“The law of nature and the law of revelation are both Divine: they flow, though in different channels, from the same adorable source. It is indeed preposterous to separate them from each other.” – James Wilson, of the Law of Nature, 1804

Though I could not find an online copy of this work by James Wilson, I did find this and it should be of primary interest to those seeking to understand the mindset of our Founders as to natural law and its source.

http://jameswilsoninstitute.org/about/a-natural-law-manifesto

I cannot stress enough that to understand the principles on which our nation was founded, a really great resource is found here:

http://jameswilsoninstitute.org/