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Fred,
I'm certain Matthew will respond himself but let me see if I'm stating what he's saying another way.
WCF 5.2 is noting that everything that happens after the first cause (decree) falls out according the nature of secondary causes (providence). The statement is more a definition of secondary causality itself - that is all that happens after the first cause falls out according to providence.
WCF 5.3, on the other hand, is dealing with the fact that God sometimes interrupts ordinary providence (what some call "natural laws") and works without or supercedes their normal operation.
But, as Matthew noted, even when He's doing that, He's still using secondary causes. For example, in Joshua, the sun has stopped in the sky to prolong the day - its natural course has been interrupted. Nevertheless, even though ordinary means have been interrupted it's the same sun providing prolonged light for the battle.
That might not completely resolve the issue if there's another knot but it seems correct to me.
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