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Chapter 3
Of God’s Decree
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| 1-2 | I. The general decree of all events |
| 1 | A. Its universality |
1. Plainly stated |
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2. Carefully guarded |
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From impugning the holiness of God |
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From implying the error of fatalism |
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3. Practically viewed |
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| 2 | B. Its unconditionality |
| 3-7 | II. The specific decree of predestination to life |
| 3-4 | A. Its major attributes |
| 3 | 1. Its distinguishing selectivity |
| 4 | 2. Its unchanging specificity |
| 5-6 | B. Its positive outworking: the election of those predestinated |
| 5 | 1. The gracious basis of election |
| 6 | 2. The effectual execution of election — its means |
Their divine appointment |
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Their exact identity |
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Their exclusive objects |
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| 7 | C. Its prudent handling |
From: Samuel E. Waldron, A Modern Exposition of the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith, (Evangelical Press, 1989), p. 61-62. Used by permission.
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