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On Freemasonry.
Masonry now rapidly advanced—the heavenly bodies were observed—the careful shepherds , as they watched their flocks by night , studied their varied course , till certain defined positions of the heavens became an unerring index of the seasons , whose changes their foreknowledge
led them to . anticipate and provide against ; thus it was that , engendered by observation in solitude and darkness , the infant science of astronomy had birth . Hitherto the knowledge and worship of their Creator had gone hand-in-hand with Masonry ; but the descendants of Cain fell from the true God to idolatry ; their imag inations , perverted by the prosperity they enjoyed , and
the knowledge of the arts and sciences which they had gained , saw not in him the Author of all ; the infection became general , ancl HE , deciding that the rebellious race were unworthy the enjoyment of his perfect system , determined to destroy the world . To will , with Omnipotence ,
is to perform . He gathered the clouds as a mantle round the earth—the secret springs of the deep were loosenedrivers burst their bounds—the ocean poured forth its many waters ; ancl of all created things , Noah , ancl those preserved with him in the ark , alone remained to re-people
the desert world . By them the great secrets of Masonry ? in all their purity , were preserved . Once more the useftq arts prevailed on earth , and time in its progress again saw towers and habitations rise .
With a perversity which proves how strongly the principle of evil had become engrafted on man ' s corrupt nature , the descendants of Noah tempted their Creator , by building an enormous tower , whose height was intended to reach to heaven : their pride was justly punished by the overthrow of their impious design , the confusion of tongues , and consequent dispersion of mankind . Thus the world became
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
On Freemasonry.
Masonry now rapidly advanced—the heavenly bodies were observed—the careful shepherds , as they watched their flocks by night , studied their varied course , till certain defined positions of the heavens became an unerring index of the seasons , whose changes their foreknowledge
led them to . anticipate and provide against ; thus it was that , engendered by observation in solitude and darkness , the infant science of astronomy had birth . Hitherto the knowledge and worship of their Creator had gone hand-in-hand with Masonry ; but the descendants of Cain fell from the true God to idolatry ; their imag inations , perverted by the prosperity they enjoyed , and
the knowledge of the arts and sciences which they had gained , saw not in him the Author of all ; the infection became general , ancl HE , deciding that the rebellious race were unworthy the enjoyment of his perfect system , determined to destroy the world . To will , with Omnipotence ,
is to perform . He gathered the clouds as a mantle round the earth—the secret springs of the deep were loosenedrivers burst their bounds—the ocean poured forth its many waters ; ancl of all created things , Noah , ancl those preserved with him in the ark , alone remained to re-people
the desert world . By them the great secrets of Masonry ? in all their purity , were preserved . Once more the useftq arts prevailed on earth , and time in its progress again saw towers and habitations rise .
With a perversity which proves how strongly the principle of evil had become engrafted on man ' s corrupt nature , the descendants of Noah tempted their Creator , by building an enormous tower , whose height was intended to reach to heaven : their pride was justly punished by the overthrow of their impious design , the confusion of tongues , and consequent dispersion of mankind . Thus the world became