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- noun Plural form of
providence .
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Examples
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He would begin with less judgments, which should sometimes work silently and insensibly (v. 12): I will be (that is, my providences shall be) unto Ephraim as a moth; nay (as it might better be supplied), they are unto Ephraim as a moth, for it is such a sickness as Ephraim now sees, v. 13.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi) 1721
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We must study to answer God's end in all his providences, which is in general to make us religious.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) 1721
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Mr.S. They are the kind of providences that you 'll have to be pretty sparing of, Master Sam.
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"They are a kind of providences that you'll have to be pretty sparing of, Master Sam.
Uncle Tom's Cabin Harriet Beecher Stowe 1853
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"They are a kind of providences that you'll have to be pretty sparing of, Master Sam.
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Is this localized to quebec or are the other providences also seeing outfitters behaving this way?
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Is this localized to quebec or are the other providences also seeing outfitters behaving this way?
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So, those are the kind of, I guess you would say, providences that we attach to the appearances on this record.
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So, those are the kind of, I guess you would say, providences that we attach to the appearances on this record.
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Often the start of their Christian career is marked by great emotional joy, striking providences, remarkable answers to prayer, and immediate fruitfulness in their first acts of witnessing; thus God encourages them, and establishes them in “the life.”
God Attachment Dr. Tim Clinton 2010
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