On page 168, Locke accounts for the universal idea of God by arguing that the visible marks of extraordinary wisdom and power appear plainly in creation, such that any rational creature reflecting seriously on them cannot miss discovering a deity — a position that paraphrases Romans 1 and reflects Puritan/Calvinist theology about natural knowledge of God.
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“the visible marks of Extra Ordinary wisdom and power appear so plainly in all the book of the creation that a rational creature who will but seriously reflect on them cannot miss the discovery of a deity”
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