Text.BP190.E2r/Translation

You now have, dear reader, the philosophical canons, without which you will hardly reach the desired end, whoever you are. If you have gratefully received these preludes and foundations of Hermeticism and have engaged yourself in this pious theoretical meditation, time will eventually bring forth the practice of these rules, not that truncated version which I have revealed to some, but a complete one, confirmed by many arguments and solid reasons. In the meantime, farewell, live well, and take good care of yourself.