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    Article A SERMON PREACHED AT GREENWICH, ON THE FESTIVAL OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, JUNE 24, 1774, ← Page 3 of 8 →
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A Sermon Preached At Greenwich, On The Festival Of St. John The Baptist, June 24, 1774,

of evety thing that is noble and generous , in the wisest and greatest minds . Without the happy influence of this all-powerful principle , every pretence to peace and concord is no more than disguised malice , the covert of artful design , and the cloak of false friendship ; We must love before we can unite . For two cannot walk together unless they be agreed . 'A cordial affection is the life and soul of all

societies , and most be much more so to those who pretend to associate together upon the noblest maxims ' of charity and friendship . We are brethren by our common nature , by our common habitation , by our common wants and trials in this vale of tears . We are brethren by possessing the same feelings , and enjoying the same powers © factionby being members of the same society , subjected to the

, same duties , honoured with the same privileges , and -having one faith , one hope , one baptism , and one universal Lord . And how beautiful , as well as indispensible , must it be then for brethren thus connected by one common tie , to live together in unity and friendship . Such a lively and generous affection for each other , as both Christianity ancl true Masonry are fitted to teach and inspire , would

raise our nature to the highest dignity and perfection , would check every pernicious contest in its very birth , and' prove the most resplendent ensign of our order . It would in fine make us walk worthy of the vocation wherewith toe are called , with all lowliness and meekness , with mutuakforbearance and tender love , endeavouring to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace .

But this cordial affection will also be accompanied with the same harmony and joint agreement in our words and language . Every society , founded upon wise and good principles , will adopt a stile and mode of expression peculiar to itself ; neither debased by vulgar and improper phrases , much less polluted with the impurities of corruption and wickedness , nor any ways calculated to mislead the unskilled mindor to excite the warmth of angry contention ; but

, eveiy way fitted to please , to reform , to guide and unite those who use it . There is an essential difference between the language of vice and virtue , of civility and rudeness , of enmity and friendshi p , of discord and peace . A rash , or petulant , a too warm , or a too * cold expression , are apt , with some tempers , and on some occasions , to beget the most violent clamour and dispute . We are all of us as

liable to be provoked by words , as we are . to imagine ourselves injured by unkind or iniquitous actions . To check this evil , and promote the better habits of condescension and meekness , let our words be sober and few ; let them be regulated by prudence ; dictated by kindness , and the genuine produce of that unanimity of sentiment , and unity of affection , which the text recommends . Then shall we

not only think and feel , but with propriety speak and teach the same things . With the heart , says our Apostle , man believetb , and by his inward conviction is led unto ri ghteousness , in thought and in deed ; but , as he adds , with the mouth is also a correspondent confession lo be made unto salvation even such a confession as declares our firm and zealous attachment to the cause of truth and virtue , M 3

