Nature assisted all my arguments to evidence to him even the necessity of a great First Cause, an overruling, governing Power, a secret directing Providence, and of the equity and justice of paying homage to Him that made us, and the like; but there appeared nothing of this kind in the notion of an evil spirit, of his origin, his being, his nature, and above all, of his inclination to do evil, and to draw us in to do so too; and the poor creature puzzled me once in such a manner, by a question merely natural and innocent, that I scarce knew what to say to him.
La naturaleza apoyaba todos mis argumentos para demostrarle la necesidad de una gran Causa Primera, de un poder supremo, de una providencia secreta y de la equidad y justicia de rendirle homenaje a Él, que todo lo había creado. Mas nada de esto figuraba en la noción de un espíritu maligno, su origen, su existencia, su naturaleza y, sobre todo, su inclinación por hacer el mal y arrastrarnos a hacerlo.