| Philip Charles Soulbien Desprez - 1861 - 540 Seiten
...much 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, and not the interpreters, be then manifested thereby to the world."... | |
| John Timbs - 1862 - 360 Seiten
...philosopher regards the prophecies of the New and Old 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... | |
| 1862 - 582 Seiten
...much 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 to the world. For the event... | |
| Hugh Sherrard - 1863 - 102 Seiten
...He regarded 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." His work on the Prophecies... | |
| REV. CHARLES BULLOCK - 1866 - 724 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 manifest ed thereby to the world ;... | |
| Robert Hall Baynes - 1871 - 684 Seiten
...much 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 interpreter's, be 1 Dr. Manning, more sue, ventures to " foretell,"... | |
| B. S. - 1869 - 198 Seiten
...observes, " 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...fulfilled they might be interpreted by the events, and His own providence, not that of the interpreter, be manifested thereby to the world." "To explain... | |
| John Randolph (bp. of London.) - 1869 - 314 Seiten
...speaking of the Apocalypse) "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, be then manifested thereby to the world." Christ... | |
| 1872 - 628 Seiten
...follow the events;" and with Sir Isaac Newton, God gave the prophecies " not to gratify men's curiosity by enabling them to foreknow things, but that, after...fulfilled, they might be interpreted by the events, and His own providence, not the interpreter's, be then manifested thereby to the world." Our duty ia... | |
| Samuel Green - 1873 - 274 Seiten
..." them prophets. He gave .... the prophecies of the " Old Testament, not to gratify men's curiosity by " enabling them to foreknow things, but that, after..."were fulfilled, they might be interpreted by the " event ; and His own providence, not the interpreter's, " be then manifested thereby to the world."... | |
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