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On Freemasonry.
Masons in all ages and countries have been united : its value may be inferred from its surviving those revolutions of time , government , religion , and manners which have shaken all other institutions . Before the time of Moses , it is presumed that tradition
could scarcely err ; and that inspired legislator modelled Masonry into so perfect a system , and even circumscribed its mysteries by landmarks so peculiar and unalterable , that from him its transmission was little liable to perversion . The length of life in the early ages of the world too , was
such , that our traditions may safely be relied on , proceeding from Amram , the father of Moses , from Joseph the son of Jacob , who received it from Isaac , who received it
from Abraham , to whom it had been communicated by Shem , who had it from Lamech , who was cotemporary with Adam—thus the links , forming the vast chain of Masonic truth , were preserved . Masonry , as we before observed , is both a speculative
and operative science ; the first is founded upon the knowledge of the existence of a God , and the code of ethics which for the guide of man he has commanded to be kept holy . The latter embraces a practical acquaintance with those useful arts rendered necessary to man after his fall ,
by which the means of life are provided , the inclemencies of the season averted , the mind cultivated , and taught to trace , in the wonders of creation , the divine wisdom of the great Architect of all , the-bond of civilisation preserved , and the still dearer one of social life ornamented and
adorned . The first work ofthe Almighty at the creation of the world was LIGHT , in honour of which circumstance and to show the connexion between its great founder and the ancient science of Masonry , it was designated by the word
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
On Freemasonry.
Masons in all ages and countries have been united : its value may be inferred from its surviving those revolutions of time , government , religion , and manners which have shaken all other institutions . Before the time of Moses , it is presumed that tradition
could scarcely err ; and that inspired legislator modelled Masonry into so perfect a system , and even circumscribed its mysteries by landmarks so peculiar and unalterable , that from him its transmission was little liable to perversion . The length of life in the early ages of the world too , was
such , that our traditions may safely be relied on , proceeding from Amram , the father of Moses , from Joseph the son of Jacob , who received it from Isaac , who received it
from Abraham , to whom it had been communicated by Shem , who had it from Lamech , who was cotemporary with Adam—thus the links , forming the vast chain of Masonic truth , were preserved . Masonry , as we before observed , is both a speculative
and operative science ; the first is founded upon the knowledge of the existence of a God , and the code of ethics which for the guide of man he has commanded to be kept holy . The latter embraces a practical acquaintance with those useful arts rendered necessary to man after his fall ,
by which the means of life are provided , the inclemencies of the season averted , the mind cultivated , and taught to trace , in the wonders of creation , the divine wisdom of the great Architect of all , the-bond of civilisation preserved , and the still dearer one of social life ornamented and
adorned . The first work ofthe Almighty at the creation of the world was LIGHT , in honour of which circumstance and to show the connexion between its great founder and the ancient science of Masonry , it was designated by the word