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CONTENTS.
DISCOURSE I.
ON THE DESIGN AND GENIUS OF FREE
MASONRY.
Prov. xvii. 17. A friend loveth at all times; and
a brother is born for adverfity
DISCOURSE II.
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ON THE RELIGIOUS CHARACTER AND BENEVO,
LENT AIMS OF FREE, MASONRY.
Luke ii. 14. Glory to GOD in the highest, and on
earth peace and good will towards men
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DISCOURSE VIII.
ON PRESERVING THE CREDIT OF THE INSTI-
TUTION.
Rom. xiv. 16. Let not, then, your good be evil
Spoken of
DISCOURSE IX.
ANSWER TO SOME POPULAR OBJECTIONS TO
FREE MASONRY.
Exod. xvi. 15. And when the children of Ifrael
faw it, they faid one to another, it is manna,
for they wift, not what it was. And MOSES
faid unto them, this is the bread which the
LORD hath given you to eat.
DISCOURSE X.
EXAMINATION OF THE MODERN PREJUDICES
AGAINST FREE MASONRY.
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Rom x. 3. We be flanderously reported, and fome
affirm that we fay let us do evil that good mày
come
DISCOURSE XI.
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ON THE BEST WAY OF DEFENDING FREE MA-
SONRY.
1 Pet. ii. 15. 16. With well doing ye may put
to filence the ignorance of foolish men. As free,
and not using your liberty for a cloak of mali-
cioufnefs, but as the fervants of GOD
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DISCOURSE XII.
VALEDICTORY.
2 Cor. xiii. 11. Finally, Brethren, Farewell.
Be perfect. Be of good comfort. Live in peace;
and the GOD of love and peace fhall be with
you
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DISSERTATION ON THE TESSERA
HOSPITALIS OF THE ANTIENT
ROMANS
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I.
Of the Teffera Hofpitalis
SECTION I.
Method of contracting Friendship
SECTION II.
The ufe and facred nature of this contra&t
SECTION III.
Connection indiffoluble but by a public difa-
vowal
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SECTION IV.
Difgrace of violation
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SECTION V.
The privileges of this Friendship might be
claimed by the defcendants of the con-
tractors
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