 | John Bainbridge Smith - Theology, Doctrinal - 1836 - 654 pages
...enabling them to foreknow things, and thus to set up for prophets ; but that, in Sir Isaac Newton's words, after they were fulfilled, they might be interpreted by the event; and that His own providence — (not the foresight of the interpreters) — might be thereby manifested... | |
 | Benjamin Elliott Nicholls - Bible - 1838 - 304 pages
...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...fulfilled, they might be interpreted by the event, and his own providence, not the interpreters, be then manifested thereby to the world." The following passages... | |
 | David Brewster - 1838 - 334 pages
...relation which the Apocalypse has to the prophecies of Daniel, and of the subject of the prophecy itself. after they were fulfilled, they might be interpreted by the event, and afford convincing arguments that the woild is governed by Providence. He considers that theie is so... | |
 | New Church preacher - 1839 - 784 pages
...prophecies of the Old Testament not to gratify men's curiosity by enabling them to foreknow things, but after they were fulfilled they might be interpreted by the event, and his own providence, and not the interpreter be then manifested to the world." In addition to these... | |
 | John Hayden (independent minister.) - 1841 - 80 pages
...contempt. The design of God was much otherwise. fie gave this, and the prophecies of the Old Testament, not to gratify men's curiosities, by enabling them...fulfilled they might be interpreted by the event, and his own Providence, not the interpreters, be then manifested thereby to the world." prophecy," these... | |
 | Baptists - 1842 - 402 pages
...this, (ie the Revelations,) 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 event, and God's own providence, (or foresight,) not the interpreter's, be then manifested to the world." This... | |
 | sir George Pretyman Tomline (bart, bp. of Winchester.) - 1843 - 630 pages
...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 event, and his own providence, not that of the interpreters, be then manifested thereby to the world." — " To... | |
 | Thomas Newton (bp. of Bristol.) - 1845 - 224 pages
...contempt. The design of God was much otherwise. He gave this and the prophecies of the Old Testament, not to gratify men's curiosities by enabling them...fulfilled they might be interpreted by the event, and his own providence, not the interpreters, be then manifested thereby to the world." If therefore we... | |
 | Child rearing - 1845 - 334 pages
...Isaac regards 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... | |
 | Robert Eden - Theology - 1845 - 434 pages
...which remain to be fulfilled: the design of prophecy being, (as Sir Isaac Newton justly observes,) not to gratify men's curiosities by enabling them to foreknow things; but that, after they have been fulfilled, they may be interpreted by the event; and God's providence, not the interpreters,... | |
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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. 
