 | 1855 - 878 pages
...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...fulfilled, they " might be interpreted by the event, " and afford convincing arguments that " the world is governed by Providence. " He considers that there is... | |
 | David Brewster - 1855 - 594 pages
...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...fulfilled, they might be interpreted by the event, and afford convincing arguments that the world is governed by Providence. He considers that there is so... | |
 | John Shertzer Hittell - 1857 - 360 pages
...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...fulfilled, they might be interpreted by the event; and His prescience, not that of the interpreter, be then manifested thereby to the world." Sir Isaac thus admits... | |
 | 1857 - 1824 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 judicious remarks of... | |
 | Walter Farquhar Hook - 1859 - 826 pages
...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...interpreted by the event ; and his own providence, not the interpreters, be then manifested thereby to the world. — There is already so much of the prophecy... | |
 | Philip Charles Soulbien Desprez - 1861 - 540 pages
...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...interpreted by the event ; and his own providence, and not the interpreters, be then manifested thereby to the world." (Sir Isaac Newton, Apoc. ch. i.... | |
 | 1862 - 582 pages
...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...interpreted by the event, and his own Providence, not the interpreters, be then manifested to the world. For the event of things predicted many ages before,... | |
 | John Timbs - 1862 - 360 pages
...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...fulfilled, they might be interpreted by the event, and afford convincing arguments that the world is governed by Providence. He considers that there is so... | |
 | Hugh Sherrard - 1863 - 102 pages
...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...fulfilled, they might be interpreted by the event, and afford convincing arguments that the world is governed by Providence." His work on the Prophecies of... | |
 | REV. CHARLES BULLOCK - 1866 - 724 pages
...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...interpreted by the event« ; and His own providence, not the interpreters', be then manifest ed thereby to the world ; and there is already so much oi the prophecy... | |
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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... 
