 | Edward Polhill - 1678 - 452 pages
...An/he Shew, Perfons of Renown for Learning or Wifdom,but mean illiterate men. Hence the Apoftle feith, God hath chofen the foolijh things of the world to confound the wife, and the wea\things of the world to confound the mighty, i Cor. i.27, that the Divine Power might appear... | |
 | Armand de Bourbon prince de Conti - 1713 - 536 pages
...Severity of his i Cor. i. Juftice: For ye fee your Calling, Brethren **• (faith St. Paul) how that not many Mighty, not many Noble a.re called; But GOD hath chofen the weak things of the World, to confound the things which are Mighty : and things which are defpifed hath... | |
 | William Nicholls - 1723 - 556 pages
...the Sum of the Apoftle's Argument. Not many Wife nor many Noble are called : But God hath chofen tht foolijh Things of the World to confound the wife ; and God hath chofen we weakThings of the World to confound the Things which are mighty. And bafe Things of the World, and... | |
 | Francis Atterbury (bp. of Rochester.) - 1734 - 394 pages
...that becoming Freedom of Speech, in which he excels) how that not many wife Men after the Flejh, not many Mighty, not many Noble are called; but God hath chofen the foohjb Things of the World to confound the Wife; and God hath chofen the weak Things of the WorU, to... | |
 | 1737 - 502 pages
...Boaftings in their prefence. own Learning and Accomplifhments. 27. But God hath chofen the foolifli things of the world, to confound the wife, and God hath chofen the weak things of the world, to confound the things which are mighty : 28. And bafe things of the world, and things which are defpifed,... | |
 | James Blair - 1740 - 564 pages
...Purpofe, i Cor. i. 26. For ye fee your Calling, Brethren, how that not many wife Men after the FleJh, nnt many mighty, not many noble are called ; but God hath...Things of the World to confound the wife, and God hath chojen the weak I 3 Things 1 1 8 fbe Poor in Spirit, Mat. V. 3. [SERM. Things of the World to confound... | |
 | Samuel Clarke - 1743 - 500 pages
...unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Chrift, the Power of God and the Wifdom of God: For- God hath chofen the foolijh things of the World to confound the wife, and the weak things of the world to confound the things that are mighty, That no Flejh Jhould glory in... | |
 | Daniel Wilcox - 1744 - 540 pages
...after thejlejh, not many mighty, not many noble are called. On the contrary, we are told, God bath chofen the foolijh things of the 'world to confound the wife ; and the weak things of the -world to confound the mighty ; and ba/'e things of the world, and things •which... | |
 | Isaac Terry - 1746 - 506 pages
...after; 2V fee your Calling, Brethren, how that •not many 'wife Men after the Fle/h, not many Mightyt not many Noble are called. But God hath chofen the...Things of the World to confound the Wife ;— and the weak Things of the World, to con* found the Things which are mighty. MYSTERIES indeed cannot be... | |
 | Charles Wheatly - 1746 - 420 pages
...is founded upon a miftaken Inference from a Text of St Paul. Becaufe the Apoftle fays, i Cor. i. 27. God hath chofen the foolijh Things of the World to confound the Wife ; therefore the Father * imagines, that our Saviour would not have made choice of fo learned a Perfon... | |
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Ye fee your calling brethren, how that " not many wife men after the flefh, not many mighty, " not many noble are called. But God hath chofen the " foolifh things of the world to confound the wife ; and. " God hath chofen the weak things of the world... 
