The Belgic Confession, Article XIII (3)

According to His Holy Will (continued) According to His Holy Will (continued) We have already emphasized that our Confession in its teaching concerning God's providence, and especially concerning God's providential government of all things, proceeds from the idea of God's will, His counsel. That counsel is the norm, the standard, according to which the Lord (governs all things. All things are not left to themselves. They are not left to chance, or fate. But God, the intelligent and willing...