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Moïse and Solomon, and that also knew a certain Th B Théophraste, which was not<br />

member of Fraternity, but assisted much the founder in his efforts He conceived a plan of<br />

universal reform: policy, nun, scientist and artistic, for the execution of which it gave up all the<br />

richnesses obtained by the transmutation of metals. After having worked only during five<br />

years, it joined three brothers of its old monastery of Germany: Steam Generator, I.A. and<br />

I.O. It informed his collaborators in a named house Sancti Spiritus. <strong>The</strong>re they cured the<br />

patients and made known the principles and the goal of their Company. Later, the father<br />

associated france R. C. to them wire of the brother of his died father, the france B, painter,<br />

france G.G. and P.D., writers, all Germans, except I.A. He communicated his magic<br />

language to them and asked them the vow of chastity. <strong>The</strong>y wrote together a book<br />

containing " all that the man can wish, ask and expect " i.e. for the life as a God. With the<br />

remainder, among the books of their philosophical library, Axiomata will remain immutable<br />

until the end of the world; Rotae mundi describe the path of this world since the day when<br />

God said: FIAT until the day when he will say: Pereat. <strong>The</strong>n the brothers traversed the<br />

world, after having stated to subject itself to six obligations, which we enumerated in the<br />

chapter précédent (4); but they decided to communicate between them in order to avoid<br />

the erroneous opinions. <strong>The</strong> father kept one year the france B and D: then it was the turn of<br />

his/her cousin and france I.O. <strong>The</strong> france I). died the first in England where it had cured<br />

leprosy a young count de Nortfolgt. <strong>The</strong>n Fr. A. mour juramentum). <strong>The</strong>n the father<br />

prepared his own tomb, which was discovered only a hundred and twenty years after his<br />

death and by chance, in a crypt on the gate of which was written; Post CXX annos<br />

patebo(5) and behind which one could see a mausoleum. Here Fama makes the allegorical<br />

account of discovered tomb, allegory under the veil of which it presents the intentions of<br />

Fraternity. Indeed, it is only at this time that this one appeared publicly. <strong>The</strong> tomb of the<br />

father occupies the center of the House of the Holy Spirit. <strong>The</strong> sepulchre is at seven sides;<br />

each side is broad five feet and high of eight. In top is suspended an artificial sun which<br />

borrowed from the physical sun the secrecy of lighting. In the medium, as a tombstone, a<br />

circular furnace bridge on which is posed a round plate, of copper, with this inscription:<br />

A.C.R.C. Hoc universi compendium vidus mihi sepulchrum feci. (6) Around the first circle:<br />

Jesus mihi omnia(7). In the medium, four figures registered in circles, carrying each one one<br />

of the following currencies: Nequaquam vacuum. Legis jugum. Libertas Evangelii. Dei gloria<br />

intacta.(8) the ceiling is divided into triangles, filled with secret figures; each side, in ten<br />

squares, with sentences and figures drawn from the Concentratum book. Under the furnace<br />

bridge, the body of the father, intact. <strong>The</strong> mummy holds in its hands the Book T, that which<br />

represents, after the Bible, the largest treasure of the Fraternity, and which ends in a praise<br />

of the father starting with these words: " a grain of seed sown in the heart of Jesus,, " At its<br />

sides are its Bible, its Vocabulary, its Route and its Vie(9). <strong>The</strong> whole is finished by the<br />

currency: Ex Deo nascimur, In Jesu morimur, Per Spiritum Sanctum reviviscimus (10). <strong>The</strong><br />

brothers took some books which they had the project to publish, then they were withdrawn<br />

after having closed and having sealed the gate of the tomb. This tomb will open with those<br />

which of it will be worthy; it would be useless with unworthy *** So that each Christian<br />

knows the belief and the faith of the Brothers, Fama declares that those have the<br />

knowledge of Jesus-Christ " in the terms where this one became brilliant and clear lately,<br />

especially in Germany, and like still today (other than any dreamer, heretic and false<br />

prophet) it in certain countries preserved, is discussed and spread ". It adds that the<br />

Brothers practise " the two sacraments... of the primitive Church renovated ". In policy, they<br />

recognize the Roman Holy roman Empire and " the fourth monarchy " (11) like their head<br />

and that of <strong>The</strong>ir philosophy " is not new, but such as Adam received after the fall and that<br />

Moïse and Solomon practised it. <strong>The</strong>refore it should not be questioned nor opposed to<br />

other opinions ". Moreover, " art maudit and impious to manufacture gold " is not at all the<br />

significant thing, it is only a parergon. Undoubtedly, the philosopher's stone is not only one<br />

jewel of light, it is also a perfect remedy which drives out of the man all the diseases; but the<br />

Brothers do not make any case of the transmutation of metals; nature has other secrecies<br />

well. <strong>The</strong>ir highest goal is to devote itself to the hello of the hearts, to show the way towards

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