This document discusses a speech given before the Society of the Adelphi discussing the method of nature and how nature follows consistent patterns and processes. It references the Memoires pour servir a l'histoire de Port-Royal which discusses the ecstasy experienced by Jansenists. The speech argues that while nature follows consistent patterns, there are also mysteries that cannot be fully explained.
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The Method of Nature Oration 1841
This document discusses a speech given before the Society of the Adelphi discussing the method of nature and how nature follows consistent patterns and processes. It references the Memoires pour servir a l'histoire de Port-Royal which discusses the ecstasy experienced by Jansenists. The speech argues that while nature follows consistent patterns, there are also mysteries that cannot be fully explained.