 | Herman Witsius - 1823 - 804 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... | |
 | John BULL (Curate of Clipston.) - 1824 - 420 pages
...Christ were more generally embraced by the poor than by the rich and noble. Hence St. Paul 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... | |
 | Benjamin Beddome - 1824 - 366 pages
...Jesus, for it is still a persecuted religion; and his people are still a poor and despised people. " 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, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that... | |
 | Henry Townley - 1824 - 240 pages
...the latter might have no room to boast. " Ye see your calling, brethren," says the apostle Paul, " how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many...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... | |
 | Henry Townley - 1824 - 230 pages
...the latter might have no room to boast. " Ye see your calling, brethren," says the apostle Paul, " how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many...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... | |
 | Andrew Fuller - 1824 - 418 pages
...enforces the said idea. Ye tee your calling, brethren, hotc that not many wise men after theflesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. But God hath...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... | |
 | Richard Wright - 1824 - 512 pages
...by the Jewish rulers, ignorant of the law and accursed. The great Apostle of the Gentiles said ; " 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... | |
 | Thomas Hancock - 1824 - 578 pages
...wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe." " 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... | |
 | John Bunyan - 1814 - 570 pages
...the Corinthians, were more fully exemplified than in Mr. John Bunyan. The words are these : " For 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 ; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the... | |
 | Benjamin Moore - 1824 - 394 pages
...rejected by artful hypocrites, wealthy sensualists, and supercilious tyrants : as the apostle observed ; " Ye " see your calling, brethren, how that not many...not many mighty, not many " noble are called." But, while these, with fatal disregard to their best interests, spurned the blessing from them ; whenever... | |
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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... 
