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On Freemasonry.
But not to dwell upon these coincidences , which , I confess , mi ght have , been accidental ; I will refer as an unanswerable argument to prove the analogy between our Lodge room and the Temple of Solomon , to the triangular references which are common to both . The construction of the temple service embraced a multiplication of ternary allusions , which could onl y originate in divine revelations which had been communicated to man in the infancy of the world ,
On Mount Moriah , where the three great offerings were consummated , three temples were successivel y constructed each being furnished by the union of as many principles or powers . The first by Solomon and the two Hiram ' s , who represented the three Sephiroth—Wisdom , Strength , and Beauty . The second was erected under the superintendof ZerubabelJeshua
ence , , and Haggai , who filled the three great offices of Jewish polity—King , Priest , and Prophet . The third b y Herod , Hillel , and Shammai ; who officiated as the three principal officers of the Lodge . Ihe length of Solomon ' s Temple was three times its breadth ; and the heiht and breadth ofthe second le
g temp were each three-score cubits . It contained three courts ; and the body of the temple consisted of three parts—the portico , the sanctuary , and the holy of holies . There were three curtains , each of three colours ; three orders of priests and three keepers of the door . The golden candlestick bad three branches on each side ; . and there were three stones each of the hi
m row gh priest ' s breast-plate . The oxen which supported the molten sea , were arranged m threes , each triad looking towards one of the cardinal points , and the vessel was made of sufficient capacity to contain three thousand baths . To this hol y place the Jews were commanded to assemble three times a year , at the three grand festivals .
In the system of Freemasonry , the same process ha ? been observed ; and with the same symbolical reference It displays clearly the analogy between a Mason ' s Lodo-e and the temple of Jehovah , in the city of God . & If we take a deliberate view ofthe Lod ge , and consider with a careful and scientific eye , its fundamental construction , we shall find that almost all its principal details are ternary . There are three degrees , * three qualifications
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On Freemasonry.
But not to dwell upon these coincidences , which , I confess , mi ght have , been accidental ; I will refer as an unanswerable argument to prove the analogy between our Lodge room and the Temple of Solomon , to the triangular references which are common to both . The construction of the temple service embraced a multiplication of ternary allusions , which could onl y originate in divine revelations which had been communicated to man in the infancy of the world ,
On Mount Moriah , where the three great offerings were consummated , three temples were successivel y constructed each being furnished by the union of as many principles or powers . The first by Solomon and the two Hiram ' s , who represented the three Sephiroth—Wisdom , Strength , and Beauty . The second was erected under the superintendof ZerubabelJeshua
ence , , and Haggai , who filled the three great offices of Jewish polity—King , Priest , and Prophet . The third b y Herod , Hillel , and Shammai ; who officiated as the three principal officers of the Lodge . Ihe length of Solomon ' s Temple was three times its breadth ; and the heiht and breadth ofthe second le
g temp were each three-score cubits . It contained three courts ; and the body of the temple consisted of three parts—the portico , the sanctuary , and the holy of holies . There were three curtains , each of three colours ; three orders of priests and three keepers of the door . The golden candlestick bad three branches on each side ; . and there were three stones each of the hi
m row gh priest ' s breast-plate . The oxen which supported the molten sea , were arranged m threes , each triad looking towards one of the cardinal points , and the vessel was made of sufficient capacity to contain three thousand baths . To this hol y place the Jews were commanded to assemble three times a year , at the three grand festivals .
In the system of Freemasonry , the same process ha ? been observed ; and with the same symbolical reference It displays clearly the analogy between a Mason ' s Lodo-e and the temple of Jehovah , in the city of God . & If we take a deliberate view ofthe Lod ge , and consider with a careful and scientific eye , its fundamental construction , we shall find that almost all its principal details are ternary . There are three degrees , * three qualifications