| William Laurence Brown - 1803 - 518 pages
...orfooli/haefs, to be unto salvation the power of God, and the wisdom of God, ivbo choosetb the fooli/b, things of this world to confound the wise, and the 'weak things of this world to confound the things that are mighty f. He fees miracles eftablifhed by irrefragable evidence ; prophecies clearly... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1804 - 352 pages
...scarcely any apparent recommendation but effrontery, one is almost tempted to say on the occasion, " God hath chosen the foolish things of this world " to confound the wise ; and God hath chosen the weak things of " the world to confound the mighty, that no flesh might glory in... | |
| Hugh Gaston - 1807 - 550 pages
...their knowledge foolish. Ch. xl. 23. 1 Cor. i. 25. The foolishness of God is wiser than men. Ver. 27. God hath chosen the foolish things of this world, to confound the wise. iii. 9. The wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, for it is written, he taketh the wise irt... | |
| Joseph Lathrop - 1809 - 418 pages
...will not confess. Not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called; for God hath chosen "the foolish things of this world to confound the wise; the weak things to confound the mighty ; and things which are not, to bring to nought things which... | |
| George Buist - 1809 - 350 pages
...calling, brethren, " said he, how that not many wise men after " the flesh are called. But God has chosen " the foolish things of this world to confound " the wise, and God has chosen the weak " things of the world to confound the things " which are mighty; and base things... | |
| Francis Gastrell - 1812 - 378 pages
...any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise : For God hath chosen the foolish things of this world, to confound the wise ; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty , and base things... | |
| 1816 - 596 pages
...appals or provokes him more than to be told, that ' not many wise, riot many noble are called ; but God hath chosen the foolish things of this world to confound the wise, that no flesh should glory in his presence.' Again, Electing grace is always accompanied by circumstances... | |
| Alexander Murray (Schoolmaster) - 1815 - 564 pages
...by his assistance we hope to do) our labor will not be in vain. But let GOd have the praise, " who hath chosen the foolish things of this world to confound the wise, — the weak things of this world to confound the mighty, — that no flesh should glory in his presence... | |
| John Macgowan - 1816 - 742 pages
...forgotten that the scripture says, " Not many wise men after the flesh, not many noble are called -• but God hath chosen the foolish things of this world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the mighty." So that the very objections raised against them prove the Nazarenes... | |
| Adam - 1816 - 754 pages
...forgotten that the scripture says, " Not many wise men after the flesh, not many noble are called ;' but God hath chosen the foolish things of this world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the mighty." So that the very objections raised against them, prove the Nazarenes... | |
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