Preface.

And then there is immediately a perversity of judgment original: "perversitas judicii"
present, that it must be despised,
and mockingly laughed at. Therefore
it is no wonder, that it goes the same way
with the brothers of the Rosy Cross original: "Rosen-Creutz", with their
reformation of the world, and especially
they are slandered in such a way,
as if they wished to be reformers
in all estates, even above Emperors
and Kings, Electors and Princes:
Although that is not their opinion
in the least; as another, who has
knowledge of the high secret of the
philosophers' stone original: "Secretum de lapide Philosophorum", can
easily notice: Yes, it is as under-
standable to him, as if he saw it in a bright mirror,
before his eyes. As from my
Elucidator original: "Elucidario", as I hope, it will
be well deducible to some extent.

And although I have also cited
the C. C. likely referring to the Confessio Fraternitatis or similar Rosicrucian texts several times therein; let no one
interpret that to me, as if I
wanted to disagree original: "discrepiren" with the theologians
original: "Theologis", since it is a mystical writing
original: "scriptum mysticum", and can well have a
double meaning.

So has also God the Almighty