...countenance, from the loss of his sight, far from prepossessing; still in our judgment he bears on him " the image and superscription" of Christ. If...the things which are mighty ; and base things of the world, and things which 250 CRUELTY TO MANIACS, ANT) THE DEFORMED. are despised hath God chosen, yea,...

...countenance, from the loss of his sight, far from prepossessing ; still in our judgment he bears on him " the image and superscription" of Christ. If...to confound the wise ; and the weak things of the VOL. II. 3 17 world, to confound the things which arc mighty ; and base things of the world, and things...

...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...the things which are mighty, and base things of the world, and things which are despised, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things which...

...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...

...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,...

...truths of Christianity. Hence the language of the apostle, " 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 base things of the world, and things that are despised hath God chosen ;...

...usefulness, inspired him with gratitude to that God, who chooses in his sovereignty the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty. In 1799, he engaged in a work, which, though it gave him much...

...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...

...countenance, from the loss of his sight, far frotn prepossessing; still, in our judgment, he bears on him " the image and superscription" of Christ. If...confound the wise ; and the weak things of the world .to confound the things that are mighty ; and base things of the world, and things which are despised,...

...to reveal himself by the gospel, which they accounted foolishness. He " 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 that are despised,...