...kingdom, or house upon the sand of human reasonings, their buildings do and will fall ; " for God will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.'' A superstructure thus erected on the sand, may have been so propped up by sophistry and art as to maintain...

...Infinite Wisdom saw fit to select this time to silence for ever the vain babblings of philosophy, to " destroy the wisdom of the wise," and " bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent." It was a most favourable time, inasmuch as it was a period of toleration. Had it been at a later period,...

...to select this time, to silence for ever, as my text speaks, the babblings of philosophy, and to " destroy the wisdom of the wise, and bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent." It cannot be said that Christianity stole upon the world like a thief in the night : it cannot be said...

...of the Cross, God accomplished a promise of long standing, and frequent repetition that he would * destroy the wisdom of the wise, and bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent,' yet there is no promise that ignorance or folly shall be erected on the ruins of wisdom ; the promise...

...astonished at the goodness and mercy which the Lord is manifesting to us at this place. But God will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. He hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise ; and the weak things of the world...

...perish, and the understandings of their prudent men shall be hid ;" or, as St. Paul quotes, " I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. Where is the wise ? Where is the scribe ? Where is the disputer of this world. Hath not God made foolish...

...Infinite Wisdom saw fit to select this time to silence for ever the vain babblings of philosophy, to " destroy the wisdom of the wise," and " bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent." It was a most favourable time, inasmuch as it was a period of toleration. Had it been at a later period,...

...Infinite Wisdom saw fit to select this time to silence for ever the vain babblings of philosophy, to " destroy the wisdom of the wise," and " bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent." It was a most favourable time, inasmuch as it was a period of toleration. Had it been at a later period...

...Infinite Wisdom saw fit to select this time to silence for ever the vain babblings of philosophy, to " destroy the wisdom of the wise," and " bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent." It was a most favourable time, inasmuch as it was a period of toleration. Had it been at a later period,...

...almighty power, before a Savior, who has all authority in heaven above and earth beneath ? For it is written, " I will destroy the wisdom of the wise and...bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. Where is the wise 1 Where is the scribe 1 Where is the disputer of this world ? Hath not God made foolish...