Engraving of Isaac Newton based on a 1726 painting by John Vanderbank that was from the frontispiece of a 1726 editiion of Principia, on display on Friday, Oct.8, 2004, at the New York Public Library's Humanities and Social Sciences Library.
Engraving of Isaac Newton based on a 1726 painting by John Vanderbank that was from the frontispiece of a 1726 editiion of Principia, on display on Friday, Oct.8, 2004, at the New York Public Library's Humanities and Social Sciences Library.
From the article:
“”He took a great interest in the Jews, and we found no negative expressions toward Jews in his writing,” said Levy-Rubin. “He said the Jews would ultimately return to their land.””
I bet the average preterist at the time would have disagreed with Sir Newton.....
Did the article specify where this collection is online? Each link I tried was essentially useless.
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“Let me therefore beg of thee not to trust to the opinion of any man concerning these things
. . . . search the scriptures thyself . . . if thou desirest to find the truth. Which if thou shalt at length attain thou wilt value above all other treasures . . . search into these scriptures
which God hath given to be a guide . . . and be not discouraged by
the gainsaying which these things will meet with in the world.
“They will call thee it may be a hot-headed fellow, a Bigot, a Fanatic, a Heretic, etc.: and tell thee of the uncertainty of these interpretations, and vanity of attending to them: Not considering that the prophesies concerning our Savior’s first coming were of more difficult interpreta- tion, and yet God rejected the Jews for not attending better to them.
And whither they will believe it or not, there are greater judgments hang over the Christians for their remissness than ever the Jews yet felt.
But the world loves to be deceived, they will not understand, they 15 never consider equally, but are wholly led by prejudice, interest, the praise of men, and authority of the Church they live in . . . . There are but FEW that seek to understand the religion they profess, and those that study for understanding therein, do it rather for worldly ends, or that they may defend it, than . . to examine whether it be true with a resolution to choose and profess that religion which in their judgment appears the truest. . . . “And when thou art convinced be not ashamed to profess the truth.
For otherwise thou mayst become a stumbling block to others, and inherit the lot of those Rulers of the Jews who believed in Christ but yet were afraid to confess him lest they should be put out of the Synagogue. Wherefore when thou art convinced be not ashamed of the truth but profess it openly and endeavor to convince thy Brother also that thou mayst inherit at the resurrection the promise made in Daniel 12:3, that they who turn many to righteousness shall shine as the stars for ever and ever. And rejoice if thou art counted worthy to suffer in thy reputation or any other way for the sake of the Gospel, for then great is thy reward”
I think he was also a Sabbatarian or Sabbath observer as opposed to 1st day or Sunday observation.