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To the Kind Reader

The Author.

The sons of Aaron brought strange fire original: "frembd Feuer" — referring to the biblical account of Nadab and Abihu offering unauthorized fire in the Tabernacle. before the LORD; then fire came forth from him and consumed them, so that they died (Leviticus 10:1 original: "3. Mos. 10. pr." — the "Third Book of Moses" is the traditional German name for Leviticus.). Therefore, "Touch me not" (John 20:17). If you do not bring love and earnestness, but rather a false intention, take care that the darkness does not blind your eyes (1 John 2:10–11) and that you do not perish in your wickedness before the Spirit of the LORD (Acts 5:5, 10 original: "Actor. 5" — a common abbreviation for the Acts of the Apostles.). Also, do not think to touch me in any way out of envy; for if any man should rise up against me to pursue me and to seek my soul, then my soul shall be bound in the bundle of the living original: "Bündlein der Lebendigen" — a metaphor for divine protection and eternal life. with the LORD my God: but the soul of my enemies and adversaries shall be hurled away with the magical sling original: "magische Schleuder" — a mystical adaptation of the biblical "sling" mentioned in 1 Samuel; here implying a supernatural defense against critics. of the LORD of Hosts original: "HErrn Zebaoth" — Lord of Sabaoth, a title for God as a divine warrior. (1 Samuel 25:29).