事实上,我观察到,一般来说,在新教国家,牧师从柏拉图基督教转向自然神论,而在天主教国家,他们转向无神论。 、 、 、 、 被认为是最有道德的人之一。那么,他们的美德必定有除上帝之爱以外的其他基础。{}
(I have observed, indeed, generally, that while in protestant countries the defections from the Platonic Christianity of the priests is to Deism, in catholic countries they are to Atheism. , , , , are known to have been among the most virtuous of men. Their virtue, then, must have had some other foundation than the love of God.{})