24:I[197881,["/_next/static/chunks/59eab9ac4bdd502c.js?dpl=dpl_DiiNkezUyatBaiWrD9gVH9i4a8Q9","/_next/static/chunks/7f542e29850d5a34.js?dpl=dpl_DiiNkezUyatBaiWrD9gVH9i4a8Q9","/_next/static/chunks/236a773bf983a6e6.js?dpl=dpl_DiiNkezUyatBaiWrD9gVH9i4a8Q9","/_next/static/chunks/73ec2f460c58b917.js?dpl=dpl_DiiNkezUyatBaiWrD9gVH9i4a8Q9","/_next/static/chunks/44b741cc62655314.js?dpl=dpl_DiiNkezUyatBaiWrD9gVH9i4a8Q9","/_next/static/chunks/49c5a7a27f6e13eb.js?dpl=dpl_DiiNkezUyatBaiWrD9gVH9i4a8Q9","/_next/static/chunks/391c4b1557451991.js?dpl=dpl_DiiNkezUyatBaiWrD9gVH9i4a8Q9","/_next/static/chunks/77ffa9b0397aa5e9.js?dpl=dpl_DiiNkezUyatBaiWrD9gVH9i4a8Q9","/_next/static/chunks/e84c26bbe04ad627.js?dpl=dpl_DiiNkezUyatBaiWrD9gVH9i4a8Q9","/_next/static/chunks/3a366c3516387c27.js?dpl=dpl_DiiNkezUyatBaiWrD9gVH9i4a8Q9","/_next/static/chunks/c116acaae1f2abb9.js?dpl=dpl_DiiNkezUyatBaiWrD9gVH9i4a8Q9"],"default"] 25:T471,This page concludes the introductory letter to a Lord, asking for his judgment on whether to use satire or serious argument to refute mystical groups like the Rosicrucians. It follows the previous page's discussion on preventing the world from wasting time on such pursuits. # A Letter, etc. in search of them; by showing the *Vanity* and *End* of them, and displaying their *Extravagancy* original: "Extravagancy"; here meaning absurdity or wild excess. I pray you, my Lord, declare your Judgment original: "Sentence", having heard our reasons. I shall receive your decision with that respect with which you know I am always obliged to acknowledge myself, ### MY LORD, ### Your Lordship’s ### Most devoted servant original Italian: "Servitorissimo". --- ->Count<-

The author concludes his letter by asking his patron to decide whether satire is an appropriate tool for exposing the "extravagance" of secret sciences. He signs off with a formal, respectful closing.

satire, judgment, secret sciences, Rosicrucians, vanity, extravagance