providence

Providence has a hand in this, as in all other sublunary dispensations.

The lover wrestled with Providence for his foreshadowed bliss.

Did not the providence of the world ordain that not a few should go unmarried?

Not, of course, that he put it that way, or that he was making terms with Providence.

Fate played into his hands without doubt, but Fate was not Providence.

Then leave all the rest of the cooking outfit to your cook and trust in Providence.

But Providence took care of us, when we could not help ourselves.

Have we never distrusted the providence of God or his promises?

What a wise and holy improvement have they made of the dispensations of providence!

But the ways of Providence are mysterious, and that's the truth of it.