| John Milton - 1795 - 260 pages
...righteousness." 568. Suhverting -worldly etrong, &c. I Cor. i. a7. " God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise ; and God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound things which are mighty." 574. To whom thas alto th' last jiagel reply'd.] This is the... | |
| 1813 - 996 pages
...called ; for God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and ihe weak things of the world to confound the things that are mighty...not, to bring to nought things that are ; that no tlesh should glory in his presence." The meanest and poorest sinner that repenieth, is as much the... | |
| John Jortin - 1805 - 438 pages
...hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things that are mighty...nought things that are : that no flesh should glory in his presence.' This great event our Lord probably had m view, when he said to his disciples ; * He... | |
| Jonathan Edwards - 1803 - 572 pages
...chosen the foolish things of the world, to confound the wise ; and God hath chosen the weak things of the •world, to confound the things that are mighty ; and base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen : Yea, and things which are not, to bring to... | |
| 1809 - 454 pages
...hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise : And God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things that are mighty...bring to nought things that are ; that no flesh should glory ii» Uis presence." A superfluity of the blessings of the world bath a tendency to fill the heart... | |
| George Buist - 1809 - 350 pages
...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 of the " world and things which are despised... | |
| 1810 - 596 pages
...hid from the wise and prudent hai been revealed unto babes. "God has chosen the foolish thirty of the 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 of the world, ami things which are despised... | |
| Frederick Smith - 1811 - 274 pages
...hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things that are mighty...nought things that are : that no flesh should glory in his presence. 1 Cor. i. 19; 25, 26; 27 to 29. 249 If any man lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that... | |
| Thomas Ridgley - 1814 - 558 pages
...called; but God hath chosen the* foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the things that are mighty, and base things of the world, and things which are despised hath God chosen, yea, things that are not, to bring to nought... | |
| William Bates - 1815 - 586 pages
...to him. " God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise j and the weak things of the world to confound the things that are mighty;...nought things that are, that no flesh should glory in his presence." 1 Cor. 1. 27, 28, 29. Thus Moses, the redeemer of Israel, was an infant exposed to the... | |
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