 | Thomas Rees - 1818 - 534 pages
...precepts, are called theelect. Youhave an instance of the first signification, 1 Cor. i. 26, 27, " You 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, God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things... | |
 | Thomas Rees - 1818 - 548 pages
...precepts, are called the elect. You have an instance of the first signification, 1 Cor. i. 26, 27, "You 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, God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things... | |
 | 1819 - 488 pages
...Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. For 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... | |
 | Andrew Fuller - 1820 - 442 pages
...and the rest were blinded.* To the above passages, I shall only add one more : 1 Cor. i. 26 — 29. 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... | |
 | Andrew Fuller - 1820 - 440 pages
...and the rest were blinded.* To the above passages, I shall only add one more : 1 Cor. i. 26 — 29. 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... | |
 | Francis Atterbury (bp. of Rochester.) - 1820 - 356 pages
...brethren, (says St. Paul, with that rsapfaa-ta, that becoming freedom of speech in which he excels, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many...are called ; but God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to cpnfound the wise ; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the... | |
 | Edward John Burrow - 1822 - 604 pages
...unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and Ihe wisdom of God. For 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... | |
 | 1832 - 484 pages
...Greeks foolishness."*- And, speaking of the effect of the publication of this doctrine, he says, " Ye see your calling brethren, how that not many wise...the things which 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 nought... | |
 | 1832 - 584 pages
...the Greeks foolishness."* And, speaking of the effect of the publication of this doctrine, he says, "Ye see your calling brethren, how that not many wise...the things which 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 nought... | |
 | Herman Witsius - 1823 - 684 pages
...private members of the church. According to our common English version, indeed, it runs thus: " For you see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise...flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called." But the reader must observe, that there is an ellipsis in the original, and that the expression are called... | |
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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... 
