Westminster Confession of Faith · Chapter 5
Of Providence
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5. The most wise, righteous, and gracious God doth oftentimes leave for a season his owne children to manifold temptations, and the corruption of their own hearts, to chastise them for their former sinnes, or to discover unto them the hidden strength of corruption, and deceitfulnesse of their hearts, that they may be humbled;a and, to raise them to a more close and constant dependance for their support upon himselfe, and to make them more watchfull against all future occasions of sin, and for sundry other just and holy ends.b
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Commentary
- David Dickson, Truths Victory over Error (1684), on 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7
Related texts
- Westminster Confession of Faith (modernized, 1646) 5.5
- Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (first printing, 1677) 5.5
- Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689) 5.5
- Savoy Declaration of Faith and Order (1658) 5.5
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