| Philip Schaff - Church history - 1877 - 948 pages
...Ques. 11. What are God's works of providence ? Ans. God's works of providence are his most holy, wise, and powerful preserving and governing all his creatures, and all their actions. Ques. 12. What special act of providence did God exercise towards man, in the estate wherein he was... | |
| Samuel Hopkins - Congregational churches - 1803 - 408 pages
...his decrees in the works of creation and providence. His works of providence are, his moft holy, wife and powerful preserving and governing all his creatures, and all their actions" This is a doctrine of divine revelation, and moft agreeable to reafon, to wifdom, and benevolence ;... | |
| Matthew Henry - Devotional literature - 1805 - 192 pages
...creatures. Q. What are God's works offiroi•idcnce ? A. God's works of providence are his most holy, wise, and powerful preserving and governing all his creatures and all their actions. Q. What special act of pro•vidcr.ee did God exercise towards man in the state wherein he •was created... | |
| Congregational churches - 1809 - 612 pages
...pass." Also ia the answer to the llth question. " God's works of providence are his most holy, wise, and powerful preserving and governing all his creatures and all their actions. " We might go on quoting from the standards of Calvin. ists, and from approved writers among them,... | |
| Thomas Vincent - Prayer - 1810 - 326 pages
...Q. 11. What arc God's works of Providence 1^/ A. God's works of providence are his most holy, wise> and powerful preserving and governing all his creatures, and all their actions. A. The parts of God's providence are, 1. His preservation of things. Psalm xxxvi. 6, O Lord, thou preserves!... | |
| Church of Scotland - Presbyterianism - 1810 - 636 pages
...Q. 11. What are God's works of providence? A. God's works of providence are, his most holy", wise", and powerful preserving * and governing all his creatures, and all their actions *. Q. 12. What special act of providence did God exercise toward man in the estate wherein he was created... | |
| Samuel Davies, Samuel Finley - Presbyterian Church - 1811 - 550 pages
...thereof." The Providence of God is well described in our Shorter Catechism : " It is his most holy, wise, and powerful preserving and governing all his creatures, and all their actions." To particularize all the instances of providential government which may be matter of joy to the earth... | |
| Samuel Hopkins - Millennium (Eschatology) - 1811 - 506 pages
...decrees in his works of creation and providence. God's works of providence are, his most holy, wise and powerful preserving and governing all his creatures, and all their actions." And in their confession of faith, they say, " God, the great creator of all things, doth uphold, direct,... | |
| Joseph Field - God - 1811 - 358 pages
...Lord reignet.1) ; let the earth rejoice. PfiALMIsf. God's works of Providence are his most holy, wise, and powerful preserving and governing all his creatures and all their actions. Ass. CAT. C?reenft•elti : PRINTED BY JOHN DENIO. 1811. THE NEW TOHK PUBLIC LIBRARY 53340H Titbi:s... | |
| John Murray - Sermons, American - 1812 - 444 pages
...of the shorter Catechism which assures us that " God's works of providence are his most holy, wise, and powerful, preserving and governing all his creatures, and all their actions." But, thus steadfastly believing, I am considered by many who adopt this very Catechism, as an erroneous... | |
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