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Orthodox Doctrine (Summary of Christian Divinity)

Metropolitan Platon of Moscow, tr. Pinkerton, 1814

God careth for the world created by himself, and governeth all things most wisely.

God careth for the world created by himself, and governeth all things most wisely.

With regard to the providence of God, we have already spoken in the First Part; but here we resume the subject, in order to shew that faith (which is the foundation of the symbol) teaches us from the word of God, the very same things respecting this doctrine, to the knowledge of which we may attain by the help of sound reason. In confirmation of this, the words of the gospel should ever be remembered: “Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing, and one of them shall not fall to the ground without your Father? But the very hairs of your head are all numbered,” Matth. x. 29.