"But with regard to the material world, we can at least 

 go so far as this — we can perceive that events are brought 

 about not by insulated interpositions of Divine power, 

 exerted in each particular case, but by the establishment 

 of general laws." — Whewell : Bridgewater Treatise. 



" The only distinct meaning of the word i natural ' is 

 stated, fixed or settled ; since what is natural as much re- 

 quires and presupposes an intelligent agent to render it so, 

 i. e., to effect it continually or at stated times, as what is 

 supernatural or miraculous does to effect it for once." — 

 Butler : Analogy of Revealed Religion. 



" To conclude, therefore, let no man out of a weak conceit 

 of sobriety, or an ill-applied moderation, think or maintain, 

 that a man can search too far or be too well studied in the 

 book of God's word, or in the book of God's works ; divinity 

 or philosophy ; but rather let men endeavor an endless prog- 

 ress or proficience in both." — Bacon : Advancement of 

 Learning. 





