 | Joseph Priestley - 1786 - 526 pages
...lorum." L. iii. C. xv. p. 237. (P.) t Aia ran ev yfuju; «fw%ix»? oM^-^aa-i. L. i. C. ip 32. (P.) among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise." He seems to allude to their pretended spirituality and refinement, when he says, ver. 1, • 1 could not... | |
 | Thomas Chalmers - 1817 - 294 pages
...the mind of the Lord? Or who hath been his counsellor? Rom. xi. 33, 34. Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that lie may be wise. 1 Cor. iii. 18. For if a man thinketh himself to be something, when he is nothing,... | |
 | George Burder - 1817 - 320 pages
...for, saith St. Paul, in the 18th verse of this chapter, — " If any man among you seemeth to be wiM in this world, let him become a fool that he may be wisej that is, if he seems to have a large stock of worldly wisdom, let him renounce it all as insufficient... | |
 | Thomas Chalmers - 1818 - 276 pages
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 | Josiah Conder - 1818 - 320 pages
...understanding aright the doctrine of the Apostles, St. Paul, in his emphatic style, thus expresses himself: " If any man among " you seemeth to be wise in this...world, let him " become a fool, that he may be wise." In this consisted the only danger of misinterpretation, the pride of wisdom, the want of simplicity... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1818 - 628 pages
...accompanied, but on causes which had their existence in his own temper and character. " If any man amoujr you " seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a Fool that " he may be wise." "This is a hard, saying" to Regius Professors, and Heads of Colleges : " Who can bear it ?" The Anecdotes... | |
 | 1834 - 778 pages
...hand I have done it, and by my wisdom, for I am prudent ;" but God says, " Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool that he may be wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God." Let him put aside all reliance on his own wisdom,... | |
 | 1819 - 488 pages
...the law. Thou therefore that teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? Let no man deceive himself: If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let h'm become a fool that he may be wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God : for it... | |
 | Joseph Fisher - 1820 - 106 pages
...In this state I thought it would be quite unsafe to attempt to move, and remembering the advice : " If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool that he may be wise ;" * I was made willing to appear as a fool, rather than venture in my own will and time. Oh may I... | |
 | Thomas Andros - 1820 - 144 pages
...own native goodness, wisdom, and self-sufficiency. They have no idea of Paul's meaning when he says, "If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool that he may be wise." — Those of all men most effectually counteract the design of the Christian revelation,wio undertake... | |
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Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. 
