...• Camer. on Myro in Acts 15. 7. 4. Humility and self-emptiness. Christ chose the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world, to confound the things that are mighty, 1 Cor. 1. 26, 27, that nothing should be attributed to their worth...

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...Lord. He chofe, as the apoftle expreffes it, " the foolifh things of the world to confound the wife, and the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty \ ; that his religion might not be eftablifned by the enticing words of man's wifdom, but by demonftration *...

...originally calculated for the plainer part of mankind, by that God, who has Chostn the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the things, which aremighty * ; and consequently, that a neglect and contempt of the common...

...foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; that no flesh should glory in his presence." 1 Cor. i. 25, 26, 27, 29. Not the greatness of Eliab or of Saul was pleasing to God, but...

...after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called. 'But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the things vhioh are mighty ; and base things of the world, and things, which are despised...

...men, were singled out by our Lord. He chose, as the; apostle expresses it, " the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty -f- ; that his religion might not be established by the enticing...

...mighty men, nor many noble, that are called ; for God hath chosen the weak, foolish things of the world, to confound the things which are mighty, that no flesh should glory in his presence? Then how can the disputers of this world boast of their wisdom, their knowledge, or their...

...sought for in the object on whom its blessings are conferred. ' 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 ; and base things of the world, and things that are despised,...

...established solely and entirely by, divine appointment, he writes, that God chose the foolish things of the world to confound the wise ; and the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; and the base things of the world, and things which are not, to...