 | 1806 - 606 pages
...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...fulfilled they might be interpreted by the event, and his own providence, not the interpreter's, be then manifested to the world." The good sense, the sagacity,... | |
 | George Stanley Faber - Bible - 1808 - 304 pages
...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 interpreter's, be then manifested thereby to the world. For the event of... | |
 | George Stanley Faber - Bible - 1808 - 592 pages
...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 interpreter's, be then manifested thereby to the world. For the event of... | |
 | Richard Hurd - Antichrist - 1809 - 356 pages
...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 pro\ idence, not the interpreter's, be then mani " fested thereby to the world." Sir I. Neviton,... | |
 | Joseph Galloway - Bible - 1809 - 406 pages
...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 they 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 they might be interpreted by the event, and his own providence, not the interpreter's, be then manifeftcd thereby to the world. For the event of... | |
 | English literature - 1810 - 700 pages
...prophecies of the Old Teftament, not to gratify men's curiofities by enabling them to foreknow thing*, but that after they were fulfilled they might be interpreted by the event, and his own providence, not the interpreter's, be then mantfeftcd thereby to the world. For the event of... | |
 | Montagu Pennington - Redemption - 1811 - 424 pages
...scripture * " God gave 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 manifested thereby to the world." Sir Isaac Newton,... | |
 | English literature - 1811 - 708 pages
...inipirati&n of the Prophet. " For God gave fuch prediftions, not to gratify men's curipfity, by enabling them to foreknow things ; but that after they were...fulfilled, they might be interpreted by the event, and hi? own Providence, not that of the interpreter, be then manifefkfi thereby to the world. "—Sir Jf.... | |
 | Religion - 1811 - 982 pages
...i. 19. 1 Pet. i. 10, 11, 12. ••"^ . . v .••«*. 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 providence, not that of the interpreter, be then manifested thereby to the world*." This same... | |
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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... 
