{"id":"2.2","chapter":2,"number":2,"text":"God hath all life, glory, goodnesse, blessednesse, in, and of himself; and is alone in, and unto himself all-sufficient, not standing in need of any creatures which he hath made, nor deriving any Glory from them, but only manifesting his own Glory, in, by, unto, and upon them: He is the alone Fountain of all Being, of whom, through whom, and to whom are all things; and, hath most Soveraigne Dominion over them, to do by them, for them, or upon them whatsoever himself pleaseth. In his sight all things are open and manifest; his knowledge is infinite, infallible, and independent upon the creature, so as nothing is to him contingent, or uncertain. He is most holy in all his counsels, in all his works, and in all his commands. To him is due from Angels and men, and every other creature, whatsoever worship, service, or obedience he is pleased to require of them.","segments":[{"text":"God hath all life,","proofs":["John 5:26"],"refs":[{"printed":"John 5:26","osis":["John.5.26"]}],"note":null},{"text":"glory,","proofs":["Acts 7:2"],"refs":[{"printed":"Acts 7:2","osis":["Acts.7.2"]}],"note":null},{"text":"goodnesse,","proofs":["Psalm 119:68"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalm 119:68","osis":["Ps.119.68"]}],"note":null},{"text":"blessednesse,","proofs":["1 Timothy 6:15","Romans 9:5"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 Timothy 6:15","osis":["1Tim.6.15"]},{"printed":"Romans 9:5","osis":["Rom.9.5"]}],"note":null},{"text":"in, and of himself; and is alone in, and unto himself all-sufficient, not standing in need of any creatures which he hath made,","proofs":["Acts 17:24–25"],"refs":[{"printed":"Acts 17:24–25","osis":["Acts.17.24-Acts.17.25"]}],"note":null},{"text":"nor deriving any Glory from them,","proofs":["Job 22:2–3"],"refs":[{"printed":"Job 22:2–3","osis":["Job.22.2-Job.22.3"]}],"note":null},{"text":"but only manifesting his own Glory, in, by, unto, and upon them: He is the alone Fountain of all Being, of whom, through whom, and to whom are all things;","proofs":["Romans 11:36"],"refs":[{"printed":"Romans 11:36","osis":["Rom.11.36"]}],"note":null},{"text":"and, hath most Soveraigne Dominion over them, to do by them, for them, or upon them whatsoever himself pleaseth.","proofs":["Revelation 4:11","1 Timothy 6:15","Daniel 4:25","Daniel 4:35"],"refs":[{"printed":"Revelation 4:11","osis":["Rev.4.11"]},{"printed":"1 Timothy 6:15","osis":["1Tim.6.15"]},{"printed":"Daniel 4:25","osis":["Dan.4.25"]},{"printed":"Daniel 4:35","osis":["Dan.4.35"]}],"note":null},{"text":"In his sight all things are open and manifest;","proofs":["Hebrews 4:13"],"refs":[{"printed":"Hebrews 4:13","osis":["Heb.4.13"]}],"note":null},{"text":"his knowledge is infinite, infallible, and independent upon the creature,","proofs":["Romans 11:33–34","Psalm 147:5"],"refs":[{"printed":"Romans 11:33–34","osis":["Rom.11.33-Rom.11.34"]},{"printed":"Psalm 147:5","osis":["Ps.147.5"]}],"note":null},{"text":"so as nothing is to him contingent, or uncertain.","proofs":["Acts 15:18","Ezekiel 11:5"],"refs":[{"printed":"Acts 15:18","osis":["Acts.15.18"]},{"printed":"Ezekiel 11:5","osis":["Ezek.11.5"]}],"note":null},{"text":"He is most holy in all his counsels, in all his works, and in all his commands.","proofs":["Psalm 145:17","Romans 7:12"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalm 145:17","osis":["Ps.145.17"]},{"printed":"Romans 7:12","osis":["Rom.7.12"]}],"note":null},{"text":"To him is due from Angels and men, and every other creature, whatsoever worship, service, or obedience he is pleased to require of them.","proofs":["Revelation 5:12–14"],"refs":[{"printed":"Revelation 5:12–14","osis":["Rev.5.12-Rev.5.14"]}],"note":null}],"relations":{"lbcf1677":["2.2"],"lbcf1689":["2.2"],"savoy1658":["2.2"],"wcf1646-modernized":["2.2"]},"diffs":[{"source":"lbcf1689","type":"later","segments":[{"text":"hath","position":1},{"text":"and","position":2},{"text":"s","position":12},{"text":"them,","position":2},{"text":"and every other creature,","position":null}]},{"source":"lbcf1677","type":"later","segments":[{"text":"hath","position":1},{"text":"and","position":2},{"text":"s","position":12},{"text":"them,","position":2},{"text":"s","position":33},{"text":"and every other creature,","position":null}]}],"page":null,"leaf":null}