 He gave this and the Prophecies of the Old Testament, not to gratify men's curiosities by enabling them to foreknow things, but that after they were fulfilled they might be interpreted by the event, and his own Providence, not the Interpreters, be then...  The Eclectic review. vol. 1-New [8th] - Page 9131806Full view - About this book
 | 1815 - 436 pages
...accurately : he says, " The prophecies of the Old Testament were given, not to gratify men's curiosities by enabling them to foreknow things, but that, after...fulfilled, they might be interpreted by the event, and the Providence of God, not the interpreters, be then manifested to the world." If the opinion, then,... | |
 | Joseph Galloway - 1802 - 512 pages
...giving *' the prophecies was not to gratify the curiofi" ties of men by enabling them to foreknew *' things; but that after they were fulfilled they " might be interpreted by the events and his «' own providence, and not that of the inter" preter's; and that thus it might be mani«'... | |
 | Thomas Newton - 1803 - 490 pages
...otherwife. He gave this and the prophecies " of the Old Teftament, not to gratify men's curiofities <c by enabling them to foreknow things, but that after...interpreted by the " event, and his own providence, not the interpreters, " be then manifefted thereby to the world." If therewrong. If he faid only that the Turks... | |
 | William Seward - 1804 - 492 pages
...gratify men's curiofities, by enabling them to " foreknow things; but that after they were ful" filled, they might be interpreted by the event; " and his own providence, not the interpreter's, " be then manifefled thereby to the world." '.*'•• SIR ISAAC NEWTOX,V. As Lucretius fays of his great Philofopher,... | |
 | John Chappel Woodhouse - 1805 - 696 pages
...Isaac Newton ; " God gave these, and " the prophecies of the Old Testament, not to " gratify men's curiosity, by enabling them to " foreknow things ; but that after they were ful" filled they might be interpreted by the event, *•' and his own providence, not the interpreter's,... | |
 | George Stanley Faber - 1808 - 304 pages
...much otherwise. He gave this and the prophecies of the Old Testament, not to gratify men's curiosities by enabling them to foreknow things, but that after...Providence, not the interpreter's, be then manifested thereby to the world. For the event of things, predicted many ages before, will then be a convincing... | |
 | George Stanley Faber - 1808 - 596 pages
...much otherwise. He gave this and the prophecies of the Old Testament, not to gratify men's curiosities by enabling them to foreknow things, but that after...Providence, not the interpreter's, be then manifested thereby to the world. For the event of things, predicted many ages before, will then be a convincing... | |
 | Richard Hurd - 1809 - 356 pages
...concerning * " God gave this, and the prophecies of the Old/Testament, not " to gratify men's curiosities by enabling them to foreknow things ; " but that,...might be interpreted by the " event ; and his own pro\ idence, not the interpreter's, be then mani " fested thereby to the world." Sir I. Neviton, p.... | |
 | Joseph Galloway - 1809 - 406 pages
...Newton, that " the design of " God in giving the prophecies was not to grat" ify the curiosities of men by enabling them " to foreknow things ; but that after...were " fulfilled they might be interpreted by the " events and his own providence, and not that " of the interpreter's ; and that thus it might " be... | |
 | 1810 - 708 pages
...gave this and the prophecies of the Old Tcftament, not to gratify men's curiofities by enabling then to foreknow things, but that after they were fulfilled...his own providence, not the interpreter's, be then manifeftcd thereby to the world. For the event of things, predifted many ages before, will then be... | |
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