Ernst and Falk: Dialogues for Freemasons, Continuation

...you have embraced. Hasten to help him. Correct those who go astray. Extend your hand to the fallen, and never let the sun set on your resentment toward your brother A reference to the biblical counsel in Ephesians 4:26, "Let not the sun go down upon your wrath," which was a common moral maxim in Masonic teaching to encourage swift reconciliation.. Only through harmony original: Eintracht; this refers to the spirit of unity and concord essential for the symbolic "work" of the lodge. can our works flourish.

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Be faithful in the fulfillment of all obligations that you have undertaken as a Freemason original: Freymaurer; literally "Free-Wall-Builder.". Show respect and obedience to your superiors; for they speak in the name of the laws. Keep the oath of secrecy original: Eid der Verschwiegenheit always present in your mind. Should you ever violate it, you would find the executioner in your own heart The "executioner in the heart" is a vivid metaphor for the pangs of a guilty conscience, suggesting that the internal shame of breaking a sacred vow is a far greater punishment than any external penalty. and become an object of horror to all your brothers.

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