...flesh, not many mighty, not many noble were called ; but that God had chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the mighty. Had the celebrated historian to whom I have already adverted considered this passage,...

...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...the world to confound the things that are mighty; and base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God cho' sen; "yea, things which...

...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 disadvantages; it must have appeared...

...and weakness. "Not many wise, not many mighty, but the foolish things of the world, hath God chosen to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the mighty." — In dependence and helplessness; unarmed against enemies; in need of sheltering...

...to be effected through agents, which he by nature contemned ; the foolish things of the world were to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to bring to naught the things that were mighty. And if one looks back to those lurid pages of history,...

...the method God is taking to beat down the pride of philosophy, even by choosing 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 this is agreeable to the method of God's proceedings in the purest times of Christianity. At...

...showed a trace of sympathy with the Christian principle 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, and base things of the world and things which are despised hath...

...example as in the history of Christianity exists— of the way in which God chooses the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound things which are mighty. Armenian Reports from the Atrocities. Armenian provinces come in...

...your trust in princes," is a lesson we are still learning. " 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 which are despised,...

...easily shaken, the frailty of your sex is still greater. . . . 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 which are despised,...