| 1829 - 610 Seiten
...of his lamented friend. In April 1802 he preached his first sermon from 1 Cor. i. 28 — 29. " For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not a promptitude and liberality nobly expressive of his love to God, and his... | |
| Andrew Fuller - 1810 - 292 Seiten
...others. The apostle appeals to the Corinthians, in respect of the former kind of excellencies — " For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise...noble, are called. But God hath chosen the foolish — the weak — and the base things of this world, to confound the wise; the .mighty, &c. And all... | |
| Jacques Bénigne Bossuet - 1810 - 588 Seiten
...God hath called amongst you, and of whom he hath composed this church, victorious over the world ; how that not many wise men after the Jlesh, not many...are called. But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world, to confound the wise i and God hath chosen the weak things of the world, to confound... | |
| Church of Scotland - 1810 - 636 Seiten
...children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will. b 1 Cor. i. 26. For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. Ver. SO. But. of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who... | |
| 1810 - 596 Seiten
...this, perhaps may be the sense, in which our translators understood the passage : For, to the words, Ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not ma. ny mighty, not many noble, they have added are called these words not being found in... | |
| John Bevans - 1810 - 134 Seiten
...scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? 26. For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the fles-h, not many mighty, not many noble ere called. 27. But God hath chosen tUc foolish things of the... | |
| James Macknight - 1810 - 492 Seiten
...Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. 26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are catl,-d. 27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the... | |
| 1810 - 612 Seiten
...this, perhaps may be the sense, in which our translators understood the passage : For, to the words, Ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, they have added are called— ^-thtse words not being found... | |
| William Huntington (works.) - 1811 - 424 Seiten
...we commonly say, soft and simple; and there are not a few of this sort among the elect of God. " For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise...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... | |
| William Huntington (works.) - 1811 - 626 Seiten
...in town and country; so that I can adopt with propriety the language of the apostle, and say, " You see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise...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... | |
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