 | William Warburton - 1811 - 472 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... | |
 | William Warburton (Bp. of Gloucester), Richard Hurd - 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | John Murray - 1812 - 426 pages
...things which are mighty ; and things which /' \ are despised hath God chosen ; yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things which are ; that no flesh should glory in his presence. Thus then a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me ; yea, woe is unto me if... | |
 | 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... | |
 | American Baptist Foreign Mission Society - 1814 - 500 pages
...But God will destroy the wisdom of 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... | |
 | Thomas Ridgley - 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... | |
 | 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,... | |
 | Samuel Lavington - 1815 - 622 pages
...foolish tilings 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...nought things which are; that no flesh should glory in his presence." . I must add, that the power of God is displayed in the continuance of the gospel, notwithstanding... | |
 | William Bates - 1815 - 406 pages
...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 of the world to confound the things that are mighty ; and base things of the world, and things which are despised God... | |
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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... 
