 | Pierre Bayle - 1826 - 434 pages
...things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen; yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are, that no flesh should glory in his presence. But of Him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness,... | |
 | A. M - 1797 - 358 pages
...things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are, that no flesh should glory in his presence." " If a man, with this admirable passage in his mind, will take a serious view of the... | |
 | 310 pages
...tilings of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are nut, to bring to nought things that are ; that no flesh should glory in Hit presence." Those whose work has been most frequently that of preaching the Gospel, should be, of... | |
 | Johann Caspar Lavater - 1804 - 422 pages
...things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen ; yea and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are ; that no flesh should glory in his presence." 1 Cor. i. 27, 28, 29. — " Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called."... | |
 | William Giles, Author of the Guide to domestick happiness - 1804 - 280 pages
...things of the world, and things that are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are : that no flesh should glory in his presence.' Were the glorious gospel revealed only, or principally, to the wise and the prudent,... | |
 | John Jortin - 1805 - 436 pages
...things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are : that no flesh should glory in his presence.' This great event our Lord probably had m view, when he said to his disciples ; * He... | |
 | Ambrose Serle - 1806 - 502 pages
...37. t Heb. iii. 1. t Phil. iii.-U. § 8 Pet. i. 10. 8 CHUHCH. CHOSEN, yea and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are ; that no flesh should glory in his presence.* There could be no reason for the choice and the calling, but God's own free grace and... | |
 | Benjamin Beddome - 1807 - 546 pages
...mighty; and base things of the world, and things which are despised, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are; that no flesh should glory in his presence." These things are offensive to a carnal mind, and prove great difficulties in the way... | |
 | Benjamin Seth Youngs - 1810 - 670 pages
...busc things of the world, and things which arc despised, hath God chosen, and things which are not, to bring to nought things, that are ; that no flesh should glory in his presence." 35. And therefore, to those who are in the flesh, ,that in which Christ appears is both... | |
 | Charles Simeon - 1810 - 516 pages
...things of the world, to confound the wise and mighty, and the base and contemptible things of the world, to bring to nought things that are, that no flesh should glory in his presence." There is, however, a period fixed in the divine counsels, when the great and mighty,... | |
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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... 
