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[Chime]ras original: "mæras"; the end of the word "Chymæras," meaning illusions or wild fantasies; to which we give the most authority when we argue against them seriously. He argued that we should not, therefore, attempt to defeat and destroy them except by mockery. Since he was well-read in the Church Fathers Early Christian theologians whose writings established orthodox doctrine, he cited Tertullian An influential early Christian author from Carthage (c. 155–220 AD) to me. Your Lordship, who understands these writers better than either he or I do, may judge whether he has quoted him accurately: "Many things deserve to be defeated by laughter, so that they are not given undue honor through seriousness." original Latin: "Multa sunt risu digna revinci, ne gravitate adorentur." From Tertullian’s work against the Valentinians. He said that Tertullian used this excellent saying against the Valentinians A major Gnostic movement in the early Christian church, who were a type of fanatical Rosicrucians A secret spiritual and cultural movement that claimed to possess esoteric wisdom from the ancient past in his time.
Regarding the devotion that appears in almost every part of this work: he said it is an unavoidable necessity that a Kabbalist original: "Cabalist," a practitioner of the Kabbalah, a form of Jewish mysticism should speak of God. But then again, it is noticeable in this book that there is an even greater necessity for maintaining this Kabbalistic character—namely, that God is never spoken of except with extreme respect. Consequently, religion cannot be harmed by it. However, those with weak judgment will be even more infatuated with it than the Lord Gabalis The fictional Count of Gabalis, the title character of the book being satirized himself, if they allow themselves to be bewitched by this extravagant devotion;