The Fame of the Brotherhood

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To the Wisdom-Under-

standing Reader.

Wisdom (says Solomon This refers to the "Wisdom of Solomon," a book in the Apocrypha highly favored by 17th-century seekers of hidden knowledge.) is to man-
kind an infinite
treasure / for she is the
breath of Divine Power / and
a ray of the glory of the Al-
mighty / She is a radiance of the
eternal Light / an unspotted
mirror of Divine Power /
and an image of His goodness.
She teaches discipline, prudence,
justice, and strength / She [continues...] The text breaks off here at the end of the page.

original: "stehet"