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HISTORY OF THE ROSICRUC1ANS.
emanated from the society, and which has been quaintly
translated in a manuscript of the seventeenth century.
This Epistle was written and sent by ye Brethren of
R. C. to a certaine Germaine, a coppy whereof Dr Flud
obtained of a Polander of Dantziche his friend, which
he since printed in Latin at ye end of his tract, intituled,
De Summo Bono.
Venerable and Honourable S r-
Seeing that this will be ye first yeare of thy
nativity, wee pray that thou mayst have from ye Most High
God, a most happy entrance into and departure from out of
thy life, and because thou hast hitherto been with a good
mind a constant searcher of holy philosophy, well done !
Proceed, fear God, for thus thou mayest gaine Heaven.
Get to thyself the most true knowledge, for it is God who
hath found out every way ; it is God who alone is circum-
ference and centre. But draw thee neere, listen, take this to
thee W, for he who increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow,
because that in much knowledge is much griefe, wee speake
by experience. For all worldlings, and vaine-glorious,
vauntinge boasters, gorgious men, talkers, and vaine
people doe unworthily scandalize, yea,
and curse us for an
unknown matter. But we wonder not that ye> ungrateful
world doe persecute ye professors of ye true Arts, together
with ye truth itself. Yett for thy sake wee shall
briefly
answer to these questions, viz. : What wee doe ? What
can wee doe *? Or
whether are any such as wee ? In John,
therefore, wee reade that God is ye Supreme Light, and in
light wee walke, so that wee exhibit light (although in a
lanthern) to ye world. But thou man of ye
world that
deniest this, thou knowest not or seest not it behoves thee