To Sum Up: I Am The Man

Eliphas Never Abandoned His Belief That The Fate Of Man Is The Result Of Justice, That We Do Not Know All Our Shortcomings For Which We Are Punished, Nor The Way How We Incur The Punishment Through Them.

Be Convinced That, If Man Were Able To Reach The End Without Preparatory Studies, Such Studies Would Not Be Preparatory But Tiresome And Utterly Superfluous.

You Must Consider, When Reading This Treatise, That Mental Perception, Because Connected With Matter, Is Subject To Conditions Similar To Those To Which Physical Perception Is Subject.

The Third Class Of Evils Comprise Those Which Everyone Causes To Himself By His Own Action. This Is The Largest Class, And Is Far More Numerous Than The Second Class. It Is Especially Of These Evils That All Men Complain, - Only Few Men Are Found That Do Not Sin Against Themselves By This Kind Of Evil. ...this Class Of Evil Originates In Man's Vices, Such As Excessive Desire For Eating, Drinking, And Love; Indulgence In These Things In Undue Measure, Or In Improper Manner, Or Partaking Of Bad Food. This Course Brings Diseases And Afflictions Upon The Body And Soul Alike.

He, However, Who Begins With Metaphysics, Will Not Only Become Confused In Matters Of Religion, But Will Fall Into Complete Infidelity.