| John Brine - 1743 - 520 sider
...Su.pppfuion of his dying for Men •ahiyerfa\\y. It is clear that God faves fome of every Sort, for though not many wife Men after •the Flefh, not many .mighty, not many noble are called ; •fome fuch are called, as well as others of different Stac« ; and therefore no doubt may... | |
| John Witherspoon, William Shenstone - 1765 - 326 sider
...ftate in the holy Scriptures. Thus the apoftle Paul fays, " Ye fee your calling, brethren, " how that not many wife men. after the flefh, " not many mighty, not many noble are call** ed. But God hath chofen the foolifii things ••' of the world, to confound the wife; and... | |
| John Witherspoon, William Shenstone - 1765 - 332 sider
...To the fame purpofe the apoftle Paul fays," Ye" *' fee your calling, brethien, how that not ma" ny wife men after the flefh, not many mighty, " not many noble are called *." This does not at all fuppofe, that thofe in high life are. originally more corrupt in their... | |
| Robert Riccaltoun - 1772 - 538 sider
...the whole Chriftian world ; where we find the account the Apoftle gives of it verified to a tittle, " Not many wife men after the flefh, not many mighty, not many no" ble are called. But God hath chofen ** the foolifh of the world to confound ** the wife ; the weak... | |
| Francis Atterbury - 1774 - 270 sider
...to the fahh, were generally mean peffons^ of no acquired knowledge, no rank, no education. For, -* Not many wife men after the flefh, ** not many mighty, not many noble, were called ; " but God chofe the foolifh things of the world, " to confound the wife ; and the weak... | |
| 1776 - 432 sider
...candid, and compaffionate preacher of the gofpel of peace ? " You fee," fays the fame apofUe, " that not many wife men after the flefh, not " many mighty, not many noble, are called : " but God hath chofen the foolifh things of " the world, to confound the wife ;. and Cod "... | |
| Esq. J. Stephens - 1777 - 392 sider
...deceive mankind -f% " And moreover this Apoftle fays, " Confider, breu thren, your calling, how that not many wife " men after the flefh, not many mighty, not " many nobles are called. But God hath cho'* fen the foolifh things, according to the world, " to confound... | |
| William Burgh - 1779 - 302 sider
...compare the paflages brought together to that purpofe, with the following declaration of St, Paul, " that not many wife men after the flefh, not many mighty, not many noble are called. But God hath chofen the foolifh things of the world, to confound the wife; and God hath chofen... | |
| Philip Parsons - 1779 - 250 sider
...Intirely to remove it ! — When we cal} to mind the noble affurances of the word of truth, " that not many wife men after the " flefh, not many mighty, not many noble, •c are called; but God hath chofen the " foolifh things of the world to confound tc the wife, and... | |
| John Brown - 1792 - 362 sider
...one whofe form is aukward, are laden with " fruit." O the riches and fovereignty of God's grace ! " Not many wife men after the flefh; not many mighty, not many noble are c;l)ed: but God hathchofen thefoolifh thingsoftheworld,toconfound the wife; and the weak things of... | |
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