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History Of Masonry.
two famous pillars that were in the temple , and all the riches that could be found in the king's palace , and the city ; he did , pursuant to the command of his master , set both the temple and city on fire , overthrew all the walls and towers belonging thereto , " wholly razing it to the ground , till he had effected a thorough desolation 1 [ Year of the Flood 177 8 before Christ 570 . ] Nebuchadnezzar
, being now at rest ~ -ffom all his wars , and in full peace at home , applied himself with . great industry to the grand design of finishing his buildings at Babylon ; and employed therein all the able artists of Judea , and other captives , beside his own Chaldean masons ; who ,, by their joint labour , made it the fourth of the seven wonders of art . The most famous works therein were the walls of the city , the temple
of Beltis , in which were placed the brazen sea , the pillars , & c . brought from Jerusalem , the palace and hanging gardens , the river and the artificial lake and canals , made for draining that river . In the magnificence and expence of which works , he much exceeded whatsoever had been done by any king before him ; and , excepting the amazing wall of Chinanothing has been since attempted that can
, be placed in competition with them . This splendid grand master also caused to be erected , in the plains of Dura , a golden image of their god Baa ) , sixty cubits high , and six broad ; containing 7000 Attic drachmas of gold , according to Diodofus ; which amount to three millions and a half of our money . The Medes and Persians had rivalled the Assyrians and Chaldeans
in Masonry at Ecbatana , Susiana , Persepolis , and many other fine cities , before they conquered them in war ; though they had nothing so large as Nineveh and Babylon , nor so accurate as the temple , and other edifices of Solomon . The Jewish captives , after Nebuchadnezzar ' s death , kept themselves at work , and consoled themselves by brotherly communion in regular lodges , until the appointed time of their deliverance . They
were thus the more capable at the rebuilding the holy temple and city of Salem upon the old foundations ; . which was ordered upon the decree of Cyrus , according to God ' s word , which had foretold his ex altation and that decree . For , Belshazzar being slain , Cyrus , the Persian , soon after removed the imperial seat to Susiana in Persia , and thereby put an end to the Babylonian empire , after it had stood 209 years ; and he promised the Israelites great favour , and a speedy restoration to their own land . [ A . M . 34 68 , before Christ C } S . l
[ Before Christ 707 . J The Medes and Persians had much improved in the royal art , and had even out-done the Assyrians in Masonry at Ecbatana ; which , being repaired , beautified , and vastly enlarged by Deioces king of the Medes , who reigned there with great wisdom , honour , and prosperity for above fifty years ; during which time he constantly employed the . Fraternity ; and it becoming a great cityhe isfor this reasonbthe Greeksesteemed asthe
, , , y , , founder of it : also Susiana and Persepolis , with many more fine cities , were built before the Persians had overcome the Assyrians and Babylonians in war , where they had shewn admirable skill " ; but vet Y 2 "
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
History Of Masonry.
two famous pillars that were in the temple , and all the riches that could be found in the king's palace , and the city ; he did , pursuant to the command of his master , set both the temple and city on fire , overthrew all the walls and towers belonging thereto , " wholly razing it to the ground , till he had effected a thorough desolation 1 [ Year of the Flood 177 8 before Christ 570 . ] Nebuchadnezzar
, being now at rest ~ -ffom all his wars , and in full peace at home , applied himself with . great industry to the grand design of finishing his buildings at Babylon ; and employed therein all the able artists of Judea , and other captives , beside his own Chaldean masons ; who ,, by their joint labour , made it the fourth of the seven wonders of art . The most famous works therein were the walls of the city , the temple
of Beltis , in which were placed the brazen sea , the pillars , & c . brought from Jerusalem , the palace and hanging gardens , the river and the artificial lake and canals , made for draining that river . In the magnificence and expence of which works , he much exceeded whatsoever had been done by any king before him ; and , excepting the amazing wall of Chinanothing has been since attempted that can
, be placed in competition with them . This splendid grand master also caused to be erected , in the plains of Dura , a golden image of their god Baa ) , sixty cubits high , and six broad ; containing 7000 Attic drachmas of gold , according to Diodofus ; which amount to three millions and a half of our money . The Medes and Persians had rivalled the Assyrians and Chaldeans
in Masonry at Ecbatana , Susiana , Persepolis , and many other fine cities , before they conquered them in war ; though they had nothing so large as Nineveh and Babylon , nor so accurate as the temple , and other edifices of Solomon . The Jewish captives , after Nebuchadnezzar ' s death , kept themselves at work , and consoled themselves by brotherly communion in regular lodges , until the appointed time of their deliverance . They
were thus the more capable at the rebuilding the holy temple and city of Salem upon the old foundations ; . which was ordered upon the decree of Cyrus , according to God ' s word , which had foretold his ex altation and that decree . For , Belshazzar being slain , Cyrus , the Persian , soon after removed the imperial seat to Susiana in Persia , and thereby put an end to the Babylonian empire , after it had stood 209 years ; and he promised the Israelites great favour , and a speedy restoration to their own land . [ A . M . 34 68 , before Christ C } S . l
[ Before Christ 707 . J The Medes and Persians had much improved in the royal art , and had even out-done the Assyrians in Masonry at Ecbatana ; which , being repaired , beautified , and vastly enlarged by Deioces king of the Medes , who reigned there with great wisdom , honour , and prosperity for above fifty years ; during which time he constantly employed the . Fraternity ; and it becoming a great cityhe isfor this reasonbthe Greeksesteemed asthe
, , , y , , founder of it : also Susiana and Persepolis , with many more fine cities , were built before the Persians had overcome the Assyrians and Babylonians in war , where they had shewn admirable skill " ; but vet Y 2 "