 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
 | David Brewster - 1831 - 328 pages
...Isaac regards the prophecies of the Old and New Testaments, not as given to gratify men's curiosities, by enabling them to foreknow things, but that after...fulfilled, they might be interpreted by the event, and afford convincing arguments that the world is governed by Providence. He considers that there is so... | |
 | Samuel Roffey Maitland - 1831 - 342 pages
...is most openly and absurdly untrue — to say that the prophecies " were not given to enable " men to foreknow things, but that after they " were fulfilled, they might be interpreted by " the event." Let us try the truth of this statement by one or two prophecies, fulfilled and unfulfilled. Was the... | |
 | William Greenfield - 1831 - 310 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 the event ; and his own Providence, not the interpreters, be then manifested thereby to the world. For the event of things, predicted many ages... | |
 | William Greenfield - 1831 - 300 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 the event ; and his own Providence, not the interpreters, be then manifested thereby to the world. For the event of things, predicted many ages... | |
 | John Murray - 1831 - 324 pages
...Old Testament, not to gratify men's curiosities, by enabling them to foreknow things ; but, u 2 231 that, after they were fulfilled, they might be interpreted by the event." The Jews are at this moment a living monument, and miracle in attestation of the truth of Revelation.... | |
 | Johann August Ernestus - 1832 - 276 pages
...these, (the Apocalyptic Prophecies,) and the Prophecies of the Old Testament, not to gratify men's curiosity, by enabling them to foreknow things, but...Providence, not the interpreter's, be then manifested thereby to the world." Newton on Apocalypse, p. 251. X. We must not fix upon any series of passing... | |
 | Johann August Ernesti - 1832 - 276 pages
...these, (the Apocalyptic Prophecies,) and the Prophecies of the Old Testament, not to gratify men's curiosity, by enabling them to foreknow things, but...Providence, not the interpreter's, be then manifested thereby to the world." Newton on Apocalypse, p. 251. X. We must not fix upon any series of passing... | |
 | George Pretyman - 1832 - 406 pages
...Isaac Newton observes, " God gave these and the prophecies of the Old Testament, 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 interpreters, be then manifested thereby to the world." — " To explain this book," says... | |
 | 1832 - 468 pages
...Old Testament, not to gratify men's curiosities 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 skill of] the interpreters, be then manifested thereby to the world. For the event of things... | |
 | Richard Watson - 1832 - 1030 pages
...Old Testament, not to gratify men's curiosity, by enabling them to foreknow things, hut that ¡il\er they were fulfilled they might be interpreted by the event, and his own prescience, not that of the interpreters, be then manifested thereby to the world." " To explain this... | |
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