Excerpt from The Mysteries of Freemasonry, or an Exposition of the Religious Dogmas and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians: Showing From the Origin, Nature, and Object of the Rites and Ceremonies of Remote Antiquity, Their Identity With the Order of Modern MasonryThe intention of this work is to endeavour to unravel the intricate web in which the mystery is involved, by tracing the order back to its source, and, by showing its intimate connection and similitude to institutions more ancient, put it beyond a doubt, that it sprang from, and is a continuation of the rites and ceremonies Observed in those establish ments.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.