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n. - The guardianship and control exercised by a deity; The prudence and care exercised by someone in the management of resources; A manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creatures.

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  • Divine providence
  • And his providence is a continued creation, Ps. cxix.
  • He has the command of all the creatures that he has made (v. 16); his providence is a continued creation.
  • He that gave us our being, by a constant renewed act upholds us in our being, and his providence is a continued creation.
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