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On Freemasonry.
already apostatized from God , and forsaken those pure principles which advanced their immediate predecessors to the hi ghest pinnacle of glory . And though the truth was preserved amongst a select portion of the people during the decline of these kingdoms , yet as the greater part of their monarchs were addicted to idolatry , the few remaining sons
of Light were unable to atone for the iniquities of their Brethren , and prevent the threatened destruction . A succession of inspired prophets arose in Israel and Judah , who zealously stimulated the inhabitants to renounce their errors and embrace the truth ; but their efforts were unavailing to arrest the rapid progress of vice and impiety . Hence , during the administration of one of the most distinguished prophets , there remained only seven thousand souls amongst
the overwhelming population of Israel , that had not bowed unto Baal and kissed him . * This shews the almost irresistible influence of royal example ; and it proves also the conservation of pure Masomy ; for if the whole mass of the people had been polluted , Masonry must have been abandoned with religion ; for while engaged in the worship of
false gods , they would scarcely have preserved an institution which , both in ceremony and doctrine , would constantly remind them of the allegiance due to God tiie Creator , aud consequently be au intrusive monitor , pointing with fearless integrity to the baseness and corruption of their hearts . Thus , in the course of a few generations , its genuine principles would have been so far perverted from their original intention , as to have been irrecoverably lost without a new revelation .
When Elijah had re-asserted the honour of God by the destruction of Baal ' s prophets , he was threatened by Jezebel with a cruel death , to avoid which he flew into the desert , and took refuge in a cave in Mount Horeb , which from time immemorial , according to an ancient tradition , had been the immediate residence of God . Here , on the spot
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
On Freemasonry.
already apostatized from God , and forsaken those pure principles which advanced their immediate predecessors to the hi ghest pinnacle of glory . And though the truth was preserved amongst a select portion of the people during the decline of these kingdoms , yet as the greater part of their monarchs were addicted to idolatry , the few remaining sons
of Light were unable to atone for the iniquities of their Brethren , and prevent the threatened destruction . A succession of inspired prophets arose in Israel and Judah , who zealously stimulated the inhabitants to renounce their errors and embrace the truth ; but their efforts were unavailing to arrest the rapid progress of vice and impiety . Hence , during the administration of one of the most distinguished prophets , there remained only seven thousand souls amongst
the overwhelming population of Israel , that had not bowed unto Baal and kissed him . * This shews the almost irresistible influence of royal example ; and it proves also the conservation of pure Masomy ; for if the whole mass of the people had been polluted , Masonry must have been abandoned with religion ; for while engaged in the worship of
false gods , they would scarcely have preserved an institution which , both in ceremony and doctrine , would constantly remind them of the allegiance due to God tiie Creator , aud consequently be au intrusive monitor , pointing with fearless integrity to the baseness and corruption of their hearts . Thus , in the course of a few generations , its genuine principles would have been so far perverted from their original intention , as to have been irrecoverably lost without a new revelation .
When Elijah had re-asserted the honour of God by the destruction of Baal ' s prophets , he was threatened by Jezebel with a cruel death , to avoid which he flew into the desert , and took refuge in a cave in Mount Horeb , which from time immemorial , according to an ancient tradition , had been the immediate residence of God . Here , on the spot