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Freemasonry And Christianity.
"I am come a light into the world , that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness . "—John chap , xii ., 46 . " But ye brethren are not in darkness , & c . Ye are all the children of light . "—1 Thess . chap , v .,
4 and 5 . " He that saith he is in the light and hateth his brother , is in dai-kness even until now . He thafc loveth his brother abideth in the light . " —1 . John chap , ii ., 9 and 10 .
FOUNDATION-STONE . —JS . JE . Comer . " And from ihe foundation 3 ,-c , may you . "— " The stone Avhich the builders rejected , the same is become the head ofthe corner . "—Matt , chap , xxi ., 42 . " Now therefore ye are no more strangers and
foreigners but fellow citizens , & c , and are built apon the foundation of the apostles and prophets , Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone . " Epkes . chap , ii ., 19 and 20 . " Behold I lay in Sion a chief comer stone , elect , precious , and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded . "—1 . Peter chap , ii ., 6 .
c ' According to the grace of God Avhich is given anto me , as a Avise master builder , I have laid the foundation , and another buildeth thereon . But lei every man take heed IIOAV he buildeth thereupon . For other foundation can no man lay than
that is laid , A \ diich is Jesus Christ . "—1 Cor . chap , iii ., 10 and 11 . " As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord , so walk ye in him , rooted and built up in Mm . "—Col . chap , ii ., 7 .
CHARGE . — "Let me recommend , Sj-c . "— " Search the Scriptures ; for in them ye think ye have eternal life and they are they Avhich testify of me . " ¦ —John chap , v ., 39 .
" Duty to neighbour citizen of the Avorld . "See Romans chap . xii . v . 9 to 18 , and chap , xiii ., 1 to 8 . G . A . O . T . TJ . — " In the beginning was the word , & c . All things were made by him , and Avithout
Mm AA'as not anything made that Avas made . "John chap , i ., 1 to 3 . " For by him were all things created , that are 3 n heaven , and that are in earth , & c .: all things were created by him and for him . "—Col . chap , i ., 16 and 17 .
BEOTHEEIY LOATD . —A new commandment I give unto you , that ye love one another as I have loved you , that ye also love one another . By this shall all men know that ye aro my disciples , if ye love one another . "—John chap , xiii ., 34 and 35 .
"Let brotherly love continue . "—Heb . chap , xiii , 1 . See also 1 John chap . ii . and iv . RELIEF . — " To do good and to communicate forget not . "—Heb . chap , xiii ., 16 . " Whoso hath this world ' s good , and seeth his
brother have need , and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him , IIOAV clAvelleth the love of God in him ?"—1 John chap , iii ., 17 TRUTH— " Jesus saith unto him I am the way , the truth , and fche life . ' '—John chap , xiv ., 6 .
FAITH , HOPE , CHARITY . — "And now abideth Faith , Hope , and Charity , these three ; but the greatest of these is Charity . "—1 Cor . chap , xiii ., 13 . See also 1 Cor . chap , xiii ., 1 to 8 , and chap , xiv ., 1 .
FROM THE OLD LECTURE . Q . —Our lodgesbeingthns finished , | furnished and decorated , to Avhom are they dedicated . A . —To King Solomon . Q . —He being a Hebrew , and dying long before the Christian era , to whom do Ave as Christians dedicate chem ? A . —To Sfc .
John the Baptist . Q . —Why to him ? A . —He , being the forerunner of our Saviour , preached repentance , proclaimed thafc salvation which Avas at hand ) and drew the first line of the Gospel . Q . — Has St . John the Baptist any equal ? A . —He
had , St . John the Evangelist . Q . —Why is he equal to the Baptist ? A . —He , coming after Sfc . John the Baptist , finished by his learning what the other began by his zeal , and dreAv a line parallel to his . We acknowledge the testimonies
which he gives , and the Divine Logos Avkick he makes manifest . " —( End of 4 th Sect . 1 st Lecture . ) Q . — " HOAV is 23 rudence evicted in a Mason ' s lodge ? A . —By a blazing star , & c . We may apply this emblem to a still more religious import :
it may be said to represent the star which led the Avise men to Bethlehem , proclaiming to mankind the nativity of the Son of God , and here conducting our spiritual progress to the author of our redemption . " —( End of Sth Sect . 1 st Lecture . ) FROJI THE " POCKET COMPANION AND HISTORY OP
FREEMASONS , " 1764 . A prayer to be used of Christian Masons at the empointing of a brother , used in the reign of Edward IV . : — "The mighty God and Father of Heaven ,
with the wisdom of his glorious Son , through the goodness of the Holy Ghost , that hath been three persons in one Godhead , be Avith us at our beginning , g ive us grace to govern in our living here .
