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On Freemasonry.
and without end . * It is asserted in the Talmud that God has three keys , viz ., of the rain , the womb , and the grave . They believe in three states of the soul , three worlds , and three temples of God . The mystical sense of Scripture was considered to be of three kinds , corresponding with the three theological virtues—FAITHwhich was termed
, allegorical ; HOPE , tropological ; and CHARITY , anagogical . For instance , of the word Jerusalem , which was the chief city in Judea : allegorically , it meant the church-militant ; tropologically , a true believer ' s rejoicing in hope ; and anagogically , the church triumphant in heaven . Again , the word LIGHT in the first chapter of Genesis , evidently
means material light ; but allegorically it referred to the Messiah , who is hence called by Zechariah and St . Luke apuTo \ r ) , OMENS ; in a tropological sense it signifies the divine grace ; and anagogically , the glorious and eternal Light of heaven . Even the roots of Hebrew words are , with few exceptions , of three letters , forming the third person singular masculine , in allusion to the Deity , whose
eternal existence is all we know of him ; i . e ., He is , He was , He will be ; comprised in the three letters iTn . In every spurious system of religion , the same veneration for this remarkable number will be found to prevail . It was not onl y considered to possess many mystical properties , but was esteemed divine . The Hermetical
secrets were modelled on the number three , or the equilateral triangle , as an emblem of their reputed founder , who concealed the mysteries of reli gion under hieroglyphics and allegories , and exposed nothing to the eyes of the vulgar , but the beauties of his morality . These mysteries were communicated onlto those who had been
y solemnly initiated into his spurious Freemasonry . The potent instrument by which the hierophants executed their cabalistical performances , was a magical rod set with precious stones , and having three heads of silver . If any initiated person revealed the secrets of the order , he was sure to die within three days . Such was the belief ; and
therefore it is probable they never were divulged till after the sacerdotal influence had ceased . It sufficiently proves , however , the great care with which their secrets were
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
On Freemasonry.
and without end . * It is asserted in the Talmud that God has three keys , viz ., of the rain , the womb , and the grave . They believe in three states of the soul , three worlds , and three temples of God . The mystical sense of Scripture was considered to be of three kinds , corresponding with the three theological virtues—FAITHwhich was termed
, allegorical ; HOPE , tropological ; and CHARITY , anagogical . For instance , of the word Jerusalem , which was the chief city in Judea : allegorically , it meant the church-militant ; tropologically , a true believer ' s rejoicing in hope ; and anagogically , the church triumphant in heaven . Again , the word LIGHT in the first chapter of Genesis , evidently
means material light ; but allegorically it referred to the Messiah , who is hence called by Zechariah and St . Luke apuTo \ r ) , OMENS ; in a tropological sense it signifies the divine grace ; and anagogically , the glorious and eternal Light of heaven . Even the roots of Hebrew words are , with few exceptions , of three letters , forming the third person singular masculine , in allusion to the Deity , whose
eternal existence is all we know of him ; i . e ., He is , He was , He will be ; comprised in the three letters iTn . In every spurious system of religion , the same veneration for this remarkable number will be found to prevail . It was not onl y considered to possess many mystical properties , but was esteemed divine . The Hermetical
secrets were modelled on the number three , or the equilateral triangle , as an emblem of their reputed founder , who concealed the mysteries of reli gion under hieroglyphics and allegories , and exposed nothing to the eyes of the vulgar , but the beauties of his morality . These mysteries were communicated onlto those who had been
y solemnly initiated into his spurious Freemasonry . The potent instrument by which the hierophants executed their cabalistical performances , was a magical rod set with precious stones , and having three heads of silver . If any initiated person revealed the secrets of the order , he was sure to die within three days . Such was the belief ; and
therefore it is probable they never were divulged till after the sacerdotal influence had ceased . It sufficiently proves , however , the great care with which their secrets were