 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 203by William Giles - 1804 - 257 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Ephraim Eveleth - Hawaii - 1829 - 242 pages
...striking an example of the truth of the Apostle's declaration: " God has 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 ; and base things of the world, and things which are despised,... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1829 - 588 pages
...to reveal himself by the gospel, which they accounted foolishness. He " 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 that are despised,... | |
 | John Fletcher - 1830 - 364 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...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... | |
 | Bible - 1830 - 626 pages
...conquest? We reply, the very same, which the infidel derides. God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the mighty. There will no doubt be a rivalry and a fierce struggle between these two plans... | |
 | Isaac Barrow - Theology - 1830 - 772 pages
...pomp, or by compulsive force and vio1 Cor.i.t7,lence; for God hath chosen the foolish things of James \\.$.the world to confound the wise; and the weak things of the world to confound the mighty; and base, despicable things, &c. that no flesh should glory in his presence. 2... | |
 | James Sigston - Methodism - 1830 - 256 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... | |
 | Isaac Barrow, Thomas Smart Hughes - Sermons, English - 1830 - 540 pages
...thereto, who, to depress human pride, and advance his own glory, ' 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 ; and base things of the world, and things which are despised,... | |
 | Andrew MARSHALL (D.D.), James Lewis - Church and state - 1830 - 174 pages
...God has withdrawn his extraordinary and miraculous agency ? Because he " 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," are we in defiance of the lessons of experience, which in all... | |
 | William Henry Rowlatt - Sermons, English - 1830 - 454 pages
...flesh, not many mighty, not many noble were called ; but that God had chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the mighty. Had the celebrated historian to whom I have already adverted considered this passage,... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - 1830 - 588 pages
...to reveal himself by the gospel, which they accounted foolishness He " 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 that are despised,... | |
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