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Freemasonry And Christianity.
"I am come a light into the world , that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness . "—John chap , xii ., 46 . " But ye brethren are not in darkness , & c . Ye are all the children of light . "—1 Thess . chap , v .,
4 and 5 . " He that saith he is in the light and hateth his brother , is in dai-kness even until now . He thafc loveth his brother abideth in the light . " —1 . John chap , ii ., 9 and 10 .
FOUNDATION-STONE . —JS . JE . Comer . " And from ihe foundation 3 ,-c , may you . "— " The stone Avhich the builders rejected , the same is become the head ofthe corner . "—Matt , chap , xxi ., 42 . " Now therefore ye are no more strangers and
foreigners but fellow citizens , & c , and are built apon the foundation of the apostles and prophets , Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone . " Epkes . chap , ii ., 19 and 20 . " Behold I lay in Sion a chief comer stone , elect , precious , and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded . "—1 . Peter chap , ii ., 6 .
c ' According to the grace of God Avhich is given anto me , as a Avise master builder , I have laid the foundation , and another buildeth thereon . But lei every man take heed IIOAV he buildeth thereupon . For other foundation can no man lay than
that is laid , A \ diich is Jesus Christ . "—1 Cor . chap , iii ., 10 and 11 . " As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord , so walk ye in him , rooted and built up in Mm . "—Col . chap , ii ., 7 .
CHARGE . — "Let me recommend , Sj-c . "— " Search the Scriptures ; for in them ye think ye have eternal life and they are they Avhich testify of me . " ¦ —John chap , v ., 39 .
" Duty to neighbour citizen of the Avorld . "See Romans chap . xii . v . 9 to 18 , and chap , xiii ., 1 to 8 . G . A . O . T . TJ . — " In the beginning was the word , & c . All things were made by him , and Avithout
Mm AA'as not anything made that Avas made . "John chap , i ., 1 to 3 . " For by him were all things created , that are 3 n heaven , and that are in earth , & c .: all things were created by him and for him . "—Col . chap , i ., 16 and 17 .
BEOTHEEIY LOATD . —A new commandment I give unto you , that ye love one another as I have loved you , that ye also love one another . By this shall all men know that ye aro my disciples , if ye love one another . "—John chap , xiii ., 34 and 35 .
"Let brotherly love continue . "—Heb . chap , xiii , 1 . See also 1 John chap . ii . and iv . RELIEF . — " To do good and to communicate forget not . "—Heb . chap , xiii ., 16 . " Whoso hath this world ' s good , and seeth his
brother have need , and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him , IIOAV clAvelleth the love of God in him ?"—1 John chap , iii ., 17 TRUTH— " Jesus saith unto him I am the way , the truth , and fche life . ' '—John chap , xiv ., 6 .
FAITH , HOPE , CHARITY . — "And now abideth Faith , Hope , and Charity , these three ; but the greatest of these is Charity . "—1 Cor . chap , xiii ., 13 . See also 1 Cor . chap , xiii ., 1 to 8 , and chap , xiv ., 1 .
FROM THE OLD LECTURE . Q . —Our lodgesbeingthns finished , | furnished and decorated , to Avhom are they dedicated . A . —To King Solomon . Q . —He being a Hebrew , and dying long before the Christian era , to whom do Ave as Christians dedicate chem ? A . —To Sfc .
John the Baptist . Q . —Why to him ? A . —He , being the forerunner of our Saviour , preached repentance , proclaimed thafc salvation which Avas at hand ) and drew the first line of the Gospel . Q . — Has St . John the Baptist any equal ? A . —He
had , St . John the Evangelist . Q . —Why is he equal to the Baptist ? A . —He , coming after Sfc . John the Baptist , finished by his learning what the other began by his zeal , and dreAv a line parallel to his . We acknowledge the testimonies
which he gives , and the Divine Logos Avkick he makes manifest . " —( End of 4 th Sect . 1 st Lecture . ) Q . — " HOAV is 23 rudence evicted in a Mason ' s lodge ? A . —By a blazing star , & c . We may apply this emblem to a still more religious import :
it may be said to represent the star which led the Avise men to Bethlehem , proclaiming to mankind the nativity of the Son of God , and here conducting our spiritual progress to the author of our redemption . " —( End of Sth Sect . 1 st Lecture . ) FROJI THE " POCKET COMPANION AND HISTORY OP
FREEMASONS , " 1764 . A prayer to be used of Christian Masons at the empointing of a brother , used in the reign of Edward IV . : — "The mighty God and Father of Heaven ,
with the wisdom of his glorious Son , through the goodness of the Holy Ghost , that hath been three persons in one Godhead , be Avith us at our beginning , g ive us grace to govern in our living here .