...advocates of divine sovereignty were of the same temper and held that the Most High doth direct, dispose, and govern all creatures, actions and things from the greatest even to the least." Riley, Woodbridge, American Thought, 1923, pp. 2-7. 2 Wayland, Francis, Elements of Moral Science,...

...Westminister Confession instruct us thusly: God the Creator of all things doth uphold, direct, dispose, and govern all creatures, actions, and things, from the greatest even to the least, by his wise and most holy providence. . . . Inspired poets say this: "The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not...

...Westminster Confession of 1647: God, the great Creator of all things, doth uphold, direct, dispose, and govern all creatures, actions and things, from...of his wisdom, power, justice, goodness, and mercy. 7 Or consider the equally explicit statement from the First Vatican Council: By his providence God...

...defined providence in this manner: God, the great Creator of all things, doth uphold, direct, dispose and govern all creatures, actions, and things, from...glory of his wisdom, power, justice, goodness, and mercy.1 What God creates, He also sustains. The universe is not only dependent upon God for its origin,...

...Westminster Confession of Faith claims: God the great Creator of all things doth uphold, direct, dispose, and govern all creatures, actions, and things, from...glory of His wisdom, power, justice, goodness, and mercy.30 Notes Reformed theology maintains that there are three elements involved in divine providence:...

...least, by liis most wise and holy providence, to the end for which they were created, according unto his infallible foreknowledge, and the free and immutable...counsel of his own will, to the praise of the glory of his wi edora, power, justice, infinite goodness, and mercy. 2. Although in relation to the foreknowledge...

...Q. 14. How doth God execute his decrees? A. God executeth his decrees in the works of creation and providence, according to his infallible foreknowledge, and the free and immutable counsel of his own will.1 Q. 15. What is the work of creation? A. The work of creation is that wherein God did in the...

...began to grasp that God was Providence as well as Redeemer, that God did "uphold, direct, dispose, and govern all creatures, actions, and things, from the greatest even to the least." We have seen how Witherspoon tried to make providence very simple, substantial, and personal for the...

...Declaration, the official statement of the Congregational Church, the Creator doth uphold, direct, dispose and govern all creatures, actions and things from...of his wisdom, power, justice, goodness and mercy. 6 Human life and development is complex, and this hardly explains the whole of John Brown's increasing...

...the great Creator of all things, doth uphold, direct, dispose, and govern all creatures, actions, 2nd things, from the greatest even to the least, by his...of his wisdom, power, justice, goodness, and mercy. Although in relation to the foreknowledge and decree of God, the first cause, all things come to pass...