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" 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... "
The Works of the Right Reverend William Warburton, D.D., Lord Bishop of ... - Page 297
by William Warburton (Bp. of Gloucester), Richard Hurd - 1811
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Two discourses: the first, Of man's enmity to God ... The second, Of the ...

Stephen Charnock - 1699 - 226 pages
...• 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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Practical discourses on all the parts and offices of the liturgy of the ...

Matthew Hole - 1716 - 540 pages
...many Noble are called ; . hut God hath chofcn the foolijb things of the World, to confound, the wife, and the weak things of the World to confound the mighty ; and the bafe things of the World t and things that are defpifed, hath God chofen, yea, and things that...
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Sixty-four Practical Sermons: Preacher of the Gospel in Monks-Well ..., Volume 3

Daniel Wilcox - Sermons, English - 1744 - 540 pages
...the contrary, we are told, God bath chofen the foolijh things of the 'world to confound the wife ; and the weak things of the -world to confound the mighty ; and ba/'e things of the world, and things •which are defpifed hath God chofen; yea, and things which...
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The principles of natural and revealed religion occasionally ..., Volume 1

William Warburton (bp. of Gloucester.) - 1753 - 352 pages
...— Therefore (faith he again) God hath chofen the foolijh things of the world to confound the wife; and the <weak things of the world to confound the mighty *. And left it mould be faid, that this was an affectation of defprfing advantages which they themfelves could...
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The Christian guardian (and Church of England magazine).

1828
...that " not many mighty, not many noble, are Billed, but 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 that are mighty, and W things of the world, and things that are despised, hath...
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The works of... P. Doddridge [ed. by E. Williams and E. Parsons ..., Volume 4

Philip Doddridge - 1803 - 624 pages
...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...
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The Refuge

William Giles - Christian life - 1804 - 280 pages
...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,...
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The Portrait of Saint Paul: Or, The True Model for Christians and Pastors ...

John Fletcher - 1804 - 444 pages
...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...
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Lectures on the Gospel of st. Matthew, Volume 1

Beilby Porteus (bp. of London.) - 1804 - 388 pages
...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...
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A treatise on the conduct of God to the human species, and on the divine ...

James Hare - God - 1809 - 412 pages
...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...
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