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On Freemasonry.
next made a plate of pure gold in form of an equilateral triangle , each of whose sides was eighteen inches , this he enriched with precious stones and encrusted on a triangular agate of the same dimensions . On this p late he engraved the ineffable characters that he had seen in his vision ; and
alone , in silence and solitude , he descended into the temple , and placed this invaluable treasure upon a cubical pedestal made of the purest marble . He afterwards formed nine doors with rings and closed up the whole , that the secrets there deposited might be preserved amidst the impending
destruction of mankind , for the contents of this secret temple were not communicated to any of the human race . Anxious to preserve those useful arts and sciences which were embodied in practical Masonry , Enoch next erected two pillars—one of marble , the other of brass—on both of
which were engraved the elements of the liberal arts : the former , he conceived would withstand fire ; the latter , water . A notification was afterwards added to each that he had concealed a treasure of inestimable value in the bosom of the earth : — " Let him that hath wisdom find it . "
After solemnly admonishing mankind Enoch expired , leaving the government of the craft to his son , Lamech : with him all restraint ended , and the sons of Seth gave themselves up to the idolatries of the Cainites , who had impiously exalted Tubal-Cain to the rank of a god , and
worshipped him under the name of Vulcan : to him , after the flood , the Egyptians afterwards assigned power , prescience , and immortality . Lamech , unable to reform mankind , resigned the government to Noah , who openly rebuked the crimes of the human race ; but finding his efforts vain ,
under the direction of the Great Architect , he commenced building the Ark of gopher wood : in it , when completed , the few just among mankind , together with two of every
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
On Freemasonry.
next made a plate of pure gold in form of an equilateral triangle , each of whose sides was eighteen inches , this he enriched with precious stones and encrusted on a triangular agate of the same dimensions . On this p late he engraved the ineffable characters that he had seen in his vision ; and
alone , in silence and solitude , he descended into the temple , and placed this invaluable treasure upon a cubical pedestal made of the purest marble . He afterwards formed nine doors with rings and closed up the whole , that the secrets there deposited might be preserved amidst the impending
destruction of mankind , for the contents of this secret temple were not communicated to any of the human race . Anxious to preserve those useful arts and sciences which were embodied in practical Masonry , Enoch next erected two pillars—one of marble , the other of brass—on both of
which were engraved the elements of the liberal arts : the former , he conceived would withstand fire ; the latter , water . A notification was afterwards added to each that he had concealed a treasure of inestimable value in the bosom of the earth : — " Let him that hath wisdom find it . "
After solemnly admonishing mankind Enoch expired , leaving the government of the craft to his son , Lamech : with him all restraint ended , and the sons of Seth gave themselves up to the idolatries of the Cainites , who had impiously exalted Tubal-Cain to the rank of a god , and
worshipped him under the name of Vulcan : to him , after the flood , the Egyptians afterwards assigned power , prescience , and immortality . Lamech , unable to reform mankind , resigned the government to Noah , who openly rebuked the crimes of the human race ; but finding his efforts vain ,
under the direction of the Great Architect , he commenced building the Ark of gopher wood : in it , when completed , the few just among mankind , together with two of every