 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...  The Orthodox Presbyterian - Page 31830Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Stackhouse - 1817 - 714 pages
...remarkable words : — (h) " Ye see your calling, brethren, how 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, the weak things of the world to confound the mighty, the base things... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1817 - 616 pages
...Cor. i. 26, 27. " For ye see your calling, brethren, how.thal not many wise mej), after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world — ." .Sc-atW/y, This doctrine may well put us upon examining ourselves, whether we have... | |
 | Legh Richmond - Suffering - 1817 - 806 pages
...harlots; 'they lay in wait every where to entrap him, they sued him to death. 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 confound the... | |
 | Religion - 1817 - 670 pages
...in the unsearchable wisdom of Jehovah, revealed unto babes; " 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 the weak things of the world to confound the things which are... | |
 | William Barlass, Peter Wilson - Sermons, English - 1818 - 688 pages
...Gospel and grace would meet with ever after : thus justly says the apostle, 1 Cor. i. 26 — 29, " 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 which are not, to bring to nought... | |
 | John Edwards Caldwell - 1818 - 780 pages
...fingers, and which could not deliver itself out of his hands. How true are the Apostle's, words ! — ' 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 which are not, to bring to... | |
 | George Horne, William Jones - Theology - 1818 - 606 pages
...God is wiser " than men ; and the weakness of God is stronger " than men. For you see your calling, how that not " many wise men after the flesh, not...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... | |
 | Religion - 1818 - 588 pages
...Apostle's words ! " For ye see your calling, brethren, bow that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called : but God...the things which are mighty : and base things of the world, and things which are despised hath God chosen ; yea, and thing* * This, however, is by no means... | |
 | Thomas Rees - Catechisms - 1818 - 548 pages
...precepts, are called the elect. You have an instance of the first signification, 1 Cor. i. 26, 27, "You 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, God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things... | |
 | Socinianism - 1818 - 534 pages
...precepts, are called theelect. Youhave an instance of the first signification, 1 Cor. i. 26, 27, " You 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, God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things... | |
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