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all the means which . Providence has entrusted thee with , and thus procure thyself the sticred pleasure of benevolence .

I . DUTY TOWARDS GOD AND R ELIGION . THY first homage thou owest to the Deity . Adore the Being of all beings , of which thy heart is full ; which , however , th y confined intellects can neither conceive nor describe . Look down With pity upon the deplorable madness of those that turn their eyes from the light , and wander about in the darkness of

accidental events .. Deeply sensible of the parental'benefactions of thy God , and witha heart full of gratitude , reject , with contempt , those shallow in-, ferences , that prove nothing but how much human reason degrades itself , when it wanders from its orig inal source . Oft elevate thy heart above sublunary things , and cast thy eye .

with ardour towards those higher spheres , which are thy inheritance . " Offer up in sacrifice . , to the Most Hig h thy * will and thy wishes , strive to deserve his animating influence , and obey the commands he has prescribed for thy terrestrial career . Let it be thy only happiness to please thy God . ; let it be thy incessant endeavour ,, the incitement to . all . thy actions , tp effect an

eternal union withhim . ' : .--.: But as thou art a'frail and ' sinful being that incessantly transgresses his commands , . and incurs . the displeasure of his sanctity , how couldst thou endure to come into his presence , if he had not sent thee a divine Saviour ? .. , . ..:... AWhere shouldst'thou discover the certainty of a beautified and

blessed futurity , ; weft-thpu left in the "labyrinth of thy reason ? what could" protect thee " against the justice of God , save a divine Mediator ? ' Thank therefore thy Saviour , bend thy knees and adore the incarnate Word , and praise Providence who caused thee to be born in the bosom of Christianity . Confess every where the divine religion of Jesus , and do not blush to belong-to him . - ' .-: ¦'"¦' ¦ •' '

The gospel is the foundation of all thy duties ; if thou didst notbelieve in it , thou wouldst cease to be a Freemason .: " Let every action be distinguished by an enlightened and active p iety , without bigotry or enthusiasm . .. .- - ' Relig ion does not consist of speculative truths ; exert thyself in fulfilling all those moral duties it prescribes , and then only thou shalt be happy ; thy contemporaries will bless thee , and with serenity thou

mayest appear before the throne of the Eternal . Particularly thou shouldst be penetrated by the feeling of benevo-. lence and brotherly love , the fundamental p illar of this holy religion . Pity him in error , without hating or persecuting him . Leave the judgment to God , but— "do thou love—and tolerate . " Masons ! Children of the same God ! Ye who are already Brethren through the universal faith in our Divine Saviour , bind closer

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THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE, OR GENERAL AND COMPLETE LIBRARY. FOR NOVEMBER 1794. Article 1
1st EPISTLE OF ST. PETER, 17th VERSE. Article 3
MASONIC PRECEPTS: Article 6
MEMOIRS OF THE FREEMASONS AT NAPLES. Article 11
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE RELIGIOUS AND MILITARY ORDER OF THE KNIGHTS TEMPLARS OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM. Article 15
MR. TASKER'S LETTERS Article 21
Untitled Article 23
TIPPING BROWN, M. D. Article 24
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE. Article 26
EXAMPLES OF THE VIOLENCE WITH WHICH THE LEARNED HAVE CONTENDED ABOUT TRIFLES. FROM D'lSRAELI'S "CURIOSITIES OF LITERATURE." VOL. II. Article 28
EARLY THEATRICAL MYSTERIES. Article 30
MAGICAL SUPERSTITION. Article 31
DETACHED THOUGHTS, Article 32
ON DESPAIR. Article 33
ON MILITARY DISCIPLINE. Article 34
ON WISDOM. Article 35
A CURE FOR THE BITE OF A VIPER. Article 35
ON THE COMPARATIVE MORALITY OF THE ANCIENTS AND MODERNS. Article 36
ON THE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS. Article 39
ON THE VARIETY OF CONJECTURES CONCERNING THE APPEARANCE AND DEPARTURE OF SWALLOWS. Article 42
AUTHENTIC AND INTERESTING NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF THE MUTINEERS Article 44
ANECDOTES OF CHAPELAIN, A GREAT MISER. Article 51
POETRY. Article 52
WHISKY: AN IRISH BACCHANALIAN SONG. Article 53
CONTEMPLATING THE PERIOD OF ALL HUMAN GLORY, AMONG THE TOMBS IN WESTMINSTER-ABBEY. Article 55
ODE TO FEMALE FRIENDSHIP. Article 56
STRICTURES ON PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS. Article 57
PROLOGUE TO EMILIA GALOTTI. Article 59
EPILOGUE. Article 59
MONTHLY CHRONICLE. Article 62
LIST OF GENTLEMEN NOMINATED AS SHERIFFS FOR 1795. Article 67
COUNTRY NEWS. Article 68
PROMOTIONS. Article 70
Untitled Article 70
Untitled Article 70
BANKRUPTS. Article 71
Untitled Article 72
LONDON : Article 72
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 73
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Masonic Precepts:

all the means which . Providence has entrusted thee with , and thus procure thyself the sticred pleasure of benevolence .

I . DUTY TOWARDS GOD AND R ELIGION . THY first homage thou owest to the Deity . Adore the Being of all beings , of which thy heart is full ; which , however , th y confined intellects can neither conceive nor describe . Look down With pity upon the deplorable madness of those that turn their eyes from the light , and wander about in the darkness of

accidental events .. Deeply sensible of the parental'benefactions of thy God , and witha heart full of gratitude , reject , with contempt , those shallow in-, ferences , that prove nothing but how much human reason degrades itself , when it wanders from its orig inal source . Oft elevate thy heart above sublunary things , and cast thy eye .

with ardour towards those higher spheres , which are thy inheritance . " Offer up in sacrifice . , to the Most Hig h thy * will and thy wishes , strive to deserve his animating influence , and obey the commands he has prescribed for thy terrestrial career . Let it be thy only happiness to please thy God . ; let it be thy incessant endeavour ,, the incitement to . all . thy actions , tp effect an

eternal union withhim . ' : .--.: But as thou art a'frail and ' sinful being that incessantly transgresses his commands , . and incurs . the displeasure of his sanctity , how couldst thou endure to come into his presence , if he had not sent thee a divine Saviour ? .. , . ..:... AWhere shouldst'thou discover the certainty of a beautified and

blessed futurity , ; weft-thpu left in the "labyrinth of thy reason ? what could" protect thee " against the justice of God , save a divine Mediator ? ' Thank therefore thy Saviour , bend thy knees and adore the incarnate Word , and praise Providence who caused thee to be born in the bosom of Christianity . Confess every where the divine religion of Jesus , and do not blush to belong-to him . - ' .-: ¦'"¦' ¦ •' '

The gospel is the foundation of all thy duties ; if thou didst notbelieve in it , thou wouldst cease to be a Freemason .: " Let every action be distinguished by an enlightened and active p iety , without bigotry or enthusiasm . .. .- - ' Relig ion does not consist of speculative truths ; exert thyself in fulfilling all those moral duties it prescribes , and then only thou shalt be happy ; thy contemporaries will bless thee , and with serenity thou

mayest appear before the throne of the Eternal . Particularly thou shouldst be penetrated by the feeling of benevo-. lence and brotherly love , the fundamental p illar of this holy religion . Pity him in error , without hating or persecuting him . Leave the judgment to God , but— "do thou love—and tolerate . " Masons ! Children of the same God ! Ye who are already Brethren through the universal faith in our Divine Saviour , bind closer

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