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Question 27

On Heidelberg Catechism (1563) Q. 27

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What is the prouidence of God?

The Almighty power of God euery where present, whereby hee doth as it were with his hand vphold &a gouerne heauen & earth, with all the creatures therin: So that those thinges which growe in the earth, as likewise raine and drouth, fruitfulnes & barrainnes, meat &b drink,c health and siknesse,d riches and pouertie, in a woord, all things come not rashly or by chance, but by his fatherly counsell and will.e

Proofs

Each links to the Scripture index: what else cites the passage.

  1. aActs 17:25; Psalm 94:9; Isaiah 29:15; Ezekiel 8:12
  2. bHebrews 1:2–3
  3. cJeremiah 5:24; Acts 14:17
  4. dJohn 9:3
  5. eProverbs 22:2

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