 | 1818 - 588 pages
...base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are ; that no fle.sh should glory in his presence." It was not unfrequently my custom, when my mind was filled with any interesting subject... | |
 | John Edwards Caldwell - 1818 - 780 pages
...things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen ; yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are : that no flesh should glory in his presence.' Who more foolish, who more weak, who more base, and who more despised than poor Hottentots... | |
 | James Sabine - 1820 - 656 pages
...things of the world, and thing:v that are despised hath God ehosen, yea, and things whieh are not, to bring to nought things that are, that no flesh should glory in his presenee." All this we see fulfilled in the aehievements of the poor but intpired fishermen of... | |
 | 1820 - 516 pages
...are mighty, and base things of ike world, and things which are despised, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are; that no flesh should glory in his presence. "* On this head, of Native Missionaries, the Committee would refer to the Hindoostanee... | |
 | Willis Harris - 1821 - 344 pages
...mighty: and base things of the world, and things which are despised, yea, and things that are not, to bring to nought things that are; that no flesh should glory in his presence." That man has never lived who dared to say —By the strength of my own understanding... | |
 | Jacques Bénigne Bossuet - 1821 - 422 pages
...things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen ; yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are ; that no flesh should glory in his presence. The apostles and their disciples, the outcasts of the world, nay, mere nothing itself,... | |
 | 1855 - 400 pages
...of the world, and things which are despised," " yea, and things which are not" Such had God chosen " to bring to nought things that are, that no flesh should glory in his presence." Now the disciples are not greater than their Lord ; and in this part of India they are... | |
 | W. F. LLOYD - 1822 - 178 pages
...things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: that no flesh should glory in his presence. But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness,... | |
 | Thomas Morell - 1822 - 486 pages
...of the ** world, and 'things which are despised, hath God chosen, ** yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things ** that are ; that no flesh should glory in his presence." At the close of so protracted and eventful a reign as that of Elizabeth, it will be... | |
 | 1823 - 154 pages
...things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are : that no flesh should glory in his presence. But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness,... | |
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God 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 which are mighty; and base things of the world, and things which are despised hath God chosen, yea, and things... 
