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Article THE REVELATIONS OF A SQUARE. ← Page 8 of 14 →
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The Revelations Of A Square.
light , to show them truths concealed from others under shadows and hieroglyphics . In a word , it wanted a CROMWELL to insure success . A genius so vast as his could alone embrace a project of such importance , and contrive the means of supporting it , until its final and surprising execution
astonished the world by a most terrible metamorphosis . If we refer to the Masonic deliberations of those days , we may discover in them storms continually increasing , and powers sleeping on the very verge of a precipice The Order frequently changed its name in the first year of its formation . That which it now bears was the firstits partisans
after-; wards called themselves Levellers , then Independents , afterwards Fifth Monarchy Men . At last , they reassumed their original name of Freemasons , which they keep to this day . They had a standard upon which was a lion couchant , to designate the lion of the tribe of Judah , with this motto , — WHO SHALL DARE TO ROUSE HIM UP ? '
" What do you think of this , sir ? But more extraordinary things are yet to come , the author gives the following unique application of the symbolical Temple of Solomon : ' The Society adopted the Temple of Solomon for its symbol , because it was the most stable and the most magnificent structure that ever existed , whether we consider its foundation or
superstructure ; so that of all the societies men have invented , no one was ever more firmly united , or better planned , than the Masons . Its chief aim is to conciliate and tame the passions , to establish among men the spirit of peace and concord , which may render them impenetrable to the feelings of hatred and dissension , those bitter enemies which poison the best of
our days ;—to inculcate sentiments of honour and probity , which may render men more attentive to their respective duties ;—to teach a dutiful obedience to the orders of parents and princes ; — to support towards one another the tender relation of Brothers , by which name they address each other ; —andin a wordto form an admirable sectwhose onlaim
, , , y is liberty , love , and equality . If this interpretation should not be to the taste of the candidate , or if he feels any repugnance to adopt it , they well know how to reply in a manner still more artificial . The Temple of Solomon , then , signifies nothing more than a temple sacred to the Virtues , which are practised by the Society in the greatest perfection ; a dungeon
destined for the vices , where these monsters groan under the most rigorous confinement The edifices which Freemasons build are nothing more than virtues or vices to be
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Revelations Of A Square.
light , to show them truths concealed from others under shadows and hieroglyphics . In a word , it wanted a CROMWELL to insure success . A genius so vast as his could alone embrace a project of such importance , and contrive the means of supporting it , until its final and surprising execution
astonished the world by a most terrible metamorphosis . If we refer to the Masonic deliberations of those days , we may discover in them storms continually increasing , and powers sleeping on the very verge of a precipice The Order frequently changed its name in the first year of its formation . That which it now bears was the firstits partisans
after-; wards called themselves Levellers , then Independents , afterwards Fifth Monarchy Men . At last , they reassumed their original name of Freemasons , which they keep to this day . They had a standard upon which was a lion couchant , to designate the lion of the tribe of Judah , with this motto , — WHO SHALL DARE TO ROUSE HIM UP ? '
" What do you think of this , sir ? But more extraordinary things are yet to come , the author gives the following unique application of the symbolical Temple of Solomon : ' The Society adopted the Temple of Solomon for its symbol , because it was the most stable and the most magnificent structure that ever existed , whether we consider its foundation or
superstructure ; so that of all the societies men have invented , no one was ever more firmly united , or better planned , than the Masons . Its chief aim is to conciliate and tame the passions , to establish among men the spirit of peace and concord , which may render them impenetrable to the feelings of hatred and dissension , those bitter enemies which poison the best of
our days ;—to inculcate sentiments of honour and probity , which may render men more attentive to their respective duties ;—to teach a dutiful obedience to the orders of parents and princes ; — to support towards one another the tender relation of Brothers , by which name they address each other ; —andin a wordto form an admirable sectwhose onlaim
, , , y is liberty , love , and equality . If this interpretation should not be to the taste of the candidate , or if he feels any repugnance to adopt it , they well know how to reply in a manner still more artificial . The Temple of Solomon , then , signifies nothing more than a temple sacred to the Virtues , which are practised by the Society in the greatest perfection ; a dungeon
destined for the vices , where these monsters groan under the most rigorous confinement The edifices which Freemasons build are nothing more than virtues or vices to be