 | Archibald Bower - 1732 - 536 pagina’s
...xii. 4, 10. Sit alp, 4{tc. i. 3. the Prophecies of the Old Teftament, not to gratify Men's Curiofity, by enabling them to foreknow things, but that after...they were fulfilled, they might be interpreted by the Events, dnd his own Providence, not the Interpreters, be then manifefted thereby to the World. For... | |
 | Thomas Newton (bp. of Bristol.) - 1766 - 518 pagina’s
...The defigri of God was much otherwife. *' He gave this and the prophecies of the '.** 'Old Teftament, not to gratify men's curiofities by enabling them...interpreted by the event, and his own " providence, not the interpreters, be then ma" nifefted thereby to the world." If therefore we would confine ourfelves to... | |
 | Joseph Eyre - 1771 - 194 pagina’s
...ment, not to gratify men's curiofity, by enabling * them to foreknow things, but that, after they * are fulfilled, they might be interpreted by the * event ; and his own providence, not the inter* preter's, be then fulfilled that as many as * will take pains in this ftudy, may fee fufficient... | |
 | Richard Hurd - 1773 - 254 pagina’s
...fupport the credit of thofe prophecies *' TcftamenV not to gratify men's curiofities by ena*' bling them to foreknow things ; but that, after they **...fulfilled, they might be interpreted by the " event; and hir own protidence, not the intepreter*s, *' be then manifefted thereby to the world." Sir I. Newton,... | |
 | Catherine D'Oyly - 1794 - 748 pagina’s
...otherwife : he gave this, as well as the prophecies of the Old Teftament, not to gratify men's curiofity by enabling them to foreknow things, but that, after...they were fulfilled, they might be interpreted by the events, and his own providence (not the interpreters) be then manifefted thereby to the world. We are... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 474 pagina’s
...othr nvife : He gave this and the prophecies of the Old Teilament, not to gratify men« curiolities, by enabling them to foreknow things : but that, after...they were fulfilled, they might be interpreted by the events ; and his own providence, not th: interpreters, be then manifefted thereby to the world. And... | |
 | William Seward - 1797 - 752 pagina’s
...fo that pofterity may give it what fenfe V they thiuk fit." " the prophecies of the Old Teftament, not to " 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,... | |
 | 1799 - 622 pagina’s
...contempt. The defign of God was much otherwife. He gave this and the prophecies of the Old Teftament, not to gratify men's curiofities by enabling them...they were fulfilled they might be interpreted by the events ; and his own Providence, not the interpreter's, be then manifefted thereby to the world : and... | |
 | 1815 - 436 pagina’s
...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 pagina’s
...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«'... | |
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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... 
