ead to the entry of the porch?
A. They mark the seven degrees in Masonry, which are the principal
which we ought to arrive to, in order to come to the knowledge of holy
truth.

Q. What does the terrestrial globe represent? A. The world which we
inhabit, and wherein Masonry is its principal ornament.

Q. What is the explanation of the great word, Adonai? A. It is the
word which God gave to Adam, for him to pray by; a word which our
common father never pronounced without trembling.

Q. What signifies "Lux ex tenebris?" A. A man made clear by the light
of reason, penetrating this obscurity of ignorance and superstition.

Q. What signifies the river across the globe? A. It represents the
utility of our passions, which are necessary to man in the course of
his life, as water is necessary to render the earth fertile; as the
sun draws up the water, which being purified, falls on the earth and
gives verdure.

Q. What signifies the cross, surrounded by two serpents, on the top of
the globe? A. It represents to us not to repeat the vulgar prejudices;
to be prudent, and to know the bottom of the heart. In matters of
religion to be always prepared; not to be of the sentiments with sots,
idiots, and the lovers of the mysteries of religion; to avoid such,
and not in the least to hold any conversation with them.

Q. What signifies the book, with the word Bible written in it? A. As
the Bible is differently interpreted by the different sects who divide
the different parts of the earth: Thus the true sons of light, or
children of truth, ought to doubt of everything at present, as
mysterious or metaphysics: Thus all the decisions of theology and
philosophy, teach not to admit that which is not demonstrated as
clearly as that 2 and 2 are equal to 4; and on the whole to adore God,
and him only; to love him better than yourself; and always to have a
confidence on the bounties and promises of our Creator. Amen. Amen.
Amen.

TO CLOSE THE COUNCIL.--Question (by Father Adam): Brother Truth, what
progress have men made on earth to come to true happiness? Answer (by
Brother Truth): Men have always fallen on the vulgar prejudices, which
are nothing but falsehood; very few have struggled, and less have
knocked at the door of this holy place, to attain the full light of
real truth, which we all ought to acquire.

Then says Father Adam, "My dear children, depart and go among men,
endeavor to inspire them with the desire of knowing holy truth