Confession Library / Westminster Confession of Faith
7 paragraphs
God, the great Creator of all things, doth uphold, 1 direct, dispose, and govern all creatures, actions, and things, 2 from the greatest even to the least, 3 by his most wise and holy providence, 4 according to his infallible fore-knowledge 5 and the free and immutable counsel of…
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Although in relation to the foreknowledge and decree of God, the first cause, all things come to pass immutably and infallibly, 1 yet by the same providence he ordereth them to fall out, according to the nature of second causes, either necessarily, freely, or contingently. 2
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God, in his ordinary providence, maketh use of means, 1 yet is free to work without, 2 above, 3 and against them, 4 at his pleasure.
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The almighty power, unsearchable wisdom, and infinite goodness of God so far manifest themselves in his providence that it extendeth itself even to the first fall, and all other sins of angels and men, 1 and that not by a bare permission, 2 but such as hath joined with it a most…
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The most wise, righteous, and gracious God doth oftentimes leave for a season his own children to manifold temptations and the corruption of their own hearts, to chastise them for their former sins, or to discover unto them the hidden strength of corruption and deceitfulness of t…
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As for those wicked and ungodly men whom God, as a righteous judge, for former sins, doth blind and harden, 1 from them he not only withholdeth his grace, whereby they might have been enlightened in their understandings and wrought upon in their hearts, 2 but sometimes also withd…
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As the providence of God doth, in general, reach to all creatures, so, after a most special manner, it taketh care of his Church, and disposeth all things to the good thereof. 1
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