...• 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...

...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 God chosen ; yea, and things that are not, to hring to nought the things that we, that no Mesh should glory in his presence."...

...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...

...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...

...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...

...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...

...5. Such as are commonly despised by their fellow creatures, Christ does not despise. 1 Cor. i. 28. " Base things of the world, and things that are despised, hath God chosen." Christ condescends to take notice of beggars, Luke xvi. 22, and of servants, and people of the most...

...Such as are commonly despised by their fellcrw creatures, Christ does not despise. 1 Cor. i. 28. " Base things of the world, and things that are despised, hath God chosen." Christ condescends to take notice of beggars, Luke xvi. 22, and of servants, and people of the most...

...ages of his church. They are what the Apostle, in his strong language, calls the foolish things of the world, to confound the wise: and the weak things of the world, to confound the things which are mighty. Perhaps no writings, next to the sacred oracles, have been so...

...supernatural gifts of the Spirit : Therefore (saith he again) God hath chosen the foolish things of the World to confound the wise ; and the weak things of the World to confound the mighty *. And lest it should be said, that this was an affectation of despising advantages...