Masonic Rules according to the Resolutions of the Convent of Wilhelmsbad

faithful to the commandments which he has prescribed for you during your earthly course.

To please your God should be your only bliss bliss|German: Glückseligkeit; a central concept in 18th-century German ethics and theology, referring to a state of perfect contentment and divine favor.; eternal union with him should be your unceasing endeavor, the driving force driving force|German: Triebfeder; literally the "mainspring" of a clock, signifying the underlying motive for all human action. of all your actions.

But since you are a frail, sinful being who unceasingly transgresses his commandments The original text likely intended Gebote (commandments), though the transcription reads Gebete (prayers). and brings upon yourself the displeasure of his Holiness, how could you endure his sight if his fatherly goodness had not sent you a divine Redeemer?

If you were left only to the will-o'-the-wisp of your own reason, where would you find the certainty of a blessed future? Without a divine Mediator, what would protect you against the justice of God?