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Reviews Of New Books.
pleased to find some sensible observations regarding the growing and praiseivorthy feeling AA-hich is on the increase with regard not only to the selection of brethren to fill office in the Lodge , but also as to the admission of suitable and satisfactory members into the Order . The subject of Masonic halls and Lodge buildings , the necessity for them , and the impropriety and midesirahleness of brethren meeting at taverns are touched upon with considerablabilityand Ave have some facts about cowans which certainl
e ; y ought to be knoAvn , if not published . We will in conclusion beg Bro . Dr . Hopkins to accept our thanks for a pleasant hour spent in his society , and Ave can assure our London brethren that they -will have to strive hard and study earnestly , before they , can eclipse these excellent specimens of provincial lecturing .
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FROM POETRY OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY .
A PBAYF . E . BY BTBN . TONSOX . Good and great God , can I not think of thee , But it must straight , my melancholy be ! Is it interpreted in me disease ,
That laden with my sins I . seek for ease ? 0 , be thou witness , that the reins dost know And hearts of all , if I be sad for show , And judge me after : if I dare pretend To aiight but grace , or aim at other end . As thou art allso be thou all to me ,
, First , midst and last converted , one , and three ; My faith my hope , my love , and in this state My judge , my witness , and my advocate . AVhere have I been this while exiled from thee ?
And whither stray , now thou but stoop ' st to me . Divell , dwell here still—oh , being everywhere , I-IOAV can I doubt to find thee anyAvhere ? I know my state , both full of shame and scorn , Conceived in sin , and unto labour born ; Standing with fear , and must with horror fall ,
And destined unto judgment after all . I feel my griefs too , and there scarce is ground Upon my flesh t' inflict another vround . Yet dare I not complain , nor Avish for death With holy Paul , lest it be thought the breath Of discontent , or that these prayers be For ivcarincss of life , not love of thee ,
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Reviews Of New Books.
pleased to find some sensible observations regarding the growing and praiseivorthy feeling AA-hich is on the increase with regard not only to the selection of brethren to fill office in the Lodge , but also as to the admission of suitable and satisfactory members into the Order . The subject of Masonic halls and Lodge buildings , the necessity for them , and the impropriety and midesirahleness of brethren meeting at taverns are touched upon with considerablabilityand Ave have some facts about cowans which certainl
e ; y ought to be knoAvn , if not published . We will in conclusion beg Bro . Dr . Hopkins to accept our thanks for a pleasant hour spent in his society , and Ave can assure our London brethren that they -will have to strive hard and study earnestly , before they , can eclipse these excellent specimens of provincial lecturing .
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FROM POETRY OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY .
A PBAYF . E . BY BTBN . TONSOX . Good and great God , can I not think of thee , But it must straight , my melancholy be ! Is it interpreted in me disease ,
That laden with my sins I . seek for ease ? 0 , be thou witness , that the reins dost know And hearts of all , if I be sad for show , And judge me after : if I dare pretend To aiight but grace , or aim at other end . As thou art allso be thou all to me ,
, First , midst and last converted , one , and three ; My faith my hope , my love , and in this state My judge , my witness , and my advocate . AVhere have I been this while exiled from thee ?
And whither stray , now thou but stoop ' st to me . Divell , dwell here still—oh , being everywhere , I-IOAV can I doubt to find thee anyAvhere ? I know my state , both full of shame and scorn , Conceived in sin , and unto labour born ; Standing with fear , and must with horror fall ,
And destined unto judgment after all . I feel my griefs too , and there scarce is ground Upon my flesh t' inflict another vround . Yet dare I not complain , nor Avish for death With holy Paul , lest it be thought the breath Of discontent , or that these prayers be For ivcarincss of life , not love of thee ,