Question 8
On Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647) Q. 8
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How doth God execute his decrees?
God doth execute his decrees in the works of Creation and Providence.
What is it for God to execute his decrees?
God executeth his decrees when he doth what he eternally purposed to do, when he bringeth to pass what he had before ordained should be.
Wherein doth God execute his decrees?
God doth execute his decrees in his works of Creation, wherein he maketh all things according as he eternally decreed to make them; and in his works of providence wherein he preserveth and governeth all things according to his eternal purpose and counsel.
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An Explicatory Catechism (1673) on Q. 8, symbolics.dev/vincent1673/8
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