...wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things that are mighty ; and base things of the world, and things that are despised, hath God chosen ; yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that arc." Such are they who have generally constituted...

...wise, and bring to nolhing Ihe understanding of the prudent." " He halh 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"—" that no flesh should glory in his presence." These sayings...

...to our hearts. He has guarded us by the instruments he made use of by making " the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the strong." He has guarded us by the very character of the doctrines of his unsearchable...

...striking an example of the truth of the Apostle's declaration : " God has 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 of the world, and things which are despised, hath...

...Jews, it surely was the work of God, and not of man ; " the foolish things of the world were chosen to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the things that are mighty." But if His religion was addressed to the Jews under such great...

...in a matter of this nature, if they should be so disposed ! Of old, God chose the foolish things of the world to confound the wise ; and the weak things...the things which are mighty ; and base things of the world, and things which are despised, yea, and things that are not, to bring to nought things that...

...poor. Displaying his own power, in the inadequacy of his instruments, God chose the foolish things of the world, to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world, to confound the mighty, that no flesh might glory, in the presence of the Lord. The appeal, on which the...

...the wise, and bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. 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,— that no flesh should glory in his presence ! These sayings...

...to the root of the question before us, when he says, that "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';" b Psalm ii. 1. c Acts xix. 20. d Acts xix. 11. e 1 Cor. i....

...It tells us, God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things that are mighty, and base things of the world, and things that . are despised hath God chosen, and things that are not, to bring to nought things that are, that no flesh should glory in his presence."...