The Theology of the Westminster Standards: Historical Context and Theological Insights (Biblia.com)

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For centuries, countless Christians have turned to the Westminster Standards for insights into the Christian faith. These renowned documents—first published in the middle of the 17th century—are widely regarded as some of the most beautifully written summaries of the Bible’s teaching ever produced. Church historian John Fesko walks readers through the background and theology of the Westminster...

effect.58 Du Moulin’s point is that human free choice can exist only if God decrees it. As the Confession states, God ordains whatsoever comes to pass and thereby establishes contingency and secondary causes (3.1). Or as Francis Turretin (1623–1687) explains: There was nothing from eternity which could be the cause of the determination of a thing indifferent to either part except the will of God; not his essence or knowledge, for neither can operate ad extra separated from the will. Therefore, as

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