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On The Knowledge Of Freemasonry By The Druids.
sacrifices to their gods was common till the reign of Amasis , 525 K . C . The Phtcnicians themselves offered similar sacrifices to their gods Baal and Molech , ( which are , indeed , supposed to be one and tbe same idol ) , to whose attractive influence even our G . M . Solomon , and also Manassah , were for a time led from the pure doctrines of Masonry , and induced to pay their impious devotions , notwithstanding the denunciations , given through Mosesagainst all who should defile the sanctuary of the
, Almighty , by dedicating their children as a sacrifice to these gods . The language of Jeremiah , " they built high places of Baal to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire to Molech" bears strongly upon a similar practice of the Druids , who , on certain occasions , used to kindle fires in every village through which the men and beasts intended to be sacrificed were obliged to pass . * It has been questioned whether the " passing through the fire" can
, he interpreted to mean that the children were actually burnt , or whether it was a mere consecration to Molech ; but it would seem probable both were in use , for both are spoken of in Leviticus , - ] - and the description ofthe idol-j : would seem to bear out the same conclusion ; and T . Scott , in a note on the 18 chap . Leviticus , further states , that at times " children were consecrated to him by passing through the fire ; but at others , one in a family was sacrificed in a most cruel manner , in order to secure the
idol s favour and protection to the rest . " The Druids appear to have used their " sacred fire " for the double purpose of purification and sacrifice , particularly at their great festival in May , when " they celebrated the praise of the holy ones , ( implying a plurality of divinities ) , in the presence of the purifying fire , which was made to ascend on high . On the Tuesday they wore their dark garments : on Wednesday they purified their fair attire , ( supposed to be
done by passing it through or between two fires ); on Thursday they truly performed their due rites ; on Friday the victims ( those intended for sacrifice ) were conducted round the circle ; on the Saturday their united exertion was displayed without the circular dance ; on the Sunday the men with red blades ( the sacrificing priests ) were conducted round the circle ; and on the Monday the sacrifice was completed : " || which can only be understood to mean , that the victims which had
before been led round the fire , were cruelly tlestroyed by that element . And the circumstance of their making huge images in which to immolate their victims , has very much the appearance of a rude imitation of the Phoenician idol Molech , though it does not appear they regarded these images with any particular attributes . The opinions are various concerning the relation which Molech had to the other Pagan divinities : some have supposed him to be Saturn , whose description certainly much assimilates to that of Molech ' s , § and to whom it is well known human sacrifices were offered by the professors
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On The Knowledge Of Freemasonry By The Druids.
sacrifices to their gods was common till the reign of Amasis , 525 K . C . The Phtcnicians themselves offered similar sacrifices to their gods Baal and Molech , ( which are , indeed , supposed to be one and tbe same idol ) , to whose attractive influence even our G . M . Solomon , and also Manassah , were for a time led from the pure doctrines of Masonry , and induced to pay their impious devotions , notwithstanding the denunciations , given through Mosesagainst all who should defile the sanctuary of the
, Almighty , by dedicating their children as a sacrifice to these gods . The language of Jeremiah , " they built high places of Baal to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire to Molech" bears strongly upon a similar practice of the Druids , who , on certain occasions , used to kindle fires in every village through which the men and beasts intended to be sacrificed were obliged to pass . * It has been questioned whether the " passing through the fire" can
, he interpreted to mean that the children were actually burnt , or whether it was a mere consecration to Molech ; but it would seem probable both were in use , for both are spoken of in Leviticus , - ] - and the description ofthe idol-j : would seem to bear out the same conclusion ; and T . Scott , in a note on the 18 chap . Leviticus , further states , that at times " children were consecrated to him by passing through the fire ; but at others , one in a family was sacrificed in a most cruel manner , in order to secure the
idol s favour and protection to the rest . " The Druids appear to have used their " sacred fire " for the double purpose of purification and sacrifice , particularly at their great festival in May , when " they celebrated the praise of the holy ones , ( implying a plurality of divinities ) , in the presence of the purifying fire , which was made to ascend on high . On the Tuesday they wore their dark garments : on Wednesday they purified their fair attire , ( supposed to be
done by passing it through or between two fires ); on Thursday they truly performed their due rites ; on Friday the victims ( those intended for sacrifice ) were conducted round the circle ; on the Saturday their united exertion was displayed without the circular dance ; on the Sunday the men with red blades ( the sacrificing priests ) were conducted round the circle ; and on the Monday the sacrifice was completed : " || which can only be understood to mean , that the victims which had
before been led round the fire , were cruelly tlestroyed by that element . And the circumstance of their making huge images in which to immolate their victims , has very much the appearance of a rude imitation of the Phoenician idol Molech , though it does not appear they regarded these images with any particular attributes . The opinions are various concerning the relation which Molech had to the other Pagan divinities : some have supposed him to be Saturn , whose description certainly much assimilates to that of Molech ' s , § and to whom it is well known human sacrifices were offered by the professors