...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 (b) Some commentators have thought that these Epistles to the Seven Churches...

...otherwise. He gave this and the prophecies of the Old Testament, not to gratify men's curio, sities, by enabling .them to foreknow things, but that, after...fulfilled, they might be interpreted by the event, and his own providence, not the interpreters, he thus manifested thereby to the world." Having thus thrown...

...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 to...foreknow things, but that, after they were fulfilled, tliey might be interpreted by the event, and his own providence, not the interprétera, be thus manifested...

...prophecies of the Old Testament, not to gratify men's curiosities by enabling them to foreknow things, out 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. If therefore we...

...otherwise. He gave " them the prophecies, not to gratify " men's curiosities by enabling them tofore" know things, but that after they were " fulfilled they might be interpreted BY THE " EVENT; and HIS OWN providence, not / " the interpreter's, be manifested thereby " to the world*." All that GOD...

...Old Testament, was not to gratify men's curiosity by enabling them to foreknow things, but to the end that, after they were fulfilled, they might be interpreted by the event, and his own Providence be manifested to the world. Mr. Fleming, who was a very modest and learned dissenting...

...contempt. The design of tiod was 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 that "they were fulfilled, they might be interpreted by the event, and his own providence, not the...

...observed by expositors; that the prophecies of the Bible were given ' not to gratify men's curi' unities by enabling them to foreknow things, but that, after...fulfilled, they might be interpreted by the event.' It must ever be perilous to their reputation, as well as fatal to their systems, to exceed this limit...

...Serm. I. pp. 16. ss.] [A) " God gave the prophecies, not to gratify men's curiosities by enabling «hem to foreknow things, but that after they were fulfilled they might be interpreted by the event, and His own providence, not the interpreter's, be then manifested thereby to the world. For the event of...

...are prophecies bearing internal evidence that they were not given to enable men to foreknow future things, but that, after they were fulfilled, they might be interpreted by the event. The inquiry will naturally follow : Do the unfulfilled prophecies oi Daniel and St. John appear to...