Stripping the bible of its holy mystery had become common place by the 18th century 到了十八世纪，剥去圣经神圣的秘密已很普通。
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He surprised me by asking whether i remembered the threefold aim of the order the preservation and study of the holy mystery ; the purification and reformation of self for its reception ; and the improvement of the human race through striving for such purification 他使我感到诧异，问我是不是记得共济会的三大目的：一保守与认识秘密二为领悟第一目的而净化自己，改造自己三致力于这种净化，藉之以改造全人类。
