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The Freemasons' Repository.
THE FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY .
A MASONIC DISCOURSE , » mvB * n BZtOHB LODGE NO . r J , . »»„„ , ON THE 2 ( h OF DECEMBER jjgj ,. BEING THE FESTIVAL OF ST . . JOHN ; BY THE REV . JONATHAN ASHE , CURATE OF ST . ANDREW ' S , AND CHAPLAIN TO THE SAID LODGE .
* Then Peter turning about , seetii the disciple whom Jesus loved , following / ' 2 i Ht . John , ver . 20 .
IpAN any thing be more pleasing to the mind of a Christian , tlian to observe tne marks of a pious and excellent disposition in our Saviour himself , and m his immediate followers ? Goodness , whenever it is beheld , is always an agreeable objeft of contemplation . In the text we have an exquisite picture of the apostle John , " that patron of friendship and true benevolence , than which I do not know any thing likel to make
more y an impression upon minds possessed of genuine sensibility After our Lord had dined with Ms disciples , he addressed himself three times to Peter : < Simon , sonof Jonas , Iovest thou me ' ' After each reply . , full of warm affection , he commands him to feed his sheep or Iambs . Immediately after this , our Lord , walking forwardcalls Peter to follow ' him token of his
, upon , as a readiness to suffer m his cause . While Peter is giving this proof of attachment , he suddenl y turns round , and sees the disciple St . John , whom Jesus loved , following . It is in this single act of the beloved disciple that we can trace his character . Our Lord calls upon Peter to follow him ,, and Peter obeys the call : but lohn ri «* LcMeA
and , from an involuntary impulse of affeftion , claims his right to tread those painful steps , which his Master had trodden before him . Yet , so for from being clamorous , or assuming- in h is zeal , or with empty professions pressing foremost , he is content to remain behind , and is discovered only by accident . This modest simplicity of behaviour is interesting and instructive , and holds forth an example to us all which cannot too closel
we copy y in the conduit of life . It WPS a strong , though tacit declaration of willingness to follow Mm through life , , and through death , to his eternal kingdom . This is the true spirit of anectmn wtirch , perfectl y free from ostentation , and disembarrassed from selfish regards , is wholl y directed to its objects . The apostle does not look round for spectators . The man , possessed of elevated and nooic mirid
an , springs forward to meet his duty with dehgnt , and flies with eagerness wherever it calls him the field of virtue is to mm the field of pleasure ; nothing can be more grateful to hw heart than to he the instrument of serving God , or benefithiomankind ; he ooks round with secret impatience for some hapoy oc * canon , and when he has found it , rejoices more than the m ' sor in discovering hidden treasure ; or the man of ambition in adding fresh laurels to his brow . ¦ a
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Repository.
THE FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY .
A MASONIC DISCOURSE , » mvB * n BZtOHB LODGE NO . r J , . »»„„ , ON THE 2 ( h OF DECEMBER jjgj ,. BEING THE FESTIVAL OF ST . . JOHN ; BY THE REV . JONATHAN ASHE , CURATE OF ST . ANDREW ' S , AND CHAPLAIN TO THE SAID LODGE .
* Then Peter turning about , seetii the disciple whom Jesus loved , following / ' 2 i Ht . John , ver . 20 .
IpAN any thing be more pleasing to the mind of a Christian , tlian to observe tne marks of a pious and excellent disposition in our Saviour himself , and m his immediate followers ? Goodness , whenever it is beheld , is always an agreeable objeft of contemplation . In the text we have an exquisite picture of the apostle John , " that patron of friendship and true benevolence , than which I do not know any thing likel to make
more y an impression upon minds possessed of genuine sensibility After our Lord had dined with Ms disciples , he addressed himself three times to Peter : < Simon , sonof Jonas , Iovest thou me ' ' After each reply . , full of warm affection , he commands him to feed his sheep or Iambs . Immediately after this , our Lord , walking forwardcalls Peter to follow ' him token of his
, upon , as a readiness to suffer m his cause . While Peter is giving this proof of attachment , he suddenl y turns round , and sees the disciple St . John , whom Jesus loved , following . It is in this single act of the beloved disciple that we can trace his character . Our Lord calls upon Peter to follow him ,, and Peter obeys the call : but lohn ri «* LcMeA
and , from an involuntary impulse of affeftion , claims his right to tread those painful steps , which his Master had trodden before him . Yet , so for from being clamorous , or assuming- in h is zeal , or with empty professions pressing foremost , he is content to remain behind , and is discovered only by accident . This modest simplicity of behaviour is interesting and instructive , and holds forth an example to us all which cannot too closel
we copy y in the conduit of life . It WPS a strong , though tacit declaration of willingness to follow Mm through life , , and through death , to his eternal kingdom . This is the true spirit of anectmn wtirch , perfectl y free from ostentation , and disembarrassed from selfish regards , is wholl y directed to its objects . The apostle does not look round for spectators . The man , possessed of elevated and nooic mirid
an , springs forward to meet his duty with dehgnt , and flies with eagerness wherever it calls him the field of virtue is to mm the field of pleasure ; nothing can be more grateful to hw heart than to he the instrument of serving God , or benefithiomankind ; he ooks round with secret impatience for some hapoy oc * canon , and when he has found it , rejoices more than the m ' sor in discovering hidden treasure ; or the man of ambition in adding fresh laurels to his brow . ¦ a