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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... "
The Refuge - Page 203
by William Giles - 1804 - 257 pages
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Two discourses: the first, Of man's enmity to God ... The second, Of the ...

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...
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The Christian guardian (and Church of England magazine).

1828
...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 God chosen ; yea, and things that are not, to hring to nought the things that we, that no Mesh should glory in his presence."...
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The works of... P. Doddridge [ed. by E. Williams and E. Parsons ..., Volume 4

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...
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Lectures on the Gospel of st. Matthew, Volume 1

Beilby Porteus (bp. of London.) - 1804 - 388 pages
...men, were singled out by our Lord. He chose, as the; 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...
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The Portrait of Saint Paul: Or, The True Model for Christians and Pastors ...

John Fletcher - 1804 - 444 pages
...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 vhioh are mighty ; and base things of the world, and things, which are despised...
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A treatise on the conduct of God to the human species, and on the divine ...

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...
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The Works of President Edwards ...

Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1809 - 520 pages
...5. Such as are commonly despised by their fellow creatures, Christ does not despise. 1 Cor. i. 28. " Base things of the world, and things that are despised, hath God chosen." Christ condescends to take notice of beggars, Luke xvi. 22, and of servants, and people of the most...
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The Works of President Edwards, Volume 7

Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1809 - 578 pages
...Such as are commonly despised by their fellcrw creatures, Christ does not despise. 1 Cor. i. 28. " Base things of the world, and things that are despised, hath God chosen." Christ condescends to take notice of beggars, Luke xvi. 22, and of servants, and people of the most...
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Memoirs of the life and writings of ... Henry Tanner, of Exeter. Publ. by R ...

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...
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The Works of the Right Reverend William Warburton, D.D., Lord ..., Volume 8

William Warburton (Bp. of Gloucester), Richard Hurd - Theology - 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...
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