| William Mason - Devotional calendars - 1765 - 522 pages
...and to enjoy fellowship with him in our spirits. Here is the blessedness of our faith, it standeth not "in the wisdom of man, but in the power of God," 1 Cor. ii. 5. Hence, we are to " call no man Rabbi, for one is our Master, even Jesus." We are to suffer... | |
| John Wesley, George Story - Christianity - 1818 - 934 pages
...of human supports, would evince the hand of heaven in their success, and ground the rising church, not in the wisdom of man, but in the power of God. (Compare 1 Cor. ii. 5, and 2 Cor. iv. 7.) May I be allowed to add, that I think when our Saviour gives... | |
| George Campbell - Church history - 1807 - 530 pages
...acknowledge both the inconsistency of his conduct, and the violence of his passion. Their faith standeth not in the wisdom of man, but in the power of God. It pleased God to make men the instruments* of effecting the wonderful revolution, which, in the course... | |
| Religion - 1810 - 724 pages
...given into the true sense by such a satisfactory solution as no comment can afford, and our faith stami not in the wisdom of man, but in the power of God. Psalm cxix. 18. John vi. 45. James i. 5. and others, by labouring to no purpose, with much expense... | |
| Religion - 1810 - 724 pages
...given into tkc true sense by such a satisfactory solution as no comment can afford, and our faith stand not in the wisdom of man, but in the power of God. Psalm cxix. 18. Johnvi. 45. James i. 5. and others, by labouring to no purpose, with much expense of... | |
| John Wesley - Methodism - 1812 - 446 pages
...is vain, unless the same power be present to heal your soul, and to give you a faith which standeth not in the wisdom of man, but in the power of God ? 14. " Another passage that" (your Lordship thinks) " has been misapplied by enthusiasts, but was... | |
| 1817 - 430 pages
...people, and no otherwise, extensive good is to be accomplished. So long as the Gospel shall stand, " not in the wisdom of man, but in the power of God," the latter will be illustrated in its triumphs over" the corruption that is in the world through lust,"... | |
| Adam Clarke - 1817 - 726 pages
...way of righteousness, and deny the Lord that bought them. On the other hand, those whose faith stands not in the wisdom of man but in the power of God, will continue faithful unto death, glorify God in the fire, and thui shew forth the excellency of his... | |
| Methodist Church - 1824 - 496 pages
...the presiding elder. The Lord favoured them with a peaceful and happy time, and many felt that their faith stood not in the wisdom of man, but in the power of God. The natives attended Lovefeast on Sabbath morning early and punctually. The Lord was in the midst, and... | |
| James Lindsay - Dissenters, Religious - 1818 - 520 pages
...success upon the efforts and inventions of human ingenuity. No. The faith of Christians was to stand, not in the wisdom of man, but in the power of God— not in the strength of an oratory, which lished at the request of that congregation, of which he was... | |
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