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Masonic Precepts:
Ihe tyes of brotherly-love , and banish for ever all prejudices that sli ght disturb our brotherly union . . II . THE IMMORTALITY OF TKE SOUL . MAN ! King of the earth ! Master-piece of the creation ,-animated by the breath of God ; 'be sensible of thy dignified destination . The whole animal creation is subdued under thdpmimonAll
y . that waves and moves about thee ceases again to be ; but thy soul survives all component things , and is b y virtue of its divine origin incapable of being destroyed . ° In this consists thy true nobility . Feel thy happiness without arrogance : Pnde was the cause of the degradation of maii , it certainly would plunge thee into the same ab .
yss ' Regenerated being , what art thou in the presence of the Eternal , with all the dignity originally appropriated to thee , and still distinguishing thee from other beings ? . : ' . ' "Adore him , the Lord on Hig h , in the utmost humility , and take care that the heavenly immortal essence , which animates thee , be not depraved , - .
This essence is thy soul ; exert thyself in endowing it ; it is capable of infinite perfections . ¦ ' " ¦ ; : - - - " -Make it so susceptible , so open to virtuous impressions , that , after thy dissolution , it may without impediment return to the pure and original source of virtue . , ' '' - . - ; - - - . ¦¦ '• ' ' . So prepared , thou wilt be free even , in fetters ; serene in misfortunesthe heaviest storm
; will not make thee tremble ; " and with true heroism thou wilt advance even to the face of death . ' : ' ' Mason ! If ever thou couldst'doubt the immortal nature of thy soul , and its hi gh destination , in vain had we initiated thee . Thou tvouldst not be the adopted son , the darling of wisdom ; thou wouldst step back and mix again with the multitude of the profane rabble , who like moles crawl in the dark .
. - ' . ; - ... W- DUTY TOWARDS THY KING AND COUNTRY . ; . ,:: GOD has ordained a sovereign power of each country , to be his vicegerent . .. . - " .- .,- '; . , ; . * ¦ _ Entertain reverence for the supreme power , and be faithful to it , jn whatever corner of the world thou livest . After the homage thou owest to Godthe duties towards the state
, and country follow next . -. ., ;¦ -. - . - ¦' . Should man wander rude and unsociable about woods and forests , he . would be les . s inclined to answer the intentions of Providence , and to ensure to himself all the good intended for him . . His being ennobles itself amongst his equals , and the difference of opinions improves his genius
. . . But in society , were every one left to himself , the possession of property , and the unrestrained passions would cause incessant quarrels , and cunning or power would soon triumph over innocence . - For this reason laws were necessary to -regulate mankind by , and rulers to support and keep in violated those laws ,
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Precepts:
Ihe tyes of brotherly-love , and banish for ever all prejudices that sli ght disturb our brotherly union . . II . THE IMMORTALITY OF TKE SOUL . MAN ! King of the earth ! Master-piece of the creation ,-animated by the breath of God ; 'be sensible of thy dignified destination . The whole animal creation is subdued under thdpmimonAll
y . that waves and moves about thee ceases again to be ; but thy soul survives all component things , and is b y virtue of its divine origin incapable of being destroyed . ° In this consists thy true nobility . Feel thy happiness without arrogance : Pnde was the cause of the degradation of maii , it certainly would plunge thee into the same ab .
yss ' Regenerated being , what art thou in the presence of the Eternal , with all the dignity originally appropriated to thee , and still distinguishing thee from other beings ? . : ' . ' "Adore him , the Lord on Hig h , in the utmost humility , and take care that the heavenly immortal essence , which animates thee , be not depraved , - .
This essence is thy soul ; exert thyself in endowing it ; it is capable of infinite perfections . ¦ ' " ¦ ; : - - - " -Make it so susceptible , so open to virtuous impressions , that , after thy dissolution , it may without impediment return to the pure and original source of virtue . , ' '' - . - ; - - - . ¦¦ '• ' ' . So prepared , thou wilt be free even , in fetters ; serene in misfortunesthe heaviest storm
; will not make thee tremble ; " and with true heroism thou wilt advance even to the face of death . ' : ' ' Mason ! If ever thou couldst'doubt the immortal nature of thy soul , and its hi gh destination , in vain had we initiated thee . Thou tvouldst not be the adopted son , the darling of wisdom ; thou wouldst step back and mix again with the multitude of the profane rabble , who like moles crawl in the dark .
. - ' . ; - ... W- DUTY TOWARDS THY KING AND COUNTRY . ; . ,:: GOD has ordained a sovereign power of each country , to be his vicegerent . .. . - " .- .,- '; . , ; . * ¦ _ Entertain reverence for the supreme power , and be faithful to it , jn whatever corner of the world thou livest . After the homage thou owest to Godthe duties towards the state
, and country follow next . -. ., ;¦ -. - . - ¦' . Should man wander rude and unsociable about woods and forests , he . would be les . s inclined to answer the intentions of Providence , and to ensure to himself all the good intended for him . . His being ennobles itself amongst his equals , and the difference of opinions improves his genius
. . . But in society , were every one left to himself , the possession of property , and the unrestrained passions would cause incessant quarrels , and cunning or power would soon triumph over innocence . - For this reason laws were necessary to -regulate mankind by , and rulers to support and keep in violated those laws ,