THE
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR CREED AND CODE OF HONOUR
STES
DE NECKER
The Knights Templar are true to their creed and just to
their country, and not to countenance disloyalty or rebellion, yielding
obedience to the laws which afford them protection.
Let not interest, favour or prejudice bias their integrity
or influence them to be guilty of a dishonourable action, but let their conduct
be uniform and their deportment suitable to the dignity of their fraternal
order.
Above all, they shall practice fortitude, prudence,
temperance, and honour.
For these virtues have distinguished The Knights Templar in
every age and nation.
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This creed is my
marrow.
Am I not also garbed in
the creed, for it tells me what I wear.
The Creed is within me
and about me.
It is my hand when I
fight and tells me what my weapons are; within and without.
A Knight Templar is
truly a fearless knight, and secure on every side, for his soul is protected by
the armour of faith, just as his body is protected by the armour of steel.
He is thus
doubly-armed, and need fear neither demons nor men.
Fortitude, Prudence,
Temperance, and Honour are the fundamental principles embodied by this code,
which sets forth obligations of ethical conduct.
A Knights Templar shall
comply with this code, and shall avoid association with any enterprises whose
practices violate this code, and shall strive to uphold, maintain, and improve
the integrity, reputation, and practices of the Knights Templar.
The Chivalric Code of Honour
I shall defend the Knights Templar and the laws of the land.
I shall respect and defend the weak, the sick, and the needy.
I shall patriotically love and protect my country.
I shall not retreat from adversity nor from challenge.
I shall ceaselessly oppose evil and deceit.
I shall perform scrupulously my civic duties
I shall remain faithful to my pledged oath.
I shall prudently give alms and aid.
I shall be everywhere and always the champion of right, good, and tolerance against injustice.
I shall respect and defend the weak, the sick, and the needy.
I shall patriotically love and protect my country.
I shall not retreat from adversity nor from challenge.
I shall ceaselessly oppose evil and deceit.
I shall perform scrupulously my civic duties
I shall remain faithful to my pledged oath.
I shall prudently give alms and aid.
I shall be everywhere and always the champion of right, good, and tolerance against injustice.
STES DE NECKER
26 August 2015
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