Stray leaves from a Freemason's notebook . THE ROYAL ARCH. 19 Christians used it to represent thefive wounds of Christ, thus; and henceit was formerly referred, in the oldlectures of Masonry, to the birth, life,death, resurrection, and ascension ofthe Saviour of mankind. And the for-mula which was used, even so recent-ly as the early part of my masoniclife, is worth preserving :— What do we learn by his birth ? He being the day-star of mercy, hath risen to conduct our feet in the pathsof peace and holiness. What by his life ? All the moral and social virtues,he being the way, the truth, and th
Stray leaves from a Freemason's notebook . THE ROYAL ARCH. 19 Christians used it to represent thefive wounds of Christ, thus; and henceit was formerly referred, in the oldlectures of Masonry, to the birth, life,death, resurrection, and ascension ofthe Saviour of mankind. And the for-mula which was used, even so recent-ly as the early part of my masoniclife, is worth preserving :— What do we learn by his birth ? He being the day-star of mercy, hath risen to conduct our feet in the pathsof peace and holiness. What by his life ? All the moral and social virtues,he being the way, the truth, and the life. What by his death ? That our debt is paid, the lawsatisfied, and our redemption completed. What by liis resurrection ? A victory over death andthe grave, wherein resteth our justification. What by his ascension? That he is gone before toprepare a place for his faithful people, that where he is,there may they be also. The above symbol is very common in Asia, even at thepresent day. Mr. Drummond Hay, speaking of theornaments in th
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