Paragraph 5.3
Chapter 5: Of Providence
God in his ordinary providence maketh use of means, yet is free to work without, above and against them, at his pleasure.
Westminster Confession of Faith (American revision, 1788), Westminster Assembly and Synod of New York and Philadelphia · PDF
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Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 5.3
God in his ordinary providence maketh use of means, yet is free to work without, above and against them, at his pleasure.
Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 5.3
God, in his ordinary Providence maketh use of meanes, yet is free to work without, above, and against them at his pleasure.
Westminster Confession of Faith (American revision, 1788), Paragraph 5.3
God in his ordinary providence maketh use of means, yet is free to work without, above and against them, at his pleasure.
Commentaries (2)
David Dickson, 1684, Truths Victory over Error
On Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 5.3, which this paragraph revises
Doth God uphold, direct, dispose, and govern all Creatures, their Actions, and all things from the greatest, even to the least? Yes. Doth the Almighty Power, unsearchable wisdom…
David Dickson’s text
John Macpherson, 1881, The Westminster Confession of Faith, with Introduction and Notes
On Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 5.3, which this paragraph revises
This section maintains the possibility of miracles. In His providence God is pleased usually to employ means which either by association or by inherent quality are recognised as…
John Macpherson’s text