 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 the things which are mighty, and base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen; yea, and...  THE BIBLE CATECHISM - Page 76by W. F. LLOYD - 1822Full view - About this book
 | John Fletcher - 1830 - 364 pages
...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 ; and base things...nought things that are : that no flesh should glory in his presence. Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, who am nothing, who am the chief of... | |
 | Richard Baxter - Theology - 1830 - 622 pages
...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...nought things that are, that no flesh should glory in his presence." And therefore Scripture speaketh in such general language, as if salvation had been... | |
 | Presbyterians - 1837 - 336 pages
...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...nought things that are ; that no flesh should glory in his presence." Not merely was he uneducated, but he was without the authority of office. Mo act of... | |
 | Richard Baxter - Theology - 1830 - 638 pages
...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...nought things that are, that no flesh should glory in his presence." And therefore Scripture speaketh in such general language, as if salvation had been... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1830 - 588 pages
...ourselves ; that he is all in all in this business, agreeable to 1 Cor. i. 29 — 31. " That no flesh shall glory in his presence. But of him are ye in Christ...redemption : That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord." What is the gospel, but only the glad tidings of a new way of... | |
 | Presbyterian Church - 1830 - 520 pages
...tendency appears in the texture of the Gospel. This is noticed in our text and the preceding verse. " But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made...redemption ; that, according as it is written, He that glorieth let him glory in the Lord." (1.) Our wisdom. Instead of ignorant and prejudiced reason, on... | |
 | David Cranz, Religious Tract and Book Society for Ireland - Greenland - 1831 - 318 pages
...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...nought things that are : that no flesh should glory in his presence," 1 Cor. i. 27 — 29. We have before observed, that there is a striking illustration... | |
 | William Bates - Salvation - 1831 - 382 pages
...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 ; and base things...nought things that are ; that no flesh should glory in his presence," 1 Cor. i. 27, 29. Thus Moses, the redeemer of Israel, was an infant exposed to the mercy... | |
 | William Jones - 1831 - 570 pages
...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...nought things that are, that no flesh should glory in his presence," 1 Cor. i. 27—9. How just a description of the fishermen of Galilee, and their associates—... | |
 | British preacher - 1831 - 756 pages
...confidence and gratitude, when he understands the way of salvation, and reads words like these : " But of him are ye, in Christ Jesus, who of God is...•redemption ; that, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord." 4. He can give rest to those who have wearied themselves, in... | |
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