Several times it has been observed that belief passes away as soon as they know, or think they know, a cause. Those spirits could not but acknowledge this, who had doubted about the power of God the Messiah when they arrived at a certain cause [of something] - such as that it took place by means of angels, or by means of heaven. Therefore it was shown them that this would happen without those means, because God the Messiah is all in everything, and all-powerful. Nevertheless, when they have once or twice become aware of the causes, the thought sticks in their mind that there is yet another mediating cause, which lies hidden; and in this way also, belief perishes. This is also the reason why, as soon as they imagine they have discovered the cause of a certain thing, they reject [the very idea of] belief.* Therefore, belief is also destroyed by human philosophy, because they want to investigate the cause of everything there is by their own method and by their own philosophy. 1747, the 14th day of December. * That is, they believe only what they have discovered.