 | 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...they were fulfilled, they might be interpreted by the Event, and his own Providence, not the Interpreter?, be thereby manifefted to the World : For the Event... | |
 | 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...were fulfilled they might **' be interpreted by the event, and his own " providence, not the interpreters, be then ma" nifefted thereby to the world."... | |
 | Joseph Eyre - Bible - 1771 - 194 pages
...The de* fign of GOD was much otherwife : He gave * this, and other Prophecies in the Old Tefta* 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*... | |
 | 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 ** were fulfilled, they might be interpreted by the " event; and hir own protidence, not the intepreter*s, *' be then manifefted thereby to the world."... | |
 | Catherine D'Oyly - 1794 - 748 pages
...pro*' phecies alfo into contempt." The The defign of God was much otherwife : he gave this, as well as the prophecies of the Old Teftament, not to gratify...fulfilled, they might be interpreted by the events, and his own providence (not the interpreters) be then manifefted thereby to the world. We are not to... | |
 | 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...fulfilled, they might be interpreted by the events ; and his own providence, not th: interpreters, be then manifefted thereby to the world. And there... | |
 | 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...fulfilled they might be interpreted by the events ; and his own Providence, not the interpreter's, be then manifefted thereby to the world : and there... | |
 | 1815 - 436 pages
...accurately : he says, " The prophecies of the Old Testament were given, 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 the Providence of God, not the interpreters, be then manifested to the world." If the opinion,... | |
 | Joseph Galloway - Bible - 1802 - 512 pages
...giving *' the prophecies was not to gratify the curiofi" ties of men by enabling them to foreknew *' things; but that after they were fulfilled they " might be interpreted by the events and his «' own providence, and not that of the inter" preter's; and that thus it might be mani«'... | |
 | Thomas Newton - Bible - 1803 - 490 pages
...otherwife. He gave this and the prophecies " of the Old Teftament, not to gratify men's curiofities <c 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 manifefted 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... 
