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... The Refuge - Side 203af William Giles - 1804 - 257 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
| James Sigston - 1830 - 256 sider
...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... | |
| Isaac Barrow, Thomas Smart Hughes - 1830 - 540 sider
...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,... | |
| Andrew MARSHALL (D.D.), James Lewis - 1830 - 174 sider
...God has withdrawn his extraordinary and miraculous agency ?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... | |
| William Henry Rowlatt - 1830 - 454 sider
...flesh, not many mighty, not many noble were called ; 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. Had the celebrated historian to whom I have already adverted considered this passage,... | |
| Jonathan Edwards - 1830 - 588 sider
...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 sider
...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,... | |
| William Swan - 1830 - 372 sider
...employed in calling others to the knowledge of the truth. But 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 the base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen... | |
| 1830 - 744 sider
...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... | |
| Charles James Blomfield (bp. of London.) - 1832 - 502 sider
...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... | |
| William Bates - 1831 - 382 sider
...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... | |
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