PREFACE.

demonstration. For this reason, God deservedly drives those who are estranged from Him far from His secrets. For the rest, I uniquely ask the sons of the art to receive my desire to serve them with a grateful mind. When they have made the OCCULT hidden MANIFEST visible, and by God’s will and constant labor have arrived at the desired Philosophical harbor, let them, in the Philosophical manner, exclude all who are unworthy from this art. Being mindful of love toward their needy neighbor in the fear of God, and setting aside vain ostentation, let them sing eternal praises of gratitude to the best and thrice-greatest original: "ter Maximo"; likely referring to God or God as described by Hermes Trismegistus for this special gift, without abuse, in a silent and piously rejoicing heart.

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