A Pocket Companion for Free-masons (1735) [ Practices ]
… and from his Inferiors he is rather to receive Honor with some Reluctance, than to extort it. He is to be a Man of Benevolence and Charity, not sitting down contented while his Fellow Creatures, but much more his Brethren, are in Want, … Heads of Duty which MASONS ought always to inculcate, viz., to God, our Neighbors and ourselves." … Freemasonry … Benevolence … William Smith, A Pocket Companion for Free-masons. Deus nobis Sol & Scutum. Dedicated to the Society. …
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