 | Stephen Charnock - 1699 - 226 Seiten
...• Camer. on Myro in Acts 15. 7. 4. Humility and self-emptiness. Christ chose the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world, to confound the things that are mighty, 1 Cor. 1. 26, 27, that nothing should be attributed to their worth... | |
 | 1828
...in every age and place. The Apostle declares that " not many mighty, not many noble, are Billed, but that God hath chosen the foolish things of the world...confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the things that are mighty, and W things of the world, and things that are despised, hath... | |
 | Philip Doddridge - 1803 - 624 Seiten
...originally calculated for the plainer part of mankind, by that God, who has Chostn the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the things, which aremighty * ; and consequently, that a neglect and contempt of the common... | |
 | William Giles - 1804 - 280 Seiten
...sought for in the object on whom its blessings are conferred. ' God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise ; and the weak things...the things which are mighty ; and base things of the world, and things that are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought... | |
 | Beilby Porteus (bp. of London.) - 1804 - 388 Seiten
...men, were singled out by our Lord. He chose, as the; apostle expresses it, " the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty -f- ; that his religion might not be established by the enticing... | |
 | John Fletcher - 1804 - 444 Seiten
...after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are 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 vhioh are mighty ; and base things of the world, and things, which are despised... | |
 | James Hare - 1809 - 412 Seiten
...established solely and entirely by, divine appointment, he writes, that God chose the foolish things of the world to confound the wise ; and the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; and the base things of the world, and things which are not, to... | |
 | Henry Tanner - 1811 - 352 Seiten
...ages of his church. They are what the Apostle, in his strong language, calls the foolish things of the world, to confound the wise: and the weak things of the world, to confound the things which are mighty. Perhaps no writings, next to the sacred oracles, have been so... | |
 | William Warburton - 1811 - 472 Seiten
...supernatural gifts of the Spirit : Therefore (saith he again) God hath chosen the foolish things of the World to confound the wise ; and the weak things of the World to confound the mighty *. And lest it should be said, that this was an affectation of despising advantages... | |
 | William Warburton (Bp. of Gloucester), Richard Hurd - 1811 - 466 Seiten
...supernatural gifts of the Spirit : Therefore (saith he again) God hath chosen the foolish things of the World to confound the wise ; and the weak things of the World to confound the mighty *. And lest it should be said, that this was an affectation of despising advantages... | |
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God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty... 
