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The Second London Baptist Confession of Faith Paragraph 5.5
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| The most wise, righteous, and gracious God does often times leave for a season His own children to manifold temptations and the corruptions of their own hearts, to chastise them for their former sins, or to discover unto them the hidden strength of corruption and deceitfulness of their hearts, that they may be humbled; and to raise them to a more close and constant dependence for their support upon Himself; and to make them more watchful against all future occasions of sin, and for other just and holy ends.1 So that whatsoever befalls any of His elect is by His appointment, for His glory, and their good.2 |
[1]
2 Chronicles 32:25–26, 31; 2 Corinthians 12:7–9
[2]
Romans 8:28
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The following is not a reason that God, for a season, leaves his children to the corruptions of their hearts:
To chastise them for their former sins
To discover the hidden strength of the goodness of their hearts
To make them more dependent upon himself
To make more watchful for future occasions for sin
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