 | Archibald Bower - Bibliography - 1732 - 536 pages
...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... | |
 | rev. Christopher Brown - Bible - 1748 - 338 pages
...he gave this, and the Prophecies of the Old Tcftament, not to gratify Men's Curiofities, 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 Interpreter?, be thereby manifefted to the World : For the Event of .Things... | |
 | Thomas Newton (bp. of Bristol.) - Bible - 1766 - 518 pages
...gave this and the prophecies of the '.** 'Old Teftament, not to gratify men's curiofities 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 ma" nifefted thereby to the world." If therefore... | |
 | Catherine D'Oyly - 1794 - 748 pages
...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 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1797 - 474 pages
...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... | |
 | Literature, Modern - 1799 - 622 pages
...He gave this and the prophecies of the Old Teftament, not to gratify men's curiofities 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 interpreter's, be then manifefted thereby to the world : and... | |
 | 1815 - 436 pages
...says, " The prophecies of the Old Testament were given, 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 the Providence of God, not the interpreters, be then manifested to the world." If the opinion, then,... | |
 | Joseph Galloway - Bible - 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 - Bible - 1803 - 490 pages
...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 " they were...fulfilled they might be interpreted by the " event, and his own providence, not the interpreters, " be then manifefted thereby to the world." If therewrong.... | |
 | John Chappel Woodhouse - Bible - 1805 - 696 pages
...designedly obscure : " For God gave " such predictions not to gratify men's curiosity '* by enabling them to foreknow things ; but " that after they were...fulfilled, they might be " interpreted by the event, and his own provi" dence, not that of the interpreter, be then " manifested thereby to the worldf." This... | |
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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... 
