 | Archibald Bower - 1732
...xii. 4, 10. Sit alp, 4{tc. i. 3. the Prophecies of the Old Teftament, not to gratify Men's Curiofity, by enabling them to foreknow things, but that after...fulfilled, they might be interpreted by the Events, dnd his own Providence, not the Interpreters, be then manifefted thereby to the World. For the Event... | |
 | rev. Christopher Brown - 1748 - 120 sider
...Contempt. The Defign of God was much otherwife ; he gave this, and the Prophecies of the Old Tcftament, not to gratify Men's Curiofities, by enabling them...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.) - 1766
...have not only expofed themfelves, but •**• brought the prophecy alfo into contempt. " The defigri of God was much otherwife. *' He gave this and the...were fulfilled they might **' be interpreted by the event, and his own " providence, not the interpreters, be then ma" nifefted thereby to the world."... | |
 | Richard Hurd - 1773
...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 - 711 sider
...otherwife : he gave this, as well as the prophecies of the Old Teftament, not to gratify men's curiofity by enabling them to foreknow things, but that, after...interpreted by the events, and his own providence (not the interpreters) be then manifefted thereby to the world. We are not to fuppofe, becaufe St. John is here... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797
...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...interpreted by the events ; and his own providence, not th: interpreters, be then manifefted thereby to the world. And there is already fo much of the prophecy... | |
 | 1815
...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 - 1802 - 475 sider
...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 "...interpreted by the events and his «' own providence, and not that of the inter" preter's; and that thus it might be mani«' felted to the world." , A SRIEF... | |
 | Thomas Newton - 1803
...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."... | |
 | John Chappel Woodhouse - 1805 - 639 sider
...itself is designedly obscure : " For God gave " such predictions 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 provi" dence, not that of the interpreter, be then " manifested thereby to the worldf."... | |
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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... 
