Q. 7. What are the decrees of God?

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The decrees of God are, his eternal purpose, according to the counsel of his will, whereby, for his own glory, he hath foreordained whatsoever comes to pass.

Eph. 1:4,11; Rom. 9:22-23.

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Index: DECREES OF GOD Nature, end, extent, and properties of
Index: GLORY OF GOD The end of His decrees
Index: WILL OF GOD Counsel of God’s will

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Ephesians 1:4
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Ephesians 1:4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
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Ephesians 1:11
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Ephesians 1:11 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
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Romans 9:22-23
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Romans 9:22 What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:
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