Does "Nature's God" really mean "Nature's nature"?

The usage at that time was usually a more deistic reference. At that stage of the Enlightenment, many of the better-educated upper class thought of deity as a remote, non-intercessory creator, not the immanent entity that most believers think of today.

Kind of unfortunate, but...

"...we find a definition from the very individual that all scholars recognize as the source of Jefferson’s phrase. According to Lord Bolingbroke, the law of nature’s God is the Law which is found in God’s Word. This was the definition which was intended by Jefferson, and this was the manner in which his words were understood by our forefathers. The law of nature’s God upon which our nation was founded is nothing less than the Bible itself."

http://www.thefederalistpapers.org/current-events/...

But let's remember, things are written to an audience, and do not necessarily reflect what the author thinks so much, and more are addressing the crowd.

God created nature. It did not create itself. Everything in the natural realm has a beginning and an end." In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth" Gen 1:1 Something to consider...10 out of 10 people die. Where will your soul go when you die? How important is your eternity? There is nothing more valuable than your life and your soul. We are all guilty of breaking God's laws(the ten commandments) and we will have to face him on judgment day.” it is appointed unto man once to die and then the judgment".You may think God is good and will overlook your sins, but it is because he is a good judge that he must punish sin wherever it's found. We have broken his laws and he will demand that justice be served. His place of punishment is eternal torment in hell. God does not want anyone to go there. God provided a way for our sins to be forgiven when he sent Jesus(his son) to pay the price for our sins on the cross. We broke the law and Jesus paid our fine. All we must do is be willing to turn from our sin and put our trust in Jesus (like you would trust a parachute to save you), and what he did for us on the cross.” For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son that whoever believes in him will not perish but have everlasting life." Please consider the truth of the Bible. Nothing is more important, and we could all be facing eternity at any moment. All of this life's problem's will pale in comparison to facing eternity without Jesus.

God made creation or allowed it to come into being. God is the God of Nature.

That was written by Thomas Jefferson, who was a deist. So Captain's answer would be consistent with the writer's views.

No, it means the God of nature.

Written in this manner it is acceptable to both theists and deists (which was much more prevalent at the time).

I belive it means God. He would be natures God.