Object of providence; necessary, contingent, rational, and irrational; God not author of sin
And He rules all things universally (Nehemiah 9:6; Ephesians 4:6; Amos 3:6; Lamentations 3:37–38; Acts 17:25; Hebrews 1:3) — specially the necessary (Exodus 12:46; Job 5:10; 37:5; 38:26–27; Psalm 104:13–14), the contingent (Exodus 21:12–13; Job 1:21; Proverbs 16:1, 33; Matthew 10:29–30), the rational (Genesis 45:8; 50:20; Exodus 4:11; 2 Samuel 16:10; Psalm 34:16, 21; Proverbs 21:1; Isaiah 10:5; Lamentations 3:37; Daniel 4:32; Acts 4:27–28), and things without reason (Job 37 throughout; Psalm 104:9; Psalm 135:6–9) — so that nothing falls out otherwise than as seems good to Him (1 Samuel 2:25; Isaiah 8:10; Romans 8; 11:36; 1 Corinthians 9:9–10).
Yet God does not thereby become the author of any sin (Genesis 18:25; Deuteronomy 32:4; Psalm 5:4–6; Jeremiah 19:5; Habakkuk 1:13; John 8:44; James 1:13, 17; 1 John 1:5). He also rules those things in which chance is present of itself (Exodus 21:13; Ecclesiastes 9:11; 1 Samuel 6:9). By these and like testimonies it is proved that the object of providence is not only heavenly and incorruptible things, as some wished (Job 22:12–14), but that no thing of higher or lower nature is to be excepted. Nor is it beneath God's majesty if He also rules the least things, since He is creator and Lord of all, and He is not made low who looks to low things (Psalm 113:5–6); and the greater care with which He pursues humankind, the more its actions are subject to His providence than the actions of things without intellect (Psalm 33:14–15). Whence hearts, wills, and human actions are said to be in God's hand, power, and disposition, and all the events and outcomes of our actions (Proverbs 21:1; Genesis 45:8; Exodus 4:11; Philippians 2:13; Jeremiah 10:23; Proverbs 20:24). For neither in the actions of free choice is humankind exempt from the order of providence. See Chrysostom, Theodoret, Salvian, and others.
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Regit autem omnia universe — Nehemiah 9:6; Ephesians 4:6; Amos 3:6; Lamentations 3:37–38; Acts 17:25; Hebrews 1:3 — specialiter necessaria — Exodus 12:46; Job 19; Job 5:10; 37:5; 38:26–27; Psalm 104:13–14 — contingentia — Exodus 21:12–13; Job 1:21; Proverbs 16:1, 33; Matthew 10:29–30 — rationalia — Genesis 45:8; 50:20; Exodus 4:11; Job 12:6; 2 Samuel 16:10; Psalm 34:16, 21; Proverbs 21:1; Isaiah 10:5; Lamentations 3:37; Daniel 4:32; Acts 4:27–28 — expertia rationis — Job 37 toto; Psalm 104:9; Psalm 135:6–9 — ne secus cadat quicquam atque ipsi visum — 1 Samuel 2:25; Isaiah 8:10; Romans 8; 11:36; 1 Corinthians 9:9–10. Nec tamen ideo Deus ullius peccati auctor fiat — Genesis 18:25; Deuteronomy 32:4; Psalm 5:4–6; Jeremiah 19:5; Habakkuk 1:13; John 8:44; James 1:13, 17; 1 John 1:5. Regit interim etiam ea quibus per se casus inest — Exodus 21:13; Ecclesiastes 9:11; 1 Samuel 6:9. His et similibus testimoniis evincitur, obiectum providentiae non esse tantum caelestia et incorruptibilia, ut volebant illi — Job 22:12–14 — sed nullam rem sive superioris sive inferioris naturae excipiendam esse. Neque alienum est a Dei maiestate si etiam minutissima quaeque regat, cum omnium sit creator et dominus, neque sit humilis qui ad humilia respicit — Psalm 113:5–6 — et quanto maiore cura hominem prosequitur, tanto magis actiones eius subiiciuntur providentiae ipsius quam actiones rerum aliarum intellectu carentium — Psalm 33:14–15. Unde et corda, voluntates et actiones hominum in Dei manu, potestate ac dispositione, omnesque eventus et successus actionum nostrarum esse dicuntur — Proverbs 21:1; Genesis 45:8; Exodus 4:11; Isaiah 64:8; Philippians 2:13; Jeremiah 10:23; Proverbs 20:24. Neque enim in actionibus liberi arbitrii homo exemptus est ab ordine providentiae. Vide Chrysostomum, Theodoretum, Salvianum et alios.