Chapter II

Pleased with his new life--Recognition of rudimental associates--Reason why Paine’s writings were unpopular--His opposition to revelation considered--Penn makes an effort to show Paine his error, but was defeated--Error acknowledged--Strife about opinions condemned--Nature is never contradictory, but just--All wrong induced by ignorance--Remedy for wrongs--Wisdom peaceful--The will of resistance--The principles of nature enforced--Education in wrong the cause of wrong--Non-resistance advocated--Penn takes him to a temple--Enters an arch-door--Initiation into wisdom--Assumes an obligation--A new song is sung--Receives a lesson--Description of the temple--Name recorded--A book opened--Banner unfurled--Words on the banner--Explanation of justice, wisdom, progression, order and harmony--Duties enjoined--Charge of the master--Emblems explained--Master and servant--Freedom of servants--Obedience to nature demanded--Implements of masonry--Proof of masonry--The High Priest instructs--The book opened and read--Interpretations forbidden--Repentant mind--Conducted to the inner court--The white stone--Name changed--Receives a new baptism--An anthem and ode were sung--The temple by whom made, and its pillars--Hears a wail of sorrow, and prepares for a mission.--[From page 27 to page 52.]

CHAPTER III.

The Cottage--Landlord impressed--Efforts of spirits--Maniac threatens his family--Landlord advises to send for the minister--Wife wants a doctor--Iron moved by a spirit--Nobleman and Mary confounded by the sounds--Attributes the sounds to satan and witches--Becomes agitated--Boasts of English courage--Gives Mary a half crown--Sends for a physician--Maniac grows more ill--Tea and sugar bought--The doctor comes and prescribes--Aid promised--Curate required to pray at his home--The maniac dies--Grief of Mary--Parental counsel at the time of her marriage repeated--Her husband buried--The family taken to the Alms-house--Affecting conversation between the mother and her son--The overseer questions Mary--Oppression of the poor--Voluntary and involuntary servitude explained.--[From page 52 to page 64.]

CHAPTER IV.

The Castle described--The centurion alarmed--Faith proved by works--Interpretations of the Bible disallowed--Penn called an infidel--Dialogue between the centurion and Penn--Teacher called--Dialogue continued--Theological opinions the cause of strife and wrong--Paine and Penn retire--Conversation between them--Witnesses beheaded--Dialogue between the Teacher and his Master--A wheel within a wheel--Gold and silver the motive power--Attraction of affinities--Fear and hope make slaves--The king’s palace--Conversation between Thomas and William--Grand Master instructs Thomas--A new song--Consistency wrong when minds are wrong--Experience the proper test of principles--Some minds serve two masters--Works justify--Repentance is salvation--Departure for the Temple.--[From page 64 to page 102.]

CHAPTER V.

Unity of work--Each receives a penny--Visits another temple--The Master’s charge to Thomas--Advice of the chief--Counsel of the commander--Explanation of the helmet, spear, sword with two edges, arrows and bow, sling and pebbles--Trumpet--Directions to revisit the castle.--[From page 102 to page 110.]

CHAPTER VI.

The deacon’s prayer--Thomas and Mary converse--Dialogue between the deacon and Thomas on rewards, a day of judgment, and the atonement--The deacon converted--Sung the new song--Departure for the temple--The deacon initiated into the mysteries of wisdom, and the secret explained--Thomas and the deacon revisit the castle.--[From page 110 to page 126.]

CHAPTER VII.

The wonder in the castle--Dialogue between the chief, the deacon, and Thomas--The senior consulted--The circle of the temple summoned by the trumpet--Conversation between the Commander of the temple and the senior of the castle on war--On rights--The conversion of 24 elders, and 144,000--The Commander conducts them to the temple, where they were initiated into that degree of wisdom.--[From page 126 to page 144.]

CHAPTER VIII.

Mission of Thomas and the elders--The king and guard--The elder addresses the king--Conversation with him--He refuses wisdom--A dialogue with a mind on fear--Calls a great multitude to the elder--Address of the elder--Conversation with the circle--Imputed righteousness--A thousand times ten thousand converted, and received into the temple.--[From page 144 to page 165.]

CHAPTER IX.

Thomas finds two minds wrangling--Enters into conversation with them--Refuses to give his name--Opposes teaching what the teacher does not know--Opposes controversy--Rejects innate depravity--Discards wrong views--Recommends facts for opinions--Explanation of sun and moon, which stood still by the command of Joshua--Nature instructs mind--Wrangling unwise--Wisdom will overcome wrong--Freedom induces righteousness--Masters responsible for the doings of servants--Another mind is converted--The work of the temple harmonious--Duty to avoid discord--The assent is gained--The convert sees a light--William gives him advice, and conducts him to the temple, when he receives a new name, and a white stone.--[From page 165 to page 186.]