The book of the chapter : or, Monitorial instructions, in the degrees of mark, past and most excellent master, and the holy Royal arch (1865)
Mackey, Albert Gallatin, 1807-1881 · New York : Macoy & Sickels · leaf 117
p. 83, 112 BOOK OF THE CHAPTER. Holy One prompts the sinful heart to plead for forgiveness,and ask for heavenly things. Kneeling is the appropriate attitude in which this sublimeprayer should be offered up. Kneeling, says Horne,** was ever considered to be the proper posture of supplica-tion, as it… … The extended duties and obligations of this degree arenext referred to by those impressive ceremonies which arepeculiar to Freemasonry. The obligations imposed by ex-altation to this august degree, although of the most solemnnature, are still eminently practical in their nature, for it *must be…
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