...of salvation ; it is foolishness, it is nonsense, to the wisdom of this world. " We," says Paul, " preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumbling-block,...them which are called, both Jews and Greeks ; Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God." " The Lord shall rejoice in the works of his hands." " All...

...St. Paul, we shall find how tenacious he was with respect to this matter. To the Corinthians he says, 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. With him all the other apostles are perfectly agreed....

...by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God, by the foolishness of preaching, to save them that believe. We preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumbling-block and unto the Greeks foolishness ; but unto them, that are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. Now thanks be...

...in and trust unto. This the apostle declares at large, 1 Cor. i. so he expresseth it, ver. 23, 24. ' We preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumbling-block, and unto the Greeks foolishness ; but unto them that are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.' That which...

...if a judgment may be formed from the results of past experience, than debating preliminary points. " The Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom. But we preach Christ crucified." If this be repugnant to man's wisdom, it accords with the wisdom of God, who is pleased " by the foolishness...

...not opposite to his justice. But these seem absurdities to Socinus, and why should not they ? ' For we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumbling-block, and unto the Greeks foolishness ; — but this preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness.'» Yea, in common equity, nothing could...

...glory. To the most, this wisdom of God is foolishness. It was so of old, us the Apostle testified! : " But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness ;" — and so it continues yet to be. And therefore is the mystery of the gospel despised by them;...

...deeds." And again, 1 Cor. i. 23, " But we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumblingblock, and to the Greeks foolishness ; but unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God." And again, 2 Cor. xiii. 3, " Since ye seek a proof of Christ...

...deeds." And again, 1 Cor. i. 23, " But we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumblingblock, and to the Greeks foolishness ; but unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God." And again, 2 Cor. xiii. 3, " Since ye seek a proof of Christ...

...implied in numerous other passages. ' The preaching^ of the cross is to them, that perish, foolishntis. We preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumbling-block, and unto the Greeks foolishness? No sooner had Christ informed Nicodemus, that, except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom...