 | Pierre Bayle - 1826 - 434 pages
...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 a stumbling block, and unto the Greeks foolishness ; but unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks,... | |
 | Beilby Porteus (bp. of London.) - 1783 - 466 pages
...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 WISDOM; BUT WE PREACH CHRIST...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... | |
 | A. M - 1797 - 358 pages
...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 a stumbling block, and to the Greeks foolishness; butuntothem which are called, both Jews and Greeks,... | |
 | James Barr Walker - 1799 - 204 pages
...accomplish the necessary end. Said an apostle in speaking upon this subject, " The Jews require a sign, 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,... | |
 | James Barr Walker - 1799 - 200 pages
...accomplish the necessary end. Said an apostle in speaking upon this subject, " The Jews require a sign, 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,... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 1842
...glories in giving it explicit prominence even in the midst of those who could not receive the truth. " We preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumbling-block, and unto the Greeks foolishness." Neither have we so learned the requirements of our church, which expects that out of the mouths of... | |
 | John Smalley - 1803 - 448 pages
...first grand article, this is observed immediately after our text, " For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom : But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumbling-block, and to the Greeks foolishness." Nothing could more stumble and offend the former, than telling them of... | |
 | 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,... | |
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