8 Through him shall all the nations of the earth be blest; through him, Immanuel.
9 And Jesus staid in Zoan many days; and then went forth unto the city of the sun, that men call Heliopolis, and sought admission to the temple of the sacred brotherhood.
10 The council of the brotherhood convened, and Jesus stood before the hierophant; he answered all the questions that were asked with clearness and with power.
11 The hierophant exclaimed, Rabboni of the rabbinate, why come you here? Your wisdom is the wisdom of the gods; why seek for wisdom in the halls of men?
12 And Jesus said, In every way of earth-life I would walk; in every hall of learning I would sit; the heights that any man has gained, these I would gain;
13 What any man has suffered I would meet, that I may know the griefs, the disappointments and the sore temptations of my brother man; that I may know just how to succor those in need.
14 I pray you, brothers, let me go into your dismal crypts; and I would pass the hardest of your tests.
15 The master said, Take then the vow of secret brotherhood. And Jesus took the vow of secret brotherhood.
16 Again the master spoke; he said, The greatest heights are gained by those who reach the greatest depths; and you shall reach the greatest depths.
17 The guide then led the way and in the fountain Jesus bathed; and when he had been clothed in proper garb he stood again before the hierophant.
_Jesus receives from the hierophant his mystic name and number. Passes the first brotherhood test, and receives his first degree, SINCERITY._
The master took down from the wall a scroll on which was written down the number and the name of every attribute and character. He said,
2 The circle is the symbol of the perfect man, and seven is the number of the perfect man;
3 The Logos is the perfect word; that which creates; that which destroys, and that which saves.
4 This Hebrew master is the Logos of the Holy One, the Circle of the human race, the Seven of time.
5 And in the record book the scribe wrote down, The Logos-Circle-Seven; and thus was Jesus known.
6 The master said, The Logos will give heed to what I say: No man can enter into light till he has found himself. Go forth and search till you have found your soul and then return.
