 | Claudius Buchanan - 1812 - 424 pages
...Scribe ? Where is the disputer of this world ? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world ? For ye see your calling', brethren ; how that not...of the world to confound the things that are mighty : That no flesh should glory in his presence : But, that according as it is written, He that glorieth,... | |
 | Thomas Boston - 1812 - 512 pages
...scribe ? where is the disputer of this world ? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many...are called. But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world, to confound the wise: and God hath chosen tha weak things of the world, to confound the... | |
 | Thomas Boston - 1812 - 520 pages
...advantages as to their outward condition in the world. For says the apostle, 1 Cor. i. 26, 27, 28. * Ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise...are called. But 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... | |
 | Nathanael Emmons - 1813 - 550 pages
...chosen vessels of mercy, "ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men 4tter 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 God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the... | |
 | 1814 - 804 pages
...God." Matt. xix. 24. And the apostle Paul says, (1 Cor. i. 26) " not many wise men 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 God hath chosen tho weak things of the world to confound the... | |
 | 1831 - 492 pages
...talents, my child, to be great in the kingdom of heaven. Oh ! no, ' not many wise men 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.' You know the passage, Emily, do study it carefully. Some of those... | |
 | Samuel Lavington - 1815 - 622 pages
...insufficient toprodiwe the intended effect. " For ye see your calling, brethren," says the Apostle; " how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many...noble, are called. But God hath chosen the foolish tilings of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world, to confound... | |
 | Alexander Proudfit - 1815 - 420 pages
...promise is more immediately directed. " To the poor the gospel is preached." Not many wise men, not many mighty, not many noble are called, but God hath chosen the poor of this world rich itx faith, and heirs of the kingdom." To shew his utter contempt of all human... | |
 | Robert Walker, Hugh Blair - 1816 - 488 pages
...and urgeth it as an argument against every degree of boasting or selfattribution, 1 Cor. i. 26. &c. " For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many...are called. But 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... | |
 | John Brodhead Romeyn - 1816 - 456 pages
...the wise and prudent. In consistency with this, the apostle, addressing Corinthian believers, says, " Ye see your calling, brethren, how " that not many...called : but 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... | |
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For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men 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 God hath chosen the weak things of the world to... 
