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192 BOOK OF THE A. AND A. RITE.
change is taking place : our hopes are revived, oui
chains are broken, our losses are about to be re-
paired, and our works recommenced. The stones
for rebuilding will be taken from the quarries of
Tyre, and the wood from the forests of Lebanon, be-
cause the second Temple should in all parts be like
unto the first, to signify that Masonry is a unity and
cannot suffer any material change. You will now
visit the
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outer works and reflect ; for of the principal
architects of the first Temple, God was the first,
Solomon was the second, and Hiram was the third.
Knights, the glorious work of rebuilding the Tem-
ple is now our object. For you, Zerabbabel and
your companions, has been reserved so great a work.
The obligation which you have just taken secures its
execution. We stand in need of chiefs to guide us,
and who, at the same time, will be our defenders.
In the swords with which you are armed, and
which you know so well how to preserve, we have
the warrant of a successful protection.
Knights, if you consent that Zerubbabel and his
associates shall rule the labors of Masonry, building
temples and tabernacles in our hearts, and protect-
ing the workmen from their enemies, give the t of
assent.
Approach and receive the attributes of your ne\*
state, and a knowledge of the mysteries of our re-
union.