 | Pierre Bayle - 1826 - 434 pages
...and the Greeks seek after wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumbling block, and unto the Greeks foolishness ; but unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ, the power of God, and the wisdom of God. Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the... | |
 | Beilby Porteus (bp. of London.) - 1783 - 468 pages
...fign, and the Greeks fought " after wifdom." That is, becaufe they had SERMON X, i COR. i. 22, 23, 24. THE JEWS REQUIRE A SIGN, AND THE GREEKS SEEK AFTER...THEM WHICH ARE CALLED, BOTH JEWS AND GREEKS, CHRIST THE POWER OF GOD, AND THE WISDOM OF GOD. ON E of the principal caufes of the difguft which many perfons... | |
 | James Barr Walker - 1799 - 206 pages
...and the Greeks seek after wisdom : but we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumbling block, and unto the Greeks foolishness ; but unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God." The Jews, while they required a sign, did not perceive that... | |
 | James Barr Walker - 1799 - 200 pages
...and the Greeks seek after wisdom : but we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumbling block, and unto the Greeks foolishness ; but unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God." The Jews, while they required a sign, diil not perceive that... | |
 | Samuel Carr - 1801 - 366 pages
...fear thee, SERMON XLIII. 1 COR. i. 23. f/Te preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block, and unto the Greeks foolishness. ' But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God; because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the... | |
 | Timothy Kenrick - 1805 - 396 pages
...and the Greeks seel after wisdom ; but wepreath Christ crucified, iuito th{ Jews a stumbling block, and unto the Greeks foolishness ; but unto them which are called, both Jews and Greets, Christ, the power of God, and the wisdom of God. i Cor. i, 22, 24 141SERMON XXIX. THR NATURE... | |
 | Henry Hunter - 1806 - 460 pages
...them that believe. For the Jews require a -i^n, and the Greeks seek after wisdom. Bat we preach Chr.st crucified, unto the Jews, a stumbling-block ; and...them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ, the power of God, and the wisdom of God," 1 Cor. i. 18.. .24. The virtue flowed from the divine appointment,... | |
 | Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 582 pages
...God, by this preaching of the Gospel, which the world calls Foolishness, to save them that believe. I. 22, 23, 24 For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks...them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. For the Jews look to be convinced by signs from heaven, that... | |
 | John Dick - 1811 - 302 pages
...Christ."f The power of their doctrine is produced by the apostles themselves as a proof of its divinity. " The Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after...foolishness ; but unto them which are called, both. * Mark iii. 22—30. f 2 Cor. x. 5. Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God."*... | |
 | Samuel Davies, Samuel Finley - 1811 - 550 pages
...Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom ; but we fireach Christ crucified unto the Je-wi a stumbling-block, and unto the Greeks foolishness...them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. IF we should consider christianity only as an improvement... | |
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For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom ; but we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews... 
