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 mighty... The Works of John Locke - الصفحة 483 بواسطة John Locke - 1823 عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
...accomplish his purposes by such instruments as he chooses; that he hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the things that are mighty; and base things, &c., hath God chosen, that no flesh should glory...
...day forward". This is the Lord's way to hide pride from man. He "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 ... that no flesh should glory in His presence" (1 Cor. 1. 27-29)....