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Chapter 3
Of God's Decree
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I. The general decree of all events |
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A. Its universality |
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1. Plainly stated |
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2. Carefully guarded |
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From impugning the holiness of God |
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From implying the error of fatalism |
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3. Practically viewed |
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B. Its unconditionality |
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II. The specific decree of predestination to life |
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A. Its major attributes |
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1. Its distinguishing selectivity |
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2. Its unchanging specificity |
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B. Its positive outworking: the election of those predestinated |
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1. The gracious basis of election |
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2. The effectual execution of election - its means |
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Their divine appointment |
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Their exact identity |
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Their exclusive objects |
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C. Its prudent handling |
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From: Samuel E. Waldron, A Modern Exposition of the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith, (Evangelical Press, 1989), p61-62. Used by permission.
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