...What is neither of earth, nor hell, must be of Heaven. If* the foolish things of the world were able to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world, to confound the things that were mighty, and base things of the world, and things which are despised, and things which are not,...

...God's thoughts are not our thoughts, neither his ways our ways." " He 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,...

...Christianity reviled ; but nevertheless the work was divine. " 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,...

...power of him who wields it. Hence infinite wisdom is pleased, in general, to employ the weak things of the world, to confound the things that are mighty, that no flesh may glory in his presence. Instances not unfrequently occur in the experience of faithful ministers,...

...and eloquence of this world had never been able to effect : God having chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the things that were mighty ; and base things of the world and things which are despised, did God choose, yea, and...

...obscure mechanic, a stranger in a strange place. It is thus that God chooseth " 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,...

...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 of the world, to confound the things which are mighty ; and base things of the world, and things which are despised...

...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 of the world, to confound the things which are mighty ; and base things of the world, and things which are despised...

...only another example (among an infinite number of others), 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,' — a remark equally applicable to the wonderful discovery of...

...declaration is, " Not many wise, not many noble, are chosen ; but God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the thingswhich are mighty," 1 Cor. i. 27. But we may safely say, that this possession of...