Masonic Rules according to the Resolutions of the Convent of Wilhelmsbad

Therefore, thank your Redeemer; fall down in worship before the Word made flesh German: eingefleischten Worte; a reference to the prologue of the Gospel of John ("And the Word was made flesh"), emphasizing the incarnation of Christ., and praise the Providence that allowed you to be born into the bosom of Christianity.

Confess the divine religion of Jesus everywhere, and be not ashamed to belong to him.

The Gospel is the foundation of all your duties; if you did not believe in it, you would cease to be a Freemason|German: Freymaurer. This text reflects a specific branch of 18th-century Freemasonry (likely the Rectified Scottish Rite or a similar Christian-oriented system) which held that the Order was a school of Christian ethics rather than a strictly secular or multi-faith society..

Without hypocrisy and fanaticism|German: Schwärmerei; in the 18th century, this term was used by Enlightenment thinkers to criticize excessive, irrational religious enthusiasm or mystical delusions., let every one of your actions be distinguished by an enlightened, active piety.

Speculative truths alone do not constitute Christianity; put into practice all the moral duties it prescribes, and only then will you be happy;