Providence definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary PROV'IDENCE, n. [L. providentia ... act of providing or preparing for future use or application. Providence for war is the best prevention of it. [Now little ... the troubles and perplexities of life proceed from want of providence! 3. In theology, the care and superintendence which God exercises ... his creatures. He that acknowledges a creation and denies a providence, involves himself in a palpable contradiction; for the same power ... necessary to continue its existence. Some persons admit a general providence,but deny a particular providence, not considering that a general providence consists of particulars. ...
... Webster's 1828 Dictionary PROVIDEN'TIAL, a. Effected by the providence of God; referable to divine providence; proceeding from divine direction or superintendence; as the providential contrivance ... heaven-sent, providential, miraculous] 2: relating to or characteristic of providence; "assumption that nature operates only according to a providential plan"- M.R.Cohen 3: resulting from divine providence; "providential care"; "a providential visitation" [syn: providential, divine] Merriam Webster ... adjective Date: 1648 1. of, relating to, or determined by Providence 2. archaic marked by foresight ; prudent 3. occurring by or as if by an intervention of Providence < a providential escape > Synonyms: see lucky • providentially adverb Oxford ...
... Qualities Affected Scripture. Providential Preparation 13. "Inspiration" More than Mere "Providence" 14. Witness of New Testament Writers to Divine Operation 15 ... people, we must remember that He is the God of providence and of grace as well as of revelation and inspiration ... them clear and effective to others. When, then, by His providence, God sets this man to work on the writing of ... accordant with the Divine will. 13. "Inspiration" More than Mere "Providence": The answer is, Nothing is needed beyond mere providence to secure such books--provided only that it does not ... to produce, even under the most complete Divine guidance. For providence is guidance; and guidance can bring one only so ...
... Joseph's character soon triumphed in prison. Then the same Providence that superintended his dreams is leading so as to bring ... these constitute one of the most majestic, Godlike movements of Providence revealed to us in the word of God, or evident anywhere in history. The same Providence that presided over the boy prince in his father's ... and another dream in which the same cunning hand of Providence is plainly seen (Genesis 41) is the means of bringing ... that dreams are made of interests scarcely less than the Providence that was superintending over them. As the harvest fields of ... to the two great sources of Egypt's welfare. The Providence that had shaped and guided the whole course of ...
... human affairs b. a particular arrangement or provision especially of providence or nature 2. a. an exemption from a law or ... 4 a the ordering or management of the world by Providence. b a specific example of such ordering (of a community ... and modes of his administration. To respect the dispensations of Providence. --Burke. 2. That which is dispensed, dealt out, or appointed ... Eph. 1:10; 3:2; Col. 1:25). Dispensations of Providence are providential events which affect men either in the way ... permission, permission to enter, political organization, polity, preservation, privilege, propagation, providence, publication, radiation, recantation, regime, regimen, regnancy, regulation, reign, release, relinquishment ... off, system of government, ticket, ticket of admission, visitations of providence, volatilization, vouchsafement, waiver, warrant, yielding
... is He represented as thus constantly showing Himself in His providence not far from any one of them, thus wooing them ... God gives of Himself in His works of creation and providence no longer suffices for men's needs, that God has ... world and left it to fester in its iniquity. His providence still ruled over all, leading steadily onward to the goal ... the powers of man may attain under the guidance of providence and the influences of what we have learned to call ... s revelation of Himself in the works of creation and providence, transcended; nowhere is the slightest knowledge betrayed of anything concerning ...
... Anglo-French, from Latin prudentia, alteration of providentia — more at providence Date: 14th century 1. the ability to govern and discipline ... fr. L. prudentia, contr. from providentia. See Prudent, and cf. Providence.] The quality or state of being prudent; wisdom in the ... of right means for given ends. --Whewell. Syn: Wisdom; forecast; providence; considerateness; judiciousness; discretion; caution; circumspection; judgment. See Wisdom. Collin's ... s Dictionary of English Synonyms n. Discretion (accompanied with forecast), providence, forecast, sense, caution, carefulness, circumspection, considerateness, commonsense, judiciousness, judgment, wisdom ... preview, prevision, prior consultation, proctoring, profit, profitability, propriety, prospect, prospection, providence, provision, prudential administration, prudentialism, prudentialness, qui vive, readiness, reflection, reflectiveness ...
... 204 f) into the school of sorrow, the school of providence and the school of grace. Under the head of sorrow ... he held most dear. But besides these sorrows, God's providence dealt with him in ways most remarkable, and perhaps more ... fathers, and with the explicit assurance that the same Divine providence which ordained this removal (Ge 50:20) will see that ... might come." He was always tempted to be his own Providence, and God's training was clearly directed, both by providential ...
... in reality, but not in name. He that denies the providence of God, implicitly denies his existence. 1. By connection with ... veracity testifies. Learn not to dispute the methods of his providence,but humbly and implicitly to acquiesce in and adore them ... with unreserved confidence. Not to dispute the methods of his providence, but humbly and implicitly to acquiesce in and adore them. --Atterbury. 2. By implication; impliedly; as, to deny the providence of God is implicitly to deny his existence. --Bentley. Collin ...
... members. God's truth the absolute truth. God willing if Providence allows. good God! an exclamation of surprise, anger, etc. in ... phenomenon and the manifestation of God in His works and providence. In certain passages in Exodus, ascribed to the Priestly Code ... Dictionary of English Synonyms n. 1. Jehovah, Lord, Omnipotence, Omniscience, Providence, Heaven, the Creator, the Maker, the Deity, the Godhead, the ... Pierian Spring, Pierides, Pluto, Polyhymnia, Poseidon, Priapus, Pronuba, Proserpina, Proserpine, Providence, Ra, Rhadamanthus, Satan, Savitar, Selene, Set, Shamash, Skuld, Sol, Surya ...