论通过自然选择的物种起源，或生存斗争中优赋族群之保存

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

我们至少能够说，我们得以看到，物质世界发生的事件，不是神力在每一特定场合的孤立干预所致，而是由于普遍法则的实施所致。

——惠威尔，《布里吉沃特论文集》

The only distinct meaning of the word ‘natural’ is stated，fixed or settled；since what is natural as much requires 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

“自然的”一词唯一独特的意思是规定的、固定的或裁定的；正如所谓超自然的或神奇的事物需要或预先假定有一个智能的实体使其一蹴而成，所谓“自然的”事物则需要或预先假定有一个智能的实体不时地或在预定的时段进行干预，使之保持其特性。

——巴特勒，《启示宗教之类比》

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 endeavour an endless progress or proficience in both.

——Bacon，Advancement of Learning

因而，任何人不应出于对庄重或节制的不当考虑，误以为对上帝的话语或上帝的创作之书不应过分深入探究或过于仔细琢磨（无论是神学还是哲学方面）﹔相反，人们本应尽力地在这两方面都追求无止境的进步或趋近娴熟。

——培根，《论学问之进步》