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The Freemasons' 'Magazine: Or, General And Complete Library.
so far wanting to themselves and the order theyprofess , as to neglect its rules ? Shall those who are banded and cemented together , by the strictest ties of amity , omit the practice of Forbearauce and Brotherly Love ? Or shall the passions of those persons ever become ungovernable , who assemble purposely to subdue them ? We are , let it be considered , the successors of those , who reared Architect of
a structure to the honour of Almighty God , the grand the World , which for wisdom , strength , and beauty , hath never yet had any parallel . We are intimately related to those great and worthy spirits , who have ever made it their business and their aim to improve themselves , and to inform mankind . Let us then copy their example , that we may also hope to obtain a share in their praise . of disorderPearls
This cannot possibly be done in a scene : are never found but when the sea is calm ; and silent water is generall y deepest . Ithas been long , and still is , thegloryandhappinessof this Society , to have its . interest espoused by the great , the noble , and the honored of the land . Persons , who , after the example of the wisest and the 0-randest of Kings , esteem it neither condescension nor dishonour to patronize and encourage the Professors of the Craft . It is our duty , in return , to do nothing inconsistent with this favour ; and
being members of this body , it becomes us to act in some degree suitable to the honour we receive from our illustrious head . If this be done at our general meetings , every good and desirable end will very probably be promoted among us . The Craft will have the advantage of being governed by good , wholesome , and dispassionate laws : the business of the Grand Lodge will be smoothland effectually carried on : your Grand Officers will
y communicate their sentiments and receive your opinions and advice with p leasure and satisfaction ; particular Societies will become still more regular , from what their representatives shall observe here . In a word , true and ancient Masonry will flourish ; and those that are without , will soon come to know , that there are more substantial pleasures to be found , as well as greater
advantages to be reaped , in our Society , orderly conducted , than can possibly be met with in any other bodies of men , how magnificent soever their pretensions may be . For none can be so amiable as that which promotes Brotherly Love , and fixes that as the grand cement of all our actions ; to the performance of which we are bound by an obligation , both solemn and awful , and that entered into by ourown free and deliberate choice ; and as it is to direct our lives and actions , it cannot never be too often repeated , nor too frequently inculcated ,
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' 'Magazine: Or, General And Complete Library.
so far wanting to themselves and the order theyprofess , as to neglect its rules ? Shall those who are banded and cemented together , by the strictest ties of amity , omit the practice of Forbearauce and Brotherly Love ? Or shall the passions of those persons ever become ungovernable , who assemble purposely to subdue them ? We are , let it be considered , the successors of those , who reared Architect of
a structure to the honour of Almighty God , the grand the World , which for wisdom , strength , and beauty , hath never yet had any parallel . We are intimately related to those great and worthy spirits , who have ever made it their business and their aim to improve themselves , and to inform mankind . Let us then copy their example , that we may also hope to obtain a share in their praise . of disorderPearls
This cannot possibly be done in a scene : are never found but when the sea is calm ; and silent water is generall y deepest . Ithas been long , and still is , thegloryandhappinessof this Society , to have its . interest espoused by the great , the noble , and the honored of the land . Persons , who , after the example of the wisest and the 0-randest of Kings , esteem it neither condescension nor dishonour to patronize and encourage the Professors of the Craft . It is our duty , in return , to do nothing inconsistent with this favour ; and
being members of this body , it becomes us to act in some degree suitable to the honour we receive from our illustrious head . If this be done at our general meetings , every good and desirable end will very probably be promoted among us . The Craft will have the advantage of being governed by good , wholesome , and dispassionate laws : the business of the Grand Lodge will be smoothland effectually carried on : your Grand Officers will
y communicate their sentiments and receive your opinions and advice with p leasure and satisfaction ; particular Societies will become still more regular , from what their representatives shall observe here . In a word , true and ancient Masonry will flourish ; and those that are without , will soon come to know , that there are more substantial pleasures to be found , as well as greater
advantages to be reaped , in our Society , orderly conducted , than can possibly be met with in any other bodies of men , how magnificent soever their pretensions may be . For none can be so amiable as that which promotes Brotherly Love , and fixes that as the grand cement of all our actions ; to the performance of which we are bound by an obligation , both solemn and awful , and that entered into by ourown free and deliberate choice ; and as it is to direct our lives and actions , it cannot never be too often repeated , nor too frequently inculcated ,