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ROSICRUCIANISM IN FRANCE. 399
" That they learn by revelation of those persons who are
worthy of admission into their society.
" That it is possible for them always to live as if they had
existed from the beginning of the world, or would remain
till the end of the ages.
" That they possess a book in which they can ascertain
all things which are to be found in books now existing, or
will be found in the books of the future.
"That they can compel the most mighty spirits and
demons into their service, and by the power of their incan-
tations can draw pearls and precious stones towards them.
"That God has enveloped them in a cloud to conceal
them from their enemies, unless, at least, they have eyes
more penetrating than the eagle's.
" That the first eight Brethren of the Rose-Cross had the
gift of healing all diseases to such an extent that they were
overwhelmed by the concourse of sufferers, and that one of
them, who was an adept in Kabbalistic Mysteries, witness
his book called H, cured the young Count of Norfolk of
the leprosy when he was in England.
"That God has determined to increase the number of
their Fraternity.
"That they have discovered a new language to give
expression to the nature of all things.
" That by their means the triple crown of Peter will be
ground into the dust.
"
That they confess freely and publicly, with no fear of
repression, that the pope is Anti-Christ.
"
That they denounce the blasphemies of East and West,
meaning Mahomet and the Pope, and recognise but two
sacraments, with the ceremonies of the early Church,
renewed by their congregation.