"Prior to the 17th century the terms ["deism" and "deist"] were used interchangeably with the terms "theism" and "thei…"

"There are many who confess that while they believe like the Turks and the Jews that there is some sort of God and som…"

"I have generally been denominated a Deist, the reality of which I never disputed, being conscious I am no Christian, …"

"Let reason count the stars, weigh the mountains, fathom the depths — the employment becomes her, and the success is g…"

"As to the Christian system of faith, it appears to me as a species of Atheism — a sort of religious denial of God. It…"

"My parents had early given me religious impressions, and brought me through my childhood piously in the Dissenting wa…"

"[T]he Rev. R. Taylor, A.M., the Deist, now in gaol, infamously persecuted by the Whigs for his religious opinions, in…"

"Just as AR [absolute perfection in some respects, relative perfection in all others] is the whole positive content of…"

"Pantheism is sexed-up atheism. Deism is watered-down theism."

"Who ever heard of a devout deist? Who ever heard of one who was willing to spend his life in missionary labor for the…"