"The principles of Freemasonry preceded the advent of Christianity. Its symbols and its legends are derived from the Solomonic temple and from the people even anterior to that. Its religion comes from the ancient priesthood; its faith was that primitive one of Noah and his immediate descendents."

Encyclopedia of Freemasonry, Mackay revised Clegg 1909 / 1955.

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