Full Idea
When I wrote my treatise about our system, I had an eye upon such principles as might work with considering men, for the belief of a deity.
Gist of Idea
The principles of my treatise are designed to fit with a belief in God
Source
Isaac Newton (Letters to Bentley [1692], 1692.12.10)
Book Reference
Newton,Isaac: 'Philosophical Writings' [CUP 2004], p.94
A Reaction
Harré quotes this, and it shows that the rather passive view of nature Newton developed was to be supplemented by the active power of God. Without God, we need a more active view of nature.