Quote#Time
Doubtless, it shews the wisdom of God, to have so fram'd things at…
Quote byRobert Boyle · 1627–1691
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: A Free Inquiry into the Vulgar Notion of Nature (1682), Sect.1..
English (original)
Doubtless, it shews the wisdom of God, to have so fram'd things at first, that there can seldom or never need any extraordinary interposition of his power; or the employing from, time to time, an intelligent overseer, to regulate, assist, and control the motions of matter.
— Robert Boyle
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