Echo of the God-Enlightened Fraternity of the Order of the Rosy Cross

Brotherhood of the R. C.

...reach and comprehend in the second means. Continuing the thought that if reason fails, one must turn to a different "means" or method of understanding. For just as reason, through fleshly German: fleischliche (partially clipped). This refers to knowledge gained solely through the physical body and senses. experience, drowsy observation, and slippery induction, can easily fall into error: so, on the contrary, The proper object of Faith is GOD. original Latin: Fidei objectum adæquatum DEUS. Faith can in no way fail. It holds straight and strong to Him who cannot deceive it, who knows all things and is [Truth] itself. German: selber ist (partially clipped).

And just as the knowledge of reason begins from the understanding or intellect original Latin: intellectu and ends in the will: The seat and instrument is the HEART. original Latin: Sedes & instrumentum COR. so Faith springs from the fountain and instrumental cause original Latin: causa instrumentaria of the Heart, from the right ground of the will, and flows into a constant, eternal understanding.

For he who wishes to be so taught must love German: lieben (partially clipped). and firmly trust his Teacher in and before all things; thus that same love ignites German: anzündet (partially clipped). from the eternal fire of essential Love such a light within itself that never goes out, and [serves] him in all his knowledge and undertakings German: Anschlägen or Wegen (clipped). through darkness and deep valleys German: Tal (clipped). as a bright, shining torch.

What a love now and