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Article ON THE STUDY OF MASONIC ANTIQUITIES. ← Page 12 of 15 →
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On The Study Of Masonic Antiquities.
shrine , an ark or boat . These svere carried svith great pomp by the priests in their religious processions , it being the privilege of a peculiar hody , the pterophori and pastophori , to bear the sacred emblems ; and it is to be remarked that the shrines svere borne by means of staves passing through metallic rings , in precisely the same manner as the ark of the covenant svas aftersvards borne before the host of Israel . Some of the sacred boats contained various mythological emblems , and
particularly those indicative of eternal life and stability , svith figures of the various gods , or rather divine attributes , and these when the veil svas drawn aside svere partially revealed to viesv . Others displayed the sacred beetle , overshadowed by the wings of two figures ofthe goddess THME or TRUTH , which were placed in a position forcibly calling to mind the cherubim of the Hebrews . ' ' The following drass'ings , constructed from Egyptian shrines , may be taken as authentic illustrations of the derivation of the form of the ark of the covenant .
The points of resemblance , not only in the form of the ark , but also in the winged figures above , and in the mode by svhich it svas carried , are here so apparent as to need no further observation ; but it is neces-
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On The Study Of Masonic Antiquities.
shrine , an ark or boat . These svere carried svith great pomp by the priests in their religious processions , it being the privilege of a peculiar hody , the pterophori and pastophori , to bear the sacred emblems ; and it is to be remarked that the shrines svere borne by means of staves passing through metallic rings , in precisely the same manner as the ark of the covenant svas aftersvards borne before the host of Israel . Some of the sacred boats contained various mythological emblems , and
particularly those indicative of eternal life and stability , svith figures of the various gods , or rather divine attributes , and these when the veil svas drawn aside svere partially revealed to viesv . Others displayed the sacred beetle , overshadowed by the wings of two figures ofthe goddess THME or TRUTH , which were placed in a position forcibly calling to mind the cherubim of the Hebrews . ' ' The following drass'ings , constructed from Egyptian shrines , may be taken as authentic illustrations of the derivation of the form of the ark of the covenant .
The points of resemblance , not only in the form of the ark , but also in the winged figures above , and in the mode by svhich it svas carried , are here so apparent as to need no further observation ; but it is neces-