| Charles Simeon - 1811 - 612 lehte
...the apostolic age? St. Paul informs us; " Ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: but God hath chosen the foolish, the rveaji, the fowr, the despised, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are.""... | |
| Claudius Buchanan - 1812 - 424 lehte
...this world ? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world ? For ye see your calling', brethren ; how that not many wise men after the flesh, 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 the... | |
| Thomas Boston - 1812 - 520 lehte
...condition in the world. For says the apostle, 1 Cor. i. 26, 27, 28. * Ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, 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 the... | |
| Nathanael Emmons - 1813 - 550 lehte
...chosen vessels of mercy, "ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men 4tter 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 the... | |
| 1814 - 804 lehte
...God." Matt. xix. 24. And the apostle Paul says, (1 Cor. i. 26) " 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 tho weak things of the world to confound the... | |
| 1831 - 492 lehte
...talents, my child, to be great in the kingdom of heaven. Oh ! no, ' 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.' You know the passage, Emily, do study it carefully. Some of those... | |
| Samuel Lavington - 1815 - 622 lehte
...insufficient toprodiwe the intended effect. " For ye see your calling, brethren," says the Apostle; " how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many...noble, are called. But God hath chosen the foolish tilings of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world, to confound... | |
| Alexander Proudfit - 1815 - 420 lehte
...promise is more immediately directed. " To the poor the gospel is preached." Not many wise men, not many mighty, not many noble are called, but God hath chosen the poor of this world rich itx faith, and heirs of the kingdom." To shew his utter contempt of all human... | |
| Robert Walker, Hugh Blair - 1816 - 488 lehte
...every degree of boasting or selfattribution, 1 Cor. i. 26. &c. " For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, 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... | |
| John Brodhead Romeyn - 1816 - 470 lehte
...consistency with this, the apostle, addressing Corinthian believers^ says, " Ye see your calling, brethren, how •' that not many wise men after the flesh, "..." 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... | |
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