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On Freemasonry.
centre of these last enumeration of patriarchs . Therefore , our sages say , the face of Moses shone like the sun . " Mount Sinai , or Horeb , which was selected by the Almighty as the site of a divine manifestation , had three tops of a marvellous hei ght , says Sandeys , on one of which God appeared to Moses in the burning bush ; on another
he delivered the Law ; and the lowest is now called Mount Catherine , from a monastery at its foot , dedicated to that saint . Under the Mosaic dispensation , a man had three duties to perform towards his wife . The principal annual festivals of the Jews were three—the Passover , to preserve the memory of their redemption from the bondage of
Egypt ; the Pentecost , in commemoration of the delivery of the Law from Sinai ; and the feast of Tabernacles , in remembrance of their miraculous preservation in the wilderness . The camp , or army of Israel , is said to have been three-fold . The tabernacle with its precinct was called " the camp of the Divine Majesty ; " the next" the camp
, of Levi , or little host of the Lord ; " and the largest , " the camp of Israel , or the great host . " * The tabernacle had three divisions , and three symbolical references—historical , mystical , and moral . The golden candlestick had twice three branches , each containing three bowls , knops , and flowers . In the sanctuary were three sacred utensils
, the candlestick , the table of shew-bread , and the altar of incense ; and three hallowed articles were deposited by the Ark of the Covenant in the Hol y of Ilolies , viz . the tables of the law , the rod of Aaron , and the pot of manna . There were three orders of priests and Levites , and the high priest was distinguished by a triple crown .
Moses appointed , by divine authority , three cities of refuge ; forbad the people to use the fruit of their newlyplanted trees till after they were three years old ; and made three witnesses necessary to establish a fact by which the life or property of any individual was brought into question . The form of benediction was tripartite ; and was
considered of sufficient importance to warrant its subsequent introduction into Christian baptism . In the remarkable history of Balaam , the ass spake after having been struck three times ; and the prophet conferred on Israel three separate blessings . Samson thrice deceived Dalilah .
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On Freemasonry.
centre of these last enumeration of patriarchs . Therefore , our sages say , the face of Moses shone like the sun . " Mount Sinai , or Horeb , which was selected by the Almighty as the site of a divine manifestation , had three tops of a marvellous hei ght , says Sandeys , on one of which God appeared to Moses in the burning bush ; on another
he delivered the Law ; and the lowest is now called Mount Catherine , from a monastery at its foot , dedicated to that saint . Under the Mosaic dispensation , a man had three duties to perform towards his wife . The principal annual festivals of the Jews were three—the Passover , to preserve the memory of their redemption from the bondage of
Egypt ; the Pentecost , in commemoration of the delivery of the Law from Sinai ; and the feast of Tabernacles , in remembrance of their miraculous preservation in the wilderness . The camp , or army of Israel , is said to have been three-fold . The tabernacle with its precinct was called " the camp of the Divine Majesty ; " the next" the camp
, of Levi , or little host of the Lord ; " and the largest , " the camp of Israel , or the great host . " * The tabernacle had three divisions , and three symbolical references—historical , mystical , and moral . The golden candlestick had twice three branches , each containing three bowls , knops , and flowers . In the sanctuary were three sacred utensils
, the candlestick , the table of shew-bread , and the altar of incense ; and three hallowed articles were deposited by the Ark of the Covenant in the Hol y of Ilolies , viz . the tables of the law , the rod of Aaron , and the pot of manna . There were three orders of priests and Levites , and the high priest was distinguished by a triple crown .
Moses appointed , by divine authority , three cities of refuge ; forbad the people to use the fruit of their newlyplanted trees till after they were three years old ; and made three witnesses necessary to establish a fact by which the life or property of any individual was brought into question . The form of benediction was tripartite ; and was
considered of sufficient importance to warrant its subsequent introduction into Christian baptism . In the remarkable history of Balaam , the ass spake after having been struck three times ; and the prophet conferred on Israel three separate blessings . Samson thrice deceived Dalilah .