 | Charles Pettit McIlvaine - Preaching - 1834 - 24 pages
...the word. Their principle was, " God giveth the increase," and '• 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," that no flesh— (that neither preacher nor convert) should glory... | |
 | Richard Cattermole - Christianity - 1834 - 386 pages
...its very front the most decisive proof of divine agency. If the foolish things of the world were able to confound the wise; and the weak things of the world to confound the things that were mighty; and base things of the world, and things which are despised,... | |
 | Unitarianism - 1834 - 500 pages
...about so great an end. How wonderfully in this instance were the foolish things of the world chosen to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the mighty ! Never was there a greater disproportion between cause and effect. It is no characteristic... | |
 | Henry Gauntlett - 1835 - 908 pages
...other human being — to be the mother of the Redeemer of man. Thus God "chooses 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 nought... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1835 - 414 pages
...from their ministry. Thus, to use the language of the apostle, '' he 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 ; that no flesh should glory in his presence, — that, according... | |
 | Methodist Church - 1835 - 386 pages
...the word. Their principle was, " God giveth the increase," and " 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," " that no flesh; — (that neither preacher nor convert) should... | |
 | Richard Claridge - Quakers - 1836 - 350 pages
...God, he said, had passed by the wise and prudent after the flesh, and chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the mighty. He concluded his preaching with a prayer, wherein he blessed God for what they... | |
 | Dorothy Anne Thrupp - Christian life - 1836 - 248 pages
...wise, and bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent ?" " God hath chosen the foolish things of the world, to confound the wise ; and the weak things of the world, to confound the mighty, hath God chosen; that no flesh should glory in his presence." The wise are they,... | |
 | Olinthus Gregory - Apologetics - 1836 - 520 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, did... | |
 | James Sigston - 1836 - 354 pages
...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... | |
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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... 
