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On Freemasonry.
ON FREEMASONRY .
SEVENTH EPOCH . ( Continued from p . 17 . •><>!• 3 , March 183 G .. I THE ancient and honourable science of Freemasonry has ever been identified with the worship of the one—trueonlGodThusit flourished noblwhile Israel like a
y . , y , stately tree blossomed in rig hteousness—decayed , as her abandoned children fell from the faith of their fathers , and shared the vicissitudes of her captivity when the indignation of the justly incensed Deity consigned her a bond-slave and scoff unto the heathen . Idolatry was the besetting sin of the chosen le—the curse of their prosperity . That
peop _ steadfast confidence in the God of Abraham , -which the cruelty and oppression of Egypt could not shake , which the long and painful privations of the desert served ^ but to strengthen—yielded in the treacherous hours of their prosperity before the influx of luxury and wealth . In tracing the history of this extraordinary nation , it is impossible not
to feel the impressive truth of the Psalmist's words— " that riches corrupt the heart ; " for while blessed in the especial favour of the Most High , in the possession of the fullness
of the earth , we behold them idolatrous , ambitious , depraved . In the hours of their adversity alone , when abandoned by their judge to slavery , can we trace in them that perfect faith which resembles the incense of the Arabian tree ; whose branches , the more the hand of the spoiler bruises and crushes them , yield a more grateful odour . their
Fearful was the sin of the Hebrews , and as fearful was punishment . Captives in the midst of all the excitements and alluring splendours of an idolatrous religion , they were condemned to purge their souls from its foul leprosy and sin ; while the severest edicts of their conquerors were levelled at the exercise of their faith , they were to preserve to its
in the sight of men , and testify if called upon puritv with their blood . In His Name , whose service they had abandoned , they were to confound the false worship of their enemies , and expose their priests to shame , proclaiming to all the heathen nations of the earth , the majesty , power , and" justice of the Eternal . How truly this vast penance was accomplished , Hol y Writ has faithfully informed VOL . IV . "
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On Freemasonry.
ON FREEMASONRY .
SEVENTH EPOCH . ( Continued from p . 17 . •><>!• 3 , March 183 G .. I THE ancient and honourable science of Freemasonry has ever been identified with the worship of the one—trueonlGodThusit flourished noblwhile Israel like a
y . , y , stately tree blossomed in rig hteousness—decayed , as her abandoned children fell from the faith of their fathers , and shared the vicissitudes of her captivity when the indignation of the justly incensed Deity consigned her a bond-slave and scoff unto the heathen . Idolatry was the besetting sin of the chosen le—the curse of their prosperity . That
peop _ steadfast confidence in the God of Abraham , -which the cruelty and oppression of Egypt could not shake , which the long and painful privations of the desert served ^ but to strengthen—yielded in the treacherous hours of their prosperity before the influx of luxury and wealth . In tracing the history of this extraordinary nation , it is impossible not
to feel the impressive truth of the Psalmist's words— " that riches corrupt the heart ; " for while blessed in the especial favour of the Most High , in the possession of the fullness
of the earth , we behold them idolatrous , ambitious , depraved . In the hours of their adversity alone , when abandoned by their judge to slavery , can we trace in them that perfect faith which resembles the incense of the Arabian tree ; whose branches , the more the hand of the spoiler bruises and crushes them , yield a more grateful odour . their
Fearful was the sin of the Hebrews , and as fearful was punishment . Captives in the midst of all the excitements and alluring splendours of an idolatrous religion , they were condemned to purge their souls from its foul leprosy and sin ; while the severest edicts of their conquerors were levelled at the exercise of their faith , they were to preserve to its
in the sight of men , and testify if called upon puritv with their blood . In His Name , whose service they had abandoned , they were to confound the false worship of their enemies , and expose their priests to shame , proclaiming to all the heathen nations of the earth , the majesty , power , and" justice of the Eternal . How truly this vast penance was accomplished , Hol y Writ has faithfully informed VOL . IV . "