 | 1830
...wealth and pomp, or by compulsive force and violence. ; for Cud luUli chosen the foolish things nf the world to confound the wise ; and the weak things of the world to confound the mighty, ¿fc. It discountenanccth the imposition of new laws and precepts beside those which God hath (en)... | |
 | Isaac Barrow - 1830
...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 cor. x. 4. And, The... | |
 | Charles James Blomfield (bp. of London.) - 1832
...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... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - 1830
...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
...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,... | |
 | Isaac Barrow - 1830
...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,... | |
 | Isaac Barrow - 1830
...to depress human pride, and advance his own glory, hath chosen the foolish i cor. i. 37, 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,... | |
 | John Fletcher - 1830 - 342 Seiten
...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 which are mighty ; and base things of the world, and things which are despised,... | |
 | James Sigston - 1830 - 249 Seiten
...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... | |
 | Andrew MARSHALL (D.D.), James Lewis - 1830 - 165 Seiten
...God has withdrawn his extraordinary and miraculous agency ? Because he " chose the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the things that are mighty," are we in defiance of the lessons of experience, which in all... | |
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