Masonic Rules according to the Resolutions of the Convent of Wilhelmsbad

to be; because his general civic duties have been strengthened and sanctified through the voluntary Masonic vow German: Maurergelübd. This refers to the oath taken upon initiation, which the text argues reinforces rather than replaces one's duty to the state., and he, if he were to neglect them, would make himself guilty not only of weakness, but also of hypocrisy and perjury The text suggests that for a Mason, breaking a civil law is also a violation of his sacred oath to the order..

IV.

Duties toward Humanity in General.

But if the scope of your fatherland fatherland German: Vaterland. In this era, the term referred to the specific kingdom or state one inhabited, emphasizing local loyalty., which opens such a fertile and charming field to you, is still too narrow for your activity: if your sensitive heart wishes to step beyond the boundaries of empires and embrace all nations with a warm feeling for humanity: if you, with regard to the universal family tree German: Stammbaum. A metaphor for the common ancestry and brotherhood of all people, regardless of nationality.,