 | Joseph John Gurney - Society of Friends - 1825 - 362 pages
...characteristicks of the Christian calling : " For ye see your calling, brethren," said the apostle, " how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many...nought things that are ; that no flesh should glory in his presence ;" I Cor. i, 26 — 29. Having thus considered the dangers and evils which attach to the... | |
 | Augustus Toplady - 1825 - 534 pages
...fo6lish things of the world tp confound the wise, and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty ; and base things...nought things that are ; that no flesh should glory in his presence t." It would be no less unwarrantable on the other hand, from the success of Morris, in... | |
 | William Carpenter - Bible - 1825 - 698 pages
...thing» of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosfn, wa, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are ; That no flesh should glory in his presence, 1 Cor. i. 96 — 29. Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this... | |
 | James Ross - 1825 - 472 pages
...things of the world to confound the mighty, and things that are despised, yea, and tfiings that are not, to bring to nought things that are, that no flesh should glory in his presence. But God not only employs inconsiderable means to accomplish important ends, but means... | |
 | 1840 - 538 pages
...warn thee: turn to thy Bible — read over and meditate upon the 1st chap. Cor. 24th to 29th verses. "For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many...nought things that are : that no flesh should glory in his presence." Mr. Warburton has now, if we remember rightly, been in the ministry about thirty years... | |
 | Daniel Dewar - Christian ethics - 1826 - 558 pages
...his grace bestowed in virtue of any outward distinction; for " not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called : but God hath...are; that no flesh should glory in his presence." If grace is communicated, not in virtue of any worthiness in the creature, it cannot be in consequence... | |
 | Daniel Dewar - Christian ethics - 1826 - 528 pages
...his grace bestowed in virtue of any outward distinction; for " not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called : but God hath...; that no flesh should glory in his presence." If grace is communicated, not in virtue of any worthiness in the creature, it cannot be in consequence... | |
 | Thomas Binney - 1826 - 436 pages
...things of the world, and things which " are despised hath God chosen— yea even " things which are not, to bring to nought " things that are ; that no flesh should " glory in his presence, for the wisdom . " of this world is foolishness with God. " / will destroy, saith Jehovah,... | |
 | Edward Reynolds, Alexander Chalmers - Anglican Communion - 1826 - 490 pages
...base things of the world and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things that are not, to bring to nought things that are, that no flesh should glory in his presence u ;" but that his own Spirit might have all the honour. " Therefore I was with you in... | |
 | John William Fletcher - 1826 - 854 pages
...things of the world, and things whici are despised, hath ( iml chosen, yea, and things whick are cat, to bring to nought things that are : That no flesh should glory in his presence.' — (1 Cor. i. 26, 2o,) 5' Unto, me, who am less than the least of all saint*, whi am... | |
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God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise ; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty ; and base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things... 
