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Show [ >4 1 H a n as a focial Creature,which undoubtedly he is,we /hall find that nothing can be more agreeable to our Natures, or more condufivc to our Happinefs, than a ftrict Confer* miry to this Command. Many have been the Inftances among the Heathens,but ifcore efpecially amongftthe antient Greeks and Romans^ of Conformity to this Principle, not only in particular Friendihips, but in general Love of their Countrymen3 and how often have they been propofed upon this Head as Patterns worthy of Imitation to [us Chriftians, who have far greater Incitements to live up to it, than what they coufd^avefrom the Light of Nature only, as having it fanctrfied to us into a Divine C o m m a n d by the Lips of the Author of Nature himfclf ? H o w pleafant a Thing it is to fee Brethren live together in Unity , it is as the Dew of Herman defcending upon ffafban, or as the fweet Unction of Aaron defcendmg from his Beard to the Skirts of his Garment. It is the Perfection of Earth, and Emblem of Heaven, where it is the Joy of Angels, and Crown of the Saints. For this ;ery End have w e M A S O N S fet ourfelves a-part, and adopted one another in holy Brotherhood; wherefore let m e befeech you, Brethren, that none of you may be found facrilegioufly acting contrary to the mean Ends of your Inftitution, or undermining that Fa-brick which you have been fo long erecting, leaft the •Curies attending broken Vows fhould light upon you, and the Fathers of old rife up in Judgment agamft you. I think it proper at this Time to mention to you fome of thofe many Advantages that muft accrue to us from our fteady Adherence to this Grand Principle of M A- £ONRY} Firfl, It naturally leads us to Charity 5 for, how can we fufrer thofe w h o m we love tc labour under Diftreffes, either «f Body or Mind, without lending our aftitting Hani 1 |