 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...  Christ's Object Lessonsby Ellen G. White - 1985 - 436 pagesSnippet view - About this book
 | Unitarianism - 1828 - 476 pages
...pleased him, by the foolishness of preaching, to save them that believe; and in verse 26, he says, <• Ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise...confound the things which are mighty, and base things ofthe world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things wfiich are not, to bring... | |
 | Daniel Dewar - Christian ethics - 1826 - 558 pages
...his grace bestowed in virtue of any outward distinction; for " not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called : but God hath...^ 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... | |
 | Daniel Dewar - Christian ethics - 1826 - 528 pages
...his grace bestowed in virtue of any outward distinction; for " not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called : but God hath...'.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... | |
 | Robert Wilson (A.M.) - Election (Doctrine of)s - 1826 - 236 pages
...would have been essentially different. 1st, Matth. xi. 15, 26. See above. 2nd, 1 Cor. i. 25—26. " 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 things which are mighty ; and base things of the world, and things which... | |
 | 1841 - 440 pages
...exhibition of the wisdom, power, and glory of God, in the fulfilling' of his own word. Therefore, " ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise...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... | |
 | Edward Bickersteth - Christianity - 1826 - 706 pages
...true spring of improvement. The Apostle says, (1 Cor. i, 26.) Not many wise men after theflesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called; but God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise. Nor does a growing improvement of the word depend on man's natural... | |
 | 1827 - 512 pages
...God. Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men ; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many...the things which are mighty ; and base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things R r 321 which are not, to bring... | |
 | Thomas Shaw B. Reade - 1827 - 484 pages
...lowest among the shrubs. " You see your calling, brethren," writes the apostle to the church at Corinth, "how, that not many wise men after the flesh, not...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... | |
 | Clergy - 1829 - 258 pages
...Norfolk County Education Society. By Rev. C. Hitchcock, of Randolph.— Boston, Crocker & Brewster. " 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 mighty; and base things of the world, and things which are despised,... | |
 | 1827 - 524 pages
...God. Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men ; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. 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 the... | |
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