Preface.

ly prepared for print / because in
these [treatises] what is to be hoped for the
future of the world in this instance / has been
clearly indicated and revealed.

Even though these matters may
appear somewhat strange to someone /
and many might be of the opinion /
that it is only a blind philosophical
display original: Philosophischer Auffzug; this suggests a theatrical pageant or a mere intellectual exercise without substance. / and not a true history /
concerning what has been published
and issued by the Fraternity of the Rosy Cross A mysterious brotherhood of sages and alchemists whose manifestos called for a "General Reformation" of the world. /
yet it will appear sufficiently
from the Confession The Confessio Fraternitatis (1615), the second of the major Rosicrucian manifestos. /
that there is more in reserve original Latin: in recessu; meaning something hidden or kept back from the public eye. than one
might suppose / and everyone /
provided he is not an ignorant person /
will be able to easily notice
and understand /