , IF there be aught in Virtue beyond the name , the subject to which I am about to request your attention is extremely momentous . , I have said , in Virtue , because as our Institution embraces all modes of faithand as I considerthat of the numerous branches of
, , religion Virtue is the radix , I have assumed that as the most comprehensive word whereby we can express all that is good in the whole system- of Nature or Providence ^ if between these terms there be any distinction . My conceptions will , perhaps , bear the character of singularity ; yet am I content ifwhether singularly just or erroneousthey
, , be worthy of discussion . In Masonry as in Religion , it must be granted , and I do not see why the concession should disgrace the pure principles of the one , any more than it diminishes our veneration of the other , the professors do not give to the perfection of the system all the support that were to be wished : and if it be possible for tongue to persuade or
pen to impel the brethren to reflection on the importance of the subject , I shall feel bold enough to invite the aid of those who , possessed of superior talents , can effect b y their abilities what I am about to propose from my zeal . A a