 | Child rearing - 1845 - 334 pages
...the prophecies of the Old and New Testaments, not as given to gratify men's curi osities, by enabling them to foreknow things, but that after they were fulfilled, they might be interpreted by thn event, and afford convincing arguments that the w 01 Id is governed by Providence. He considers... | |
 | 1848 - 526 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 interpreters, be manifested thereby to the world. For the event of things... | |
 | 1848 - 596 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 to the world. — Sir Isaac Newton. |№I(tat(on0*... | |
 | Encyclopaedia - 1849 - 454 pages
...God gave such predictions," observes Sir Isaac Newton, " 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 to the world." (Sir Isaac Newton... | |
 | George Grant - Astronomy - 1849 - 316 pages
...regards the prophecies of the Old and New Testament not as given 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 afford convincing arguments that the world is governed by Providence. He considers that there is so... | |
 | George Grant - Astronomy - 1849 - 322 pages
...regards the prophecies of the Old and New Testament not as given 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 afford convincing arguments that the world is governed by Providence. He considers that there is so... | |
 | George Grant - Astronomy - 1849 - 318 pages
...regards the prophecies of the Old and New Testament not as given 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 afford convincing arguments that the world is governed by Providence. He considers that there is so... | |
 | Samuel Hinds - Church history - 1850 - 444 pages
...God gave such predictions," observes Sir Isaac Newton, " 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 to the world." (Sir Isaac Newton... | |
 | bart Edward Cust (hon. sir) - 1850 - 898 pages
...gave prophecies, not to gratify man'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 thus that His Providence, and not the skill and wisdom of interpreters be thereby manifested to the... | |
 | James Armstrong (curate of Ardoyne.) - 1851 - 216 pages
...this, and the other 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 manifested thereby to the world." See note A, at the end.... | |
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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... 
