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
| Archibald Bower - Bibliography - 1732 - 536 pages
...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... | |
| rev. Christopher Brown - Bible - 1748 - 338 pages
...otherwife ; 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...interpreted by the Event, and his own Providence, not the Interpreter?, be thereby manifefted to the World : For the Event of .Things prediííed many Ages before,... | |
| Thomas Newton (bp. of Bristol.) - Bible - 1766 - 518 pages
...otherwife. *' 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...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 - Bible - 1771 - 194 pages
...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... | |
| Books - 1772 - 620 pages
...curiofity, by enabling men to foreknow things, but that, after they are fulfilled, they might be/interpreted by the event ; and his own providence, not the interpreter's, be then fulfilled- — that as many as will take pains in this ftudy, may fee diffident inftancc* of God's... | |
| Richard Hurd - Antichrist - 1773 - 254 pages
...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 pages
...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 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1797 - 474 pages
...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 - Anecdotes - 1797 - 752 pages
...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, « be then manifefted thereby to the world." PHILIP, DUKE OF WHARVON, in one of his fpeeches in the reign of George... | |
| Literature, Modern - 1799 - 622 pages
...much otherwife. 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... | |
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