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On Freemasonry. The History And Antiquities Of Freemasonry.
house shall be greater than the former , saith the Lord of Hosts * . " And this promise was fulfilled when the Messiah , or God incarnated , honoured the temple with his illustrious presence , and cleansed it of its pollutions b y the expulsion of a nefarious traffic carried on within its sanctified
enclosure . The building now proceeded rapidl y towards completion ; but the Samaritans still endeavouring to impede the efforts of the Jews , by withholding the annual tribute , several complaints to this effect were transmitted to Darius , which , in the end , produced the following decree :
" King Darius to Tangar and Sambaba , masters of our horse at Samaria ; Sadrack Bobelon , and the other inhabitants of that country , greeting . " Yon stand accused b y Zerubabel , Ananias , and Mardocticeus , on the part of the Jews , of intercepting the reconstruction of the temple , and of contempt of my express
commands , by withholding your contributions for sacrifices . I therefore strictl y enjoin you to suppl y them from my treasure in Samaria , with what they shall require for a due observation of the reli g ious ceremonies , that they may offer daily prayers and sacrifices for the favour of God towards
myself and my subjects -j-. " This decree silenced the Samaritans , and the temple proceeded without further interruption . It was finished in the seventh year of Darius , which was twenty years after the Edict of Cyrus had been granted to Zerubabel and Joshua ; and this protracted period arose from the repeated
delays occasioned b y their enemies , for the actual time occupied in constructing the edifice was only seven years . The Cope Stone was celebrated with great exultation f ; and it was a stone of typical importance . On this stone were engraven SEVEN EYES , at the express command of God § , which were intended to represent " the eyes of the
Lord , which run to and fro through the whole earth ; " || and had an undoubted symbolical reference to the LAMB afterwards slain for the sins of the world , which St . John saw in heaven , having seven eyes , which are the Seven Spirits of God , sent forth into all the earth % The Dedication was solemnized by the assembled congregation with great solemnity ; the ancient rites of Divine
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On Freemasonry. The History And Antiquities Of Freemasonry.
house shall be greater than the former , saith the Lord of Hosts * . " And this promise was fulfilled when the Messiah , or God incarnated , honoured the temple with his illustrious presence , and cleansed it of its pollutions b y the expulsion of a nefarious traffic carried on within its sanctified
enclosure . The building now proceeded rapidl y towards completion ; but the Samaritans still endeavouring to impede the efforts of the Jews , by withholding the annual tribute , several complaints to this effect were transmitted to Darius , which , in the end , produced the following decree :
" King Darius to Tangar and Sambaba , masters of our horse at Samaria ; Sadrack Bobelon , and the other inhabitants of that country , greeting . " Yon stand accused b y Zerubabel , Ananias , and Mardocticeus , on the part of the Jews , of intercepting the reconstruction of the temple , and of contempt of my express
commands , by withholding your contributions for sacrifices . I therefore strictl y enjoin you to suppl y them from my treasure in Samaria , with what they shall require for a due observation of the reli g ious ceremonies , that they may offer daily prayers and sacrifices for the favour of God towards
myself and my subjects -j-. " This decree silenced the Samaritans , and the temple proceeded without further interruption . It was finished in the seventh year of Darius , which was twenty years after the Edict of Cyrus had been granted to Zerubabel and Joshua ; and this protracted period arose from the repeated
delays occasioned b y their enemies , for the actual time occupied in constructing the edifice was only seven years . The Cope Stone was celebrated with great exultation f ; and it was a stone of typical importance . On this stone were engraven SEVEN EYES , at the express command of God § , which were intended to represent " the eyes of the
Lord , which run to and fro through the whole earth ; " || and had an undoubted symbolical reference to the LAMB afterwards slain for the sins of the world , which St . John saw in heaven , having seven eyes , which are the Seven Spirits of God , sent forth into all the earth % The Dedication was solemnized by the assembled congregation with great solemnity ; the ancient rites of Divine