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Untitled Article 1
THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE, OR GENERAL AND COMPLETE LIBRARY. Article 2
ANECDOTE, Article 4
ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF THE STADTHOLDERSHIP OF HOLLAND. Article 4
INSTANCES OF RETRIBUTIVE JUSTICE. Article 5
THE NEWSPAPER. Article 7
A SERMON PREACHED AT GREENWICH, ON THE FESTIVAL OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, JUNE 24, 1774, Article 8
HYDROPHOBIA CURED BY VINEGAR. Article 15
THE FREEMASON. No. II. Article 16
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE RELIGIOUS AND MILITARY ORDER OF THE KNIGHTS TEMPLARS' OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM. Article 18
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE. Article 22
DEVONSHIRE ANECDOTE. Article 23
ANECDOTE OF GOVERNOR BOYD. Article 23
ACCOUNT AND DESCRIPTION OF THE CHAPEL OF ROSLIN, &c. * Article 24
ACCOUNT OF SHAKSPEARE's CRAB-TREE. Article 29
NEW EXPERIMENT IN AGRICULTURE. Article 30
AN ENQUIRY INTO THE ORIGIN AND MEANING OF SEVERAL CANT TERMS AND PHRASES IN USE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE. Article 31
THE EFFECT OF SUDDEN PREFERMENT IN LOOSENING ANCIENT CONNEXIONS. Article 33
NATIONAL CHARACTER. Article 38
MR. TASKER'S LETTERS Article 39
CONSECRATION OF THE LODGE OF UNANIMITY, No. 136, AT COLTISHALL, IN NORFOLK. Article 40
LIFE OF THE RIGHT REVEREND JOHN EGERTON, LATE LORD BISHOP OF DURHAM. Article 41
SINGULAR WORDS. Article 44
THE IRON MASK. Article 45
DOMESTIC MANNERS OF THE DUTCH. Article 47
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. Article 48
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 54
POETRY. Article 55
A ROYAL ARCH SONG. Article 56
ODE FOR THE NEW YEAR, Article 57
THE HORSE TO HIS RIDER; AN ELEGY, Article 58
EPIGRAM Article 60
ICE CREAM. Article 60
STRICTURES ON PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS. Article 60
MONTHLY CHRONICLE. Article 65
Untitled Article 72
LONDON : Article 72
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 73
PRICES OF BINDING PER VOLUME. Article 73
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A Sermon Preached At Greenwich, On The Festival Of St. John The Baptist, June 24, 1774,

of evety thing that is noble and generous , in the wisest and greatest minds . Without the happy influence of this all-powerful principle , every pretence to peace and concord is no more than disguised malice , the covert of artful design , and the cloak of false friendship ; We must love before we can unite . For two cannot walk together unless they be agreed . 'A cordial affection is the life and soul of all

societies , and most be much more so to those who pretend to associate together upon the noblest maxims ' of charity and friendship . We are brethren by our common nature , by our common habitation , by our common wants and trials in this vale of tears . We are brethren by possessing the same feelings , and enjoying the same powers © factionby being members of the same society , subjected to the

, same duties , honoured with the same privileges , and -having one faith , one hope , one baptism , and one universal Lord . And how beautiful , as well as indispensible , must it be then for brethren thus connected by one common tie , to live together in unity and friendship . Such a lively and generous affection for each other , as both Christianity ancl true Masonry are fitted to teach and inspire , would

raise our nature to the highest dignity and perfection , would check every pernicious contest in its very birth , and' prove the most resplendent ensign of our order . It would in fine make us walk worthy of the vocation wherewith toe are called , with all lowliness and meekness , with mutuakforbearance and tender love , endeavouring to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace .

But this cordial affection will also be accompanied with the same harmony and joint agreement in our words and language . Every society , founded upon wise and good principles , will adopt a stile and mode of expression peculiar to itself ; neither debased by vulgar and improper phrases , much less polluted with the impurities of corruption and wickedness , nor any ways calculated to mislead the unskilled mindor to excite the warmth of angry contention ; but

, eveiy way fitted to please , to reform , to guide and unite those who use it . There is an essential difference between the language of vice and virtue , of civility and rudeness , of enmity and friendshi p , of discord and peace . A rash , or petulant , a too warm , or a too * cold expression , are apt , with some tempers , and on some occasions , to beget the most violent clamour and dispute . We are all of us as

liable to be provoked by words , as we are . to imagine ourselves injured by unkind or iniquitous actions . To check this evil , and promote the better habits of condescension and meekness , let our words be sober and few ; let them be regulated by prudence ; dictated by kindness , and the genuine produce of that unanimity of sentiment , and unity of affection , which the text recommends . Then shall we

not only think and feel , but with propriety speak and teach the same things . With the heart , says our Apostle , man believetb , and by his inward conviction is led unto ri ghteousness , in thought and in deed ; but , as he adds , with the mouth is also a correspondent confession lo be made unto salvation even such a confession as declares our firm and zealous attachment to the cause of truth and virtue , M 3

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