g of things towards an end, the right reason of which He possesses, does belong to God, according to Ps. 148:6 : "He hath made a decree, and it shall not pass away." In this manner both prudence and providence belong to God. Although at the same time it may be said that the very…

of its proper actions. And so, in this way, God is said to command the whole of nature, according to Ps. 148:6 : "He hath made a decree, and it shall not pass away." And thus all actions and movements of the whole of nature are subject to the eternal law. Consequently irrational…

ut he does decree the ordering of things to their end, since the true idea of things lies in him. As Ps. 148:6 says: “he hath made a decree which shall not pass.” Prudence and providence in this sense are appropriately ascribed to God. The reason for doing things may be called “c…