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WCF
Westminster Confession of Faith
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Of God’s Eternal Decree
As God hath appointed the elect unto glory, so hath He, by the eternal and most free purpose of His will, fore-ordained all the means thereunto. Wherefore they …
Of God’s Eternal Decree
… of His mere free grace and love, without any foresight of faith or good works, or perseverance in either of them, or any other thing in the creature, as …
WLC
Westminster Larger Catechism
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How doth God execute his decrees?
God executeth his decrees in the works of creation and providence, according to his infallible foreknowledge, and the …
What are the decrees of God?
God's decrees are the wise, free, and holy acts of the counsel of his will, …
What are God's works of providence?
God's works of providence are his most holy, wise, and powerful preserving and governing all …
What hath God especially decreed concerning angels and men?
God, by an eternal and immutable decree, out of his mere love, for the praise of his glorious grace, to be manifested in due time, hath elected some …
What is the work of creation?
The work of creation is that wherein God did in the beginning, by the word of his power, make of nothing the world, and all things therein, for …
What are the sins forbidden in the third commandment?
The sins forbidden in the third commandment are, the not using of God's name as is required; and the abuse of it in an ignorant, vain, irreverent, …
How did God create angels?
God created all the angels spirits, immortal, holy, excelling in knowledge, mighty in power, to execute his commandments, and to praise his name, yet subject to change.
How did God create man?
After God had made all other creatures, he created man male and female; formed the body of the man of the dust of the ground, and the woman …
What is God's providence towards the angels?
God by his providence permitted some of the angels, wilfully and irrecoverably, to fall into sin and damnation, limiting and ordering that, and all their sins, to his …
What was the providence of God toward man in the estate in which he was created?
The providence of God toward man in the estate in which he was created, was the placing him in paradise, appointing him to dress it, giving him liberty …
WSC
Westminster Shorter Catechism
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How doth God execute his decrees?
God executeth his decrees in the works of creation and providence.