. The book of the chapter : or, Monitorial instructions, in the degrees of mark, past and most excellent master, and the holy Royal arch. t issingular that in the whole ritual of the York rite this is theonly instance in which any allusion is made to it. In theother masonic systems it is, however, repeatedly referredto. Dr. Oliver says that, amongst masons it serves tore-mind us of our fall in Adam and our restoration in events are symbolically represented in masonry bythe loss and recovery of the word. Hence the reference inthis place to the symbol of the serpent must in this vie
. The book of the chapter : or, Monitorial instructions, in the degrees of mark, past and most excellent master, and the holy Royal arch. t issingular that in the whole ritual of the York rite this is theonly instance in which any allusion is made to it. In theother masonic systems it is, however, repeatedly referredto. Dr. Oliver says that, amongst masons it serves tore-mind us of our fall in Adam and our restoration in events are symbolically represented in masonry bythe loss and recovery of the word. Hence the reference inthis place to the symbol of the serpent must in this viewbe considered as peculiarly appropriate. c ROYAL ARCH. 125 In the course of these ceremonies reference is made at dif-ferent times, to three important constructions in Scripturalhistory, namely, the three arks and the three tabernacles. Here our attention is invited by memorial words to the firstark, the ark of safety, which was constructed by Sliem^ Hamand Jajpliet^ under tb e superintendence of Noah, and in which,as a tabernacle of refuge, the chosen family took temporaryshelter until the subsidence of the waters of the deluge.*. ExoDTTS vi. 4-8. And the Lord said furthermore unto him, Put nowthine hand into thy bosom; and he put his hand intohis bosom; and when he took it out, behold, his handwas leprous as snow. And he said, Put thine handinto thy bosom again ; and he put his hand into hisbosom again ; and he plucked it out of his bosom,and, behold, it was turned again as his other it shall come to pass, if they will not believe * That the ark of Noah M-as also a tabernacle of Jehovah is the opinion ofmany learned biblical commentators. Dr. Jarvis, speaking of the zohar,which in our common version of Genesis vi. 16, has been translatedwin-dow, says, I take it to have been the Divine Shechinah or glory of Jeho-vah, dwelling between the cherubim, which were now brought from theirplace at the east of Eden, as the ark afterwards was from the Holy of Holiesof the Tabe
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