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I. The summary statement of the doctrine |
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A. The Author of providence: "the good Creator" |
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B. The foundation of providence: "his infinite power and wisdom" |
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C. The essence of providence: "uphold, direct, dispose and govern" |
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D. The objects of providence: "all creatures and things, from the greatest even to the least" |
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E. The nature of providence: "by his most wise and holy providence" |
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F. The compatibility of providence (with His creation): "to the end for which they were created" |
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G. The determining causes of God's providence: |
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1. God's mind: "his infallible foreknowledge" |
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2. God's will: "and the free and immutable counsel of his own will" |
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H. The goal of providence: "to the praise of the glory...." |
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II. The major concerns about the doctrine |
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2-3 |
A. The relation of providence to the use of means |
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1. A concession |
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2. An assertion |
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3. A qualification |
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B. The relation of providence to the fact of sin |
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1. Sin is general |
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2. Sin in his children |
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3. Sin in the ungodly |
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C. The relation of providence to the care of the church |
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From: Samuel E. Waldron, A Modern Exposition of the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith, (Evangelical Press, 1989), p88-89. Used by permission.
