| Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly - 1897 - 406 Seiten
...men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble; but that God had 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 were despised had God chosen; yea, and things which were... | |
| 1899 - 588 Seiten
...and weakness. "Not many wise, not many mighty, but the foolish things of the world, hath God chosen to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the mighty." — In dependence and helplessness; unarmed against enemies; in need of sheltering care and nursing;... | |
| Frances Swiney - 1899 - 336 Seiten
...to be effected through agents, which he by nature contemned ; the foolish things of the world were to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to bring to naught the things that were mighty. And if one looks back to those lurid pages of history,... | |
| Richard Holt Hutton - 1900 - 364 Seiten
...showed a trace of sympathy with the Christian principle 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, and base things of the world and things which are despised hath... | |
| Lewis Curts - 1900 - 448 Seiten
...the method God is taking to beat down the pride of philosophy, even by choosing 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 this is agreeable to the method of God's proceedings in the... | |
| René Maulde-La-Clavière - 1901 - 540 Seiten
...easily shaken, the frailty of your sex is still greater. . . . 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,... | |
| Paris Ada Leigh homes - 1889 - 358 Seiten
...your trust in princes," is a lesson we are still learning. " 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,... | |
| 1901 - 1012 Seiten
...example as in the history of Christianity exists— of the way in which God chooses the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound things which are mighty. Armenian Reports from the Atrocities. Armenian provinces come in... | |
| William Rogers Richards - 1905 - 248 Seiten
...slave on a Southern plantation as against his master up in Philadelphia signing the Declaration. ' For God hath chosen the foolish things of the world...the weak things of the world to confound the mighty; and base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which... | |
| 1885 - 884 Seiten
...the world is not by might, nor by power, but by the Spirit of our God. He chose the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound those that were mighty ; and base things and things despised, yea, and things which are not,... | |
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