1689 LBCF ch. 5: Of Divine Providence
Source: 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith (Chapter 5) · creed
God upholds, directs, disposes, and governs all creatures, actions, and things, from the greatest to the least, by his most wise and holy providence.
Witnesses (Deuteronomy 19:15)
- manuscript_tradition: Rufinus of Aquileia, Commentary on the Apostles' Creed (c. AD 404)
- manuscript_tradition: Pirminius, De singulis libris canonicis scarapsus (c. AD 750) — earliest received form
- translation: Latin (Symbolum Apostolicum) — Western Church
- citation_tradition: Cited by every major catechism since 8th century
- republication: CCEL — Creeds of Christendom (Schaff)
Connections
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