Paley was intimate with the Law family throughout his life, and the Bishop and his son John Law (who was later an Irish bishop) were instrumental during the decade after he left Cambridge in pressing him to publish his revised lectures and in negotiating with the publisher.
Paley intimou coa familia Law durante a súa vida, e o bispo e o seu fillo John Law (que chegaría despois a ser bispo en Irlanda) foron instrumentais durante a década posterior a que deixara Cambridge para presionalo para que publicase as súas leccións revisadas e en negociar co editor.