| 1807 - 570 pages
...the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. 20 Where is the wise ? where is the scribe ? where is the disputer...this world ? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world ? 21 For after that, in the wisdom of God, the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased... | |
| William Penn - Christian life - 1807 - 394 pages
...times, bitterly reflects on that wisdom, so much valued by Jews and Greeks : *' Where (says he) is the wise ? where is the scribe ? where is the disputer...this world ? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world ?"° And he gives a good reason for it, " that no flesh should glory in his presence."... | |
| David Tappan - Bible - 1807 - 374 pages
...wisdom St. Paul refers, when in one of his epistles he contemptuously demands, " Where is the wise ? Where is the disputer of this world ? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world ?" In • Matt, xxiii. 35' Luke an, 49' the same paragraph he declares that with all... | |
| Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1808 - 520 pages
...destroy the wisdom of the wise ; I will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. Where is the wise ! Where is the scribe ! Where is the disputer...this world ! Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world ?" And as it used to be in time past, so it is probable it will be in time to come, as... | |
| Robert Coutts - Sermons - 1808 - 460 pages
...to nothing the under" standing of the prudent. Where," therefore, adds the apostle, " Where is the wise ? Where is " the scribe ? Where is the disputer...this world ? " Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this " world ? For after that, in the wisdom of God, the " world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased... | |
| Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1803 - 572 pages
...destroy the wisdom of the wise ; I will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. Where is the •wise ! Where is the scribe ! Where is the disputer...this world ! Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world ?" And as it used to be in time past, so it is probable it will be in time to come, as... | |
| Beilby Porteus (bp. of London.) - 1808 - 414 pages
...say, Rejoice. SERMON II. On the Christian doctrine of Redemption, p. 2 5. 1 COR. i. 20. Where is the wise? Where is the scribe ? where is the disputer of this world ? hath not God made foolish the z&ix~ dom of this world? SERMON III. The same subject continued, and the same text, p. 5 1 . SERMON... | |
| Thomas Belsham - Bible - 1808 - 656 pages
...that are wise, and will bring to nothing the knowledge of those 20 that are knowing." Where is the wise ? where is the scribe ? where is the disputer of this world ? hath not 21 God made foolish the wisdom of this world? For after that, through the wisdom of God, the world... | |
| Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 582 pages
...9 / will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring &c. See Isaiah xxix. 14. I. 20 Where is the wise ? where is the scribe ? where is the disputer of this world f hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world ? Where then is the wise and learned Pharisee... | |
| Church of Scotland - Presbyterianism - 1810 - 636 pages
...baptized, shall be saved ; lut he that believeth not shall be damned. q 1 Cor. i. 20. Where is the wise ? where is the scribe ? where is the disputer...this world ? hath . not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? Ver. 21. For after that, in the wisdom of God, the world by wisdom knew not God, it... | |
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