General Rules of the Freemasons, with a Discourse on the Purpose of Masonry

one can expect little from his other actions. Toward the superiors, every Brother original: "Bruder" must, for as long as the Lodge original: "Loge" lasts, show a devotion that springs from esteem and love. He entered into an Order original: "Orden" voluntarily, knowing well that it would have superiors. He therefore pledged himself at his initiation original: "Aufnahme"; refers to the ritual of being received into the Order. to render the due obedience. His promise, indeed his oath, binds him to this; and how easy it will be for him to obey if he imagines our Order as a family, where one follows out of love and without any coercion.

Toward the Brothers in the Lodge, one must strive with all one’s might to be kind and obliging, and in this way promote the general pleasure. Should a Brother, contrary to expectations, be overcome by a sudden melancholy original: "Melancholey"; in this context, it refers to a state of heavy sadness or "low spirits" that might dampen the mood of the fraternal gathering., of which he cannot entirely rid himself, he is free, once permission is granted, to leave the Lodge and withdraw the sadness of his countenance from the joyful Brothers. It is just as [important to avoid] excessive or

Vocabulary from the original page: Lodge, Order, Brothers, Oath, Melancholy, Obedience