2 Chronicles 12

And Nathan and Gad seem to have written the rest of the two books of Samuel: and Nathan, with Ahijah and Iddo, wrote the history of Solomon, which is probably that which we have in the first book of Kings. The history of Israel seems to have been further carried on by Iddo and S…

But whether this may warrant none to pray, while they first prepare themselves to pray, before they pray, by praying, and so that prayer which is preparatory must be prepared by another preparatory prayer; and so, without end, spiritual preparations must in infinitum go on befor…

And therefore come under this Kingdom; if you do not, you will be left under the power of a worse. God said (2 Chronicles 12:8), he would give them up to the king of Egypt; why? They shall be his servants, that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the cou…

It is not long since that Scripture was opened and applied in the hearing of many of you (Luke 19:43, 44): The days shall come upon you, that your enemies shall keep you in on every side, because you knew not the time of your visitation. How righteous is it, that the Lord should…

Yes, he regards humility so much that even when wicked men have humbled themselves, they have not gone away without some mercy. When Ahab humbled himself (2 Chronicles 12), God promised he would not bring the evil in his days. And the best of God's children, when they have not h…

Oh beloved, lie low here; and learn of the Church (Micah 7:9), I will bear the indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against him. It was a most blessed frame of spirit in Aaron, when he saw God's hand against him in cutting off his children, and Aaron held his peace; so…

It is a notable speech, that in (Proverbs 23:7): as a man thinks in his heart, so is he; as the man's heart is, so is the man; if the desire of the soul be towards God, why is he thinks in his heart, so is he; there is life in the whole man, if there be life in the heart. Rehobo…