| Paras | |
| 1-2 | I. The general decree of all events |
| 1 | A. Its universality |
| 1. Plainly stated | |
| 2. Carefully guarded | |
| From impugning the holiness of God | |
| From implying the error of fatalism | |
| 3. Practically viewed | |
| 2 | B. Its unconditionality |
| 3-7 | II. The specific decree of predestination to life |
| 3-4 | A. Its major attributes |
| 3 | 1. Its distinguishing selectivity |
| 4 | 2. Its unchanging specificity |
| 5-6 | B. Its positive outworking: the election of those predestinated |
| 5 | 1. The gracious basis of election |
| 6 | 2. The effectual execution of election - its means |
| Their divine appointment | |
| Their exact identity | |
| Their exclusive objects | |
| 7 | C. Its prudent handling |
From: Samuel E. Waldron, A Modern Exposition of the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith, (Evangelical Press, 1989), p61-62. Used by permission.