though they cannot have any Idea of him in their mind, answerable to his nature. For as a man that is born blind, hearing men talk of warming themselves by the fire, and being brought to warm himself by the same, may easily conceive, and assure himselfe, there is somewhat there, which men call Fire, and is the cause of the heat he feeles; but cannot imagine what it is like; nor have an Idea of it in his mind, such as they have that see it: so also, by the visible things of this world, and their admirable order, a man may conceive there is a cause of them, which men call God; and yet not have an Idea, or Image of him in his mind.
Zeren nola sortzetiko itsu batek, besteak sutondoan berotzeaz hitz egiten entzun eta suak sorturiko berotara eramaten dutenean, erraz burura dezakeen gizakumeek sua esaten dioten eta berak sentitzen duen beroaren kausa den zerbait dagoela han, baina ezin duen sua iruditu eta ikusten dutenek bezalako su horren ideiarik ezin eduki duen, halaxe gizakumeak ere, mundu honetako gauza ikuskorrak eta berauen ordena miresgarria abiagunetzat hartuta, gauza horiek Jainkoa esaten diogun kausa bat dutela burura dezake, baina adimenduan beronen ideia edo irudirik izan gabe.