 | Benjamin Elliott Nicholls - 1853 - 410 pages
...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...interpreted by the event ; and his own providence, not the interpreter's, be then manifested thereby to the world." The following passages may in some measure... | |
 | David Brewster - 1855 - 592 pages
...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 there is so... | |
 | 1855 - 878 pages
...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 there is... | |
 | William White - 1856 - 184 pages
...that, after that they were fulfilled, they might be interpreted by the events ; and his own Providenee, not the interpreters, be then manifested thereby to the world. For the event of things, predieted many ages before, will then be a eonvineing argument that the world is governed... | |
 | 1857 - 996 pages
...not the wisdom or skill of the interpreters, be then manifested thereby to the world. For the event of things predicted many ages before will then be...argument that the world is governed by Providence." Had this plain rule been always observed, how many ingenious and elaborate impertinences would have... | |
 | John Shertzer Hittell - 1857 - 360 pages
...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 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
...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...interpreters, be then manifested thereby to the world. — There is already so much of the prophecy fulfilled, that as many as will take pains in this study,... | |
 | Philip Charles Soulbien Desprez - 1861 - 540 pages
...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...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
...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...Providence, not the interpreters, be then manifested to the world. For the event of things predicted many ages before, will then be a convincing argument... | |
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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. 
