 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...  The baptist Magazine - Page 5261822Full view - About this book
 | Henry Tanner - 1811 - 352 pages
...ages of his church. They are what the Apostle, in his strong language, calls the foolish things of the world, to confound the wise: and the weak things of the world, to confound the things which are mighty. Perhaps no writings, next to the sacred oracles, have been so... | |
 | William Warburton (Bp. of Gloucester), Richard Hurd - Theology - 1811 - 466 pages
...supernatural gifts of the Spirit : Therefore (saith he again) God hath chosen the foolish things of the World to confound the wise ; and the weak things of the World to confound the mighty *. And lest it should be said, that this was an affectation of despising advantages... | |
 | Frederick Smith - Faith - 1811 - 274 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. 1 Cor. i. 19; 25, 26; 27 to 29. 249 If any man lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that... | |
 | Francis Gastrell - Bible - 1812 - 378 pages
...foolish things of this 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...nought things that are ; that no flesh should glory in his presence. •(i) Go to, ye that say, To.day or to-morrow we will go into such a city, and continue... | |
 | Liberalism (Religion) - 1812 - 586 pages
...after wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified. •: — (27). God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the mighty." — Chap. ii. 7. " We speak the wisdom of God in a mystery. — (10.) God hath... | |
 | Missions - 1806 - 662 pages
...things of (lie world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which arc not, to bring to nought things that are, that no flesh should glory in his presence." Mr. Croom WHS a tall man, full six feet, nnd large featured, of a clear complexion,... | |
 | Missions - 1847 - 760 pages
...foolish things of the world to confound the wise ; and God bath cliosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty ; and base things...; that no flesh should glory in his presence." On a recent visit to Poonamallee, (writes Mr. D.,) it -was my privilege to administer baptism to seven... | |
 | Thomas Ridgley - Presbyterianism - 1814 - 558 pages
...when he says, nst many mighty, npt many noble, are called; but God hath chosen the* foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the things that are mighty, and base things of the world, and things which are despised hath... | |
 | American Baptist Foreign Mission Society - Baptists - 1814 - 500 pages
...the wise, and bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. He hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise ; and the weak things of the world to confound the things that are mighty, — that no flesh should glory in his presence ! These sayings... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 1879 - 622 pages
...have a care that we despise not the day of small things, for " God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the mighty; and base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen,... | |
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