 Ye see, brethren, that not many wise men 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...  The Works of John Locke, in Nine Volumes - Page 485by John Locke - 1824Full view - About this book
 | Stephen Charnock - 1699 - 226 pages
...• Camer. on Myro in Acts 15. 7. 4. Humility and self-emptiness. Christ 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, 1 Cor. 1. 26, 27, that nothing should be attributed to their worth... | |
 | 1828
...that " not many mighty, not many noble, are Billed, but 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 that are mighty, and W things of the world, and things that are despised, hath... | |
 | Philip Doddridge - 1803 - 624 pages
...originally calculated for the plainer part of mankind, by that God, who has Chostn the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the things, which aremighty *; and consequently, that a neglect and contempt of the common... | |
 | Beilby Porteus (bp. of London.) - 1804 - 388 pages
...humble men, were singled out by our Lord* He chose, as th& apostle expresses it, " the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty -f-; that his religion might not be established by the enticing... | |
 | James Hare - God - 1809 - 412 pages
...established solely and entirely by, divine appointment, he writes, that God 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 which are not, to... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Liberalism (Religion) - 1812 - 586 pages
...seek 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 revealed... | |
 | Olinthus Gilbert Gregory - Apologetics - 1812 - 340 pages
...hearts, by means the most humble, and most likely to be contemned. " He chose the foolish " things of the world to confound the wise ; and the " weak things of the world to confound those which " are mighty ; and base things of the world, and " things which are despised,... | |
 | Thomas Ridgley - Presbyterianism - 1814 - 558 pages
...another.are as so many streams flowing from Vol.. I, Y ed; but God hath chosen t/ie' foolish thing's 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... | |
 | W. Ettrick - Bible - 1814 - 680 pages
...(281) Thus will God again evince the omnipotence of his grace, by " choosing 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,... | |
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