 | Jonathan Edwards - 1830 - 588 pàgines
...to reveal himself by the gospel, which they accounted foolishness He " 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 that are despised,... | |
 | Isaac Barrow - 1830 - 668 pàgines
...thereto, who, to depress human pride, and advance his own glory, ' 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,... | |
 | Charles James Blomfield (bp. of London.) - 1832 - 502 pàgines
...silence the most eloquent of their opponents. It was manifest that God had chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the things which were mighty* The absence of human endowments gave scope for the free and... | |
 | Isaac Barrow - 1830 - 772 pàgines
...pomp, or by compulsive force and vio1 Cor.i.t7,lence; for God hath chosen the foolish things of James \\.$.the world to confound the wise; and the weak things of the world to confound the mighty; and base, despicable things, &c. that no flesh should glory in his presence. 2... | |
 | Isaac Barrow, Thomas Smart Hughes - 1830 - 540 pàgines
...thereto, who, to depress human pride, and advance his own glory, ' 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,... | |
 | James Sigston - 1830 - 256 pàgines
...glory in his presence." In the admirable process of his grace, " 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." It would be wrong to close these reflections, without adverting... | |
 | 1830 - 626 pàgines
...conquest? We reply, the very same, which the infidel derides. God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the mighty. There will no doubt be a rivalry and a fierce struggle between these two plans... | |
 | William Bates - 1831 - 382 pàgines
...sufferings. (2.) That the honour of all might solely redound to him. " God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise ; and the weak things...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... | |
 | 1831 - 334 pàgines
...wise, and bring to nolhing Ihe understanding of the prudent." " He halh 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... | |
 | Irish pulpit - 1831 - 372 pàgines
...to our hearts. He has guarded us by the instruments he made use of by making " the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the strong." He has guarded us by the very character of the doctrines of his unsearchable... | |
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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... 
