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...successors. If he dies, his grave will hardly be known. However, the brothers must come together annually, or excuse themselves for their absence, etc.
Should the brotherhood decrease through natural death—in which there should now be no more than eight members, especially regarding the prominent and central original: Cathedrales; referring to the core members who occupied the fraternity's main seat ones—and others should present themselves who are naturally suited for this work, etc., they will indeed be accepted, but under the strictest bond of silence original: arctissimo vinculo silentii. This is because the total reformation original: totalis Reformatio; a central Rosicrucian concept of a complete spiritual, scientific, and social renewal of the world should not yet emerge in its full bloom until the Herodian foxes A reference to King Herod (Luke 13:32); here used to describe the cunning, blind, or corrupt opponents of spiritual truth have passed away in their blindness, died, and no longer enjoy the light.
In the event that an eclipse original: Ecthlipsis; a term derived from Greek for the suppression or darkening of light of this light should occur, the brothers find security in their Father’s grave. How godly the Father of the Society of the Rosy Cross original: Pater societatis Rosaceæ crucis; the legendary founder Christian Rosenkreuz must have been is evident from his published epitaph original: Grabschrifft. There are still many such things, but they are not to be mentioned now; nor do the brothers yet allow everything to shoot forth recklessly; they perhaps think