“The” Antiquities Of Free-Masonry, Comprising Illustrations Of The Five Grand Periods Of Masonry, From The Creation Of The World To The Dedication Of King Salomon's Temple, Volume 11Whittaker, 1823 |
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Page v
... nature : and it is only from an ex- position of the pure principles of the science , as it ac- tually existed in the primitive ages of the world , that a correct idea of its beneficial tendency can be conveyed to the mind of those who ...
... nature : and it is only from an ex- position of the pure principles of the science , as it ac- tually existed in the primitive ages of the world , that a correct idea of its beneficial tendency can be conveyed to the mind of those who ...
Page vi
... nature and origin be minutely considered , it will produce a perfect conviction , that when its fundamental principles are strictly adhered to , it cannot possibly be otherwise . It is not simply practical or operative , but speculative ...
... nature and origin be minutely considered , it will produce a perfect conviction , that when its fundamental principles are strictly adhered to , it cannot possibly be otherwise . It is not simply practical or operative , but speculative ...
Page vii
... nature , ) that the doubts of conscientious brethren , respecting the propriety of committing Masonic investigations to writing , have tend- ed to impede the study of Masonry ; and have prevent- ed the science from carrying that ...
... nature , ) that the doubts of conscientious brethren , respecting the propriety of committing Masonic investigations to writing , have tend- ed to impede the study of Masonry ; and have prevent- ed the science from carrying that ...
Page ix
... nature demands ; my only desire is to place Masonry on tenable ground as a science , and to lend my feeble aid , in the hope of wiping off the op- probrium too frequently attached to its practice by those who , not devoid of candour in ...
... nature demands ; my only desire is to place Masonry on tenable ground as a science , and to lend my feeble aid , in the hope of wiping off the op- probrium too frequently attached to its practice by those who , not devoid of candour in ...
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... nature , in- troduced idolatry , with all its attendant train of defile- ments , amongst mankind , and offered sacrifices to the spirits of darkness on altars stained with human gore . In successive ages of the world , Masonry ...
... nature , in- troduced idolatry , with all its attendant train of defile- ments , amongst mankind , and offered sacrifices to the spirits of darkness on altars stained with human gore . In successive ages of the world , Masonry ...
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