Masonic Rules according to the Resolutions of the Convent of Wilhelmsbad

Lament the sad folly of those who close their eyes to the light and walk in the thick darkness of chance chance|German: Ungefährs; in an 18th-century context, this refers to the belief that the universe is a product of random accidents rather than divine design, a view often associated with radical atheism..

Deeply moved by the paternal blessings of your God, and permeated by a desire for gratitude, dismiss with contempt those shallow fallacies which prove nothing other than how deeply human reason sinks when it distances itself from its source.

Often elevate yourself in spirit above the physical world original: Körperwelt, and direct your longing gaze toward those higher regions which are your inheritance and your true homeland.

Offer your will and your desires as a sacrifice to the Most High; seek to deserve his animating influence, and be