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Preface by Helbig to the Reader · Passage 3
German
Ob nun schon des Autoris Meynung de Creatione mit unsern orthodoxis nicht übereinstimmet, und man solche nicht gut heissen kan, hat doch ein jeder die Freyheit, davon zu urtheilen, was ihm beliebet. Ich meines Theils, weil mir des Ali Puli geglaubte Schöpffungs-Ursache nicht angestanden, hätte selbe verändert oder ausgelassen, wenn nicht dadurch des gantzen Büchleins Stellung hätte müssen zu nichte werden.
English
Although the author’s opinion concerning creation does not agree with that of our orthodox theologians, and cannot be approved, everyone is free to judge it as they please. For my part, because Ali Puli’s supposed cause of creation did not satisfy me, I would have altered or omitted it had doing so not destroyed the arrangement of the whole little book.
Socrates
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The complete supplied German–English edition of the 1682 collection: the main treatise attributed to Ali Puli, Helbig’s preface, distinct companion discourses, the short potable-gold preparation and the anonymous Father’s Last Testament, with four historical figures, 103 annotations and the full Diotimos study apparatus.
Historical Text and Translation
The governing German witness is the complete 1682 collection in Badische Landesbibliothek Karlsruhe, shelfmark 87 B 76050, with an unnumbered title and printed pages 1–80. The historical title’s Arabic and Portuguese antecedents and its authorial persona are retained as claims, not authenticated originals. Johann Otto Helbig (Hellwig), Martin de Delle, J. J. F. and the anonymous testament retain their distinct historical roles.
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The historical German source text and engraving are in the public domain. The English translation and editorial material were prepared with AI assistance for Diotimos Editions in 2026, with a supplied translation and sign commentary identified separately, and are published with the site owner’s authorization.