The Second London Baptist Confession of Faith Paragraph 5.3

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God, in his ordinary providence makes use of means,⁠¹⁠ yet is free to work without,⁠²⁠ above,⁠³⁠ and against them⁠⁴⁠ at His pleasure.⁠⁠

expand_more [1] Acts 27:31, 44; Isaiah 55:10–11

expand_more [2] Hosea 1:7

expand_more [3] Romans 4:19–21

expand_more [4] Daniel 3:27

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God uses means in his ordinary providence. However:

He accomplishes all things directly

He accomplishes all things indirectly

He is free to work against these means

He is free to contradict himself

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