Section 10: Lord’s Day 10

What dost thou mean by the providence of God?

The almighty and everywhere present power of God;^a whereby, as it were by his hand, he upholds and governs heaven, earth, and all creatures;^b so that herbs and grass, rain and drought,^c fruitful and barren years,^d meat and drink,^e health and sickness,^f riches and poverty, yea, and all things come not by chance, but by his fatherly hand.^g

1. a. Acts 17:25–28

   Acts 17:25–28

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2. b. Hebrews 1:3

   Hebrews 1:3

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3. c. Jeremiah 5:24

   Jeremiah 5:24

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4. d. Acts 14:17

   Acts 14:17

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5. e. John 9:3

   John 9:3

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6. f. Proverbs 22:2; Job 1:21

   Proverbs 22:2

   Job 1:21

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7. g. Matthew 10:29–30; Ephesians 1:11

   Matthew 10:29–30

   Ephesians 1:11

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What advantage is it to us to know that God has created, and by his providence doth still uphold all things.

That we may be patient in adversity;^a thankful in prosperity;^b and that in all things, which may hereafter befall us, we place our firm trust in our faithful God and Father,^c that nothing shall separate us from his love;^d since all creatures are so in his hand, that without his will they cannot so much as move.^e

1. a. Romans 5:3; Psalm 39:10

   Romans 5:3

   Psalm 39:10

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2. b. Deuteronomy 8:10; 1 Thessalonians 5:18

   Deuteronomy 8:10

   1 Thessalonians 5:18

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3. c. Romans 5:3–6

   Romans 5:3–6

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4. d. Romans 8:38–39

   Romans 8:38–39

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5. e. Job 1:12; 2:6; Matthew 8:31; Isaiah 10:15

   Job 1:12

   Job 2:6

   Matthew 8:31

   Isaiah 10:15

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