 | John Scott - 1826 - 638 pàgines
...prejudice of the human heart. But " God's thoughts are not our thoughts, neither his ways our ways." " He 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 which are despised,... | |
 | Christopher Benson - 1826 - 524 pàgines
...What is neither of earth, nor hell, must be of Heaven. If* the foolish things of the world were able to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world, to confound the things that were mighty, and base things of the world, and things which are despised, and things which are not,... | |
 | William Orme - 1827 - 160 pàgines
...Christianity reviled ; but nevertheless the work was divine. " 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 which are despised,... | |
 | Thomas Shaw B. Reade - 1827 - 484 pàgines
...power of him who wields it. Hence infinite wisdom is pleased, in general, to employ the weak things of the world, to confound the things that are mighty, that no flesh may glory in his presence. Instances not unfrequently occur in the experience of faithful ministers,... | |
 | Charles James Blomfield - 1828 - 416 pàgines
...and eloquence of this world had never been able to effect : God having chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the things that were mighty ; and base things of the world and things which are despised, did God choose, yea, and... | |
 | John Townsend - 1828 - 318 pàgines
...usefulness, inspired him with gratitude to that God, who chooses in his sovereignty the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty. In 1799, he engaged in a work, which, though it gave him much... | |
 | 1828 - 714 pàgines
...only another example (among an infinite number of others), that '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,' — a remark equally applicable to the wonderful discovery of... | |
 | Isaac Taylor - 1828 - 198 pàgines
...declaration is, " Not many wise, not many noble, are chosen ; but God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the thingswhich are mighty," 1 Cor. i. 27. But we may safely say, that this possession of... | |
 | Charles Samuel Stewart - 1828 - 340 pàgines
...striking an example of the truth of the apostle's declaration : " God has 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 which are despised... | |
 | Edward Payson - 1828 - 516 pàgines
...truths of Christianity. Hence the language of the apostle, " 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 that are despised hath God chosen ;... | |
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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... 
