 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
 | Thomas Hartwell Horne - 1825 - 622 pages
...Testament, not to gratify men's curiosities by enabling them to foreknow things, but that, after that "they were fulfilled, they might be interpreted by...providence, not the interpreter's, be then manifested thereby to the world. For the event of things, predicted many nges before, will then be a convincing... | |
 | 1825 - 658 pages
...Old Testament, was not to gratify men's curiosity by enabling them to foreknow things, but to the end that, after they were fulfilled, they might be interpreted by the event, and his own Providence be manifested to the world. Mr. Fleming, who was a very modest and learned dissenting divine, deprecated,... | |
 | 1822 - 814 pages
...OW 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 thus manifested thereby to the world." Having thus thrown out the idea of a new principle... | |
 | Johann Jahn - 1827 - 734 pages
...Serm. I. pp. 16. ss.] [A) " God gave the prophecies, not to gratify men's curiosities by enabling «hem to foreknow things, but that after they were fulfilled...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... | |
 | Johann Jahn - 1827 - 614 pages
...the prophecies, not to gratify men's curiosities by enabling «hem to foreknow things, but that aAer they were fulfilled they might be interpreted by the...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 D'Oyly - 1827 - 532 pages
...Old Testament, not to gratify men's curiosity by enabling them to. foreknow things, but to the end that, after they were fulfilled, they might be interpreted by the event ; and his own providence, not the wisdom or the skill of the interpreter, be then manifested thereby to the world *." It is only by avoiding... | |
 | John Chappel Woodhouse - 1828 - 482 pages
...the lapse of time, it is designedly obscure : " For God gave such predictions, not to gratify men's curiosity, by enabling them to foreknow things ; but...interpreted by the event, and his own providence, not that of the interpreter, be then manifested thereby to the world."3 This same objection of obscurity,... | |
 | 1828 - 586 pages
...the Old Testament, not to gratify men's curiosity by enabling them to foreknow things, but to the end that, after they were fulfilled, they might be interpreted by the event ; and his own providence, not the wisdom or the skill of the interpreter, be then manifested thereby to the world." We believe that in... | |
 | William Hales - 1830 - 1222 pages
...prophecies of the OUl Testament, not to gratify men's curiosities, by enabling them ta-fore• know things, but that after they were fulfilled, they might...interpreted by the event, and His own Providence, not the interpreters, be then manifested thereby to the world. For the events of things predicted many ages... | |
 | 1832 - 488 pages
...God was much otherwise. He gave this and the prophecies of the Old Testament, not to gratify men's curiosity by enabling them to foreknow things; but...fulfilled, they might be interpreted by the event ; and the pro vidence of God, not the interpreter's, be manifested thereby to the world. For the event of... | |
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