 | 1842
...the word. Their principle was, " God giveth the increase," and " hath chosen the foolish things of the world, to confound the wise, and the weak things...confound the things that are mighty," " that no flesh," that neither preacher nor convert, " should glory in his presence," but that all may feel that it is... | |
 | 1828
...that " not many mighty, not many noble, are Billed, but that God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things...the world to confound the things that are mighty, and W things of the world, and things that are despised, hath God chosen ; yea, and things that are... | |
 | Philip Doddridge - 1803 - 624 pàgines
...originally calculated for the plainer part of mankind, by that God, who has Chostn the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the things, which aremighty * ; and consequently, that a neglect and contempt of the common... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1803 - 614 pàgines
...observation of the apostle, that God luitk chosen thejoolish tilings ef the world, to confound the vise ,- and the weak things of the world, to confound the things that arc mighty : whence a fitness is inferred in the instrument used; * for, the more vile the means, the... | |
 | Beilby Porteus (bp. of London.) - 1804 - 388 pàgines
...men, were singled out by our Lord. He chose, as the; apostle expresses it, " the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty -f- ; that his religion might not be established by the enticing... | |
 | William Giles - 1804 - 280 pàgines
...sought for in the object on whom its blessings are conferred. ' God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise ; and the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty ; and base things of the world, and things that are despised,... | |
 | John Fletcher - 1804 - 444 pàgines
...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 the weak things of the world to confound the things vhioh are mighty ; and base things of the world, and things, which are despised... | |
 | James Hare - 1809 - 412 pàgines
...established solely and entirely by, divine appointment, he writes, that God chose the foolish things of the world to confound the wise ; and the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; and the base things of the world, and things which are not, to... | |
 | William Warburton - 1811 - 472 pàgines
...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... | |
 | Henry Tanner - 1811 - 352 pàgines
...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... | |
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God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty... 
