...arms of that martial people. And Paul expressly states, that Christ sent him to preach the gospel, not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be of none effect. He aspired to 21 speak plain truth in plain language, that the faith of the converts...

...fine speech or eloquent " words of man's wisdom," for that makes the cross of Christ of no effect j ("not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect;") (1 Cor. i. 17 ;) but that plain language and those (to some too) familiar figures manifested the independence...

...nor whereof they affirm." "Christ sent me not to baptize but to preach the gospel ; not with reisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect." The substance of the above article on apostolical succession, was delivered in the author's own pulpit,...

...17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel : not with wisdom of t CORINTHÍANa words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect. Observe here, I. That though baptizine •were God's ordinance, and St. Paul, as Chnst's minister,...

...is our inquiry. The words are full : " For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel : not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect." Again, " I came not to you with excellency of speech, or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony...

...not i 7 whether I baptized any other. For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel : not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect. 1 s For the preaching of the cross is to them that which gives him perish foolishness ; but unto us...

...dead." St. Paul in another place writes, " Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect; for the preaching of the cross is to them that perish, foolishness ; but unto us which are saved, it...

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...divine appointment, there must also be the living preacher; and his preaching must not be '• with the wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect. " You see, then, brethren, the high spiritual calling of the missionary. At the very threshold of his...

...wish we could be restrained by that fear which acted upon Paul when he said that he would not use the wisdom of words, " lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect." It is the duty of the gospel preacher, indoors or outdoors, to say, " I can say that very prettily,...