 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...  The Scottish Christian Herald - Page 1961838Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | John Angell James - 1817 - 252 pages
...almoners of divine bounty. The apostle, referring to the first preachers of the gospel, could say, " Ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, but God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound... | |
 | John Edwards Caldwell - 1818 - 780 pages
...and which could not deliver itself out of his hands. How true are the Apostle's, words ! — ' 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... | |
 | William Barlass, Peter Wilson - 1818 - 688 pages
...Gospel and grace would meet with ever after : thus justly says the apostle, 1 Cor. i. 26 — 29, " 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... | |
 | 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 men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called ; but God hath chosen the foolish things of the world... | |
 | 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 men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called ; but God hath chosen the foolish things of the world... | |
 | 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 men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are CALLED ; but God hath CHOSEN the foolish things of the world... | |
 | Andrew Fuller - 1820 - 440 pages
...others. The apostle appeals to the Corinthians, in respect of the former kind of excellencies: For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after theflesh, not many mighty, net many noble, are called. But God hath chosen the foolish — the weak... | |
 | Church of England articles - 1821 - 234 pages
...holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, &c. 2 Tim. i. 9. Ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. 1 Cor. i. 26. The God of all grace, who hath called... | |
 | 1819 - 996 pages
...been with Jesus." And 1 Cor. i. 29, " The world by wisdom knew not God." " Not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, arc called ; but God hath chosen the weak things of the world to en THE FORE-KNOWLEDGE OF tiOD. 857 confound the things that arc mighty... | |
 | Edward John Burrow - 1822 - 594 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 men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world,... | |
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