 | Isaac Milner - Sermons, English - 1820 - 462 pages
...so it has ever been, in every age : " Not many wise," says the Apostle Paul, "not many mighty, and not many noble, are called ; but God hath chosen the foolish things of this world to confound the wise, and the weak things of this world to confound the things that are... | |
 | Jacques Bénigne Bossuet - World history - 1821 - 418 pages
...composed this church victorious over the world ; " bow 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 God hath chosen the weak things of the world, to confound... | |
 | Jacques Bénigne Bossuet - World history - 1821 - 422 pages
...composed this church victorious , over the world ; " how tiift not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called. But God hath chosen the foolish ^ings of the world, to confound the wise ; and God haflh chosen the weak things of the world, to confound... | |
 | Church of England articles - 1821 - 234 pages
...holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, &c. 2 Tim. i. 9. Ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. 1 Cor. i. 26. The God of all grace, who hath called... | |
 | Congregational churches - 1879 - 688 pages
...resist, the Mission to Spain. nation as a whole is moving toward the light. As yet, ' not many wise, not many mighty, not many noble are called, but God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty.' The present wonderful and providential... | |
 | Edward John Burrow - 1822 - 594 pages
...But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and Ihe wisdom of God. For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many...are called: But 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... | |
 | Robert Leighton - Theology - 1822 - 576 pages
...of the Holy Spirit, 1 Cor. i. 26, 27,28. •where vocation andelectionare used in the same sense : Ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after theflesh. &c. but God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise. It is the first... | |
 | 1832 - 488 pages
...Greeks foolishness."*- And, speaking of the effect of the publication of this doctrine, he says, " Ye see your calling brethren, how that not many wise...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... | |
 | 1832 - 586 pages
...the Greeks foolishness."* And, speaking of the effect of the publication of this doctrine, he says, "Ye see your calling brethren, how that not many wise...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... | |
 | Herman Witsius - Apostles' Creed - 1823 - 806 pages
...private members of the church. According to our common English version, indeed, it runs thus : " For you see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise...flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called." But the reader must observe, that there is an ellipsis in the original, and that the expression are called... | |
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For ye see your calling, brethren, how 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 God hath chosen the weak things of the world to... 
