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INTRODUCTORY PASSAGES QUOTED BY DARWIN IN 

 HIS "ORIGIN" OF SPECIES." 



" 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 par- 

 ticular case, but by the establishment of general laws." — Whe- 

 well: Bridgewater Treatise. 



" The only distinct meaning of the word ' natural ' is stated, 

 fixed, or settled; since what is natural as much requires and pre- 

 supposes an intelligent agent to render it so, i. e., to effect it con- 

 tinually or at stated times, as what is supernatural or miraculous 

 does to effect it for once." — Butleb: Analogy of Revealed Re- 

 ligion. 



" 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 progress or proficience in 

 both." — Bacon : Advancement of Learning. 



