 | Samuel Hinds - 1850 - 444 Seiten
...interpret it. " 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... | |
 | James Armstrong (curate of Ardoyne.) - 1851 - 216 Seiten
...prophets. God gave 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... | |
 | Patrick Campbell Macdougall - 1852 - 358 Seiten
...; whereas, 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 manifested to the world;" — this being... | |
 | John Farrar - 1852 - 692 Seiten
...Newton : " 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 prescience, not that of the interpreters, be then manifested thereby to the world.''... | |
 | 1852 - 528 Seiten
...prophecies of the Old Testament, not to gratify men's curiosity hy enabling them to foreknow thmgs, 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... | |
 | Benjamin Elliott Nicholls - 1853 - 410 Seiten
...them prophets. He gave this 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 thereby to the world." The... | |
 | David Brewster - 1855 - 594 Seiten
...Isaac regards the prophecies of the Old and New Testament not as given 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 afford convincing arguments that the world is governed by Providence. He considers that... | |
 | 1855 - 878 Seiten
...regards the prophecies of " the Old and New Testament not as " given to gratify men's curiosities, by " enabling them to foreknow things, " but that...were fulfilled, they " might be interpreted by the event, " and afford convincing arguments that " the world is governed by Providence. " He considers... | |
 | John Shertzer Hittell - 1857 - 360 Seiten
...God gave these [Revelatums] and the prophecies of the Old Testament, not to satisfy men's curiosity by enabling them to foreknow things, but, that after...they were fulfilled, they might be interpreted by the event; and His prescience, not that of the interpreter, be then manifested thereby to the world." Sir... | |
 | Walter Farquhar Hook - 1859 - 826 Seiten
...otherwise. 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 manifested thereby to the world. —... | |
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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... 
