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HISTORY OF THE ROSICRUCIANS.
A work of considerable interest was printed in 1615, under
the title " Echo of the God-illuminated Brotherhood of the
Worthy Order R. C., to wit, an absolute proof that not
only all which is stated in the ' '
Fama and '
Confessio '
the R. C. Brotherhood is possible and true, but that it has
been known already for nineteen years and more to a few
God-fearing people, and has been laid down by them in
certain secret writings ;
of
as it has all been stated and made
public in an excellent magical letter and pamphlet by the
Worshipful Brotherhood R. C., in print in the German
language." The accredited author was Julius Sperber of Anholt,
Dessau. This work was printed at Dantzig by An-
dreas Huenfeldts. It maintains that there have been only
a few human beings who have been worthy to become
recipients of the wisdom of God, the reason being that so
few have sought it with the necessary earnestness. When
Christ was on the earth he had innumerable listeners, of
whom only a small portion could discern the significance of
His teachings. It was for this cause that He said to his
disciples "To you it is given to know the mysteries of
the Kingdom of Heaven, but to them it is not given."
Peter, James, and John were the only three of His apostles
to whom he revealed these mysteries, and to them He
showed the same sight that had been vouchsafed by God to
Elias and Moses. Only those who renounce the world and
their own fleshly lusts can become worthy to know such
secrets. Nobody who is addicted to mundane wisdom can
ever attain them, for the wisdom of God and the wisdom
of this world are contradictory.
The preface is addressed to the E.G. Brotherhood. It
admonishes the members to persevere in the way they have
chosen, and to get possessed of the secrets of God. It