2 Chronicles 2

This Solomon acknowledges concerning the Temple which he had built, which yet was the most glorious that ever was erected, and built by God's own appointment. (2 Chronicles 2:5, 6) "The house which I build, is great: for great is our God above all Gods. But who is able to build…

Alas the best we do is much beneath God. What low thoughts had Solomon of his stately temple (2 Chronicles 2:6): Who is able to build you a house, seeing the heaven of heavens is not able to contain him, who am I that I should build him a house? Thus should we see, that our best…

David says, “He that dwelleth in the heavens shall laugh at them,” (Psalm 2:4); and again, “Our God is in heaven: he hath done whatever he hath pleased,” (Psalm 115:3). When God is said to be in heaven, we must not suppose that he dwells only there; but, on the contrary, must ho…

First, The design of Solomon, the wisest and richest King that ever was in this world, in the building of it. When he undertook the work, and sent to Hiram King of Tyre for his assistance, he tells him, that the House which he was to build was to be great, because their God was…

With our contentions their irreligious humor also is much strengthened. Signs must resemble the things they signify (2 Chronicles 2:5). If religion bears the greatest sway in our hearts, our outward religious duties must show it as far as the Church has outward ability.

Now I come to the next Attribute, and that is, The Greatness of God, or his Infiniteness: We follow in this rather the rule of the Scripture, than the tract of the Schoolmen, and we insist upon those that God does especially take to him in Scripture. Now that God takes this Attr…

Because some have disputed it, therefore we will briefly answer it. Answer: The Scripture is clear in it, that he is without the world; there is no limits of his essence that we can set down; he is not contained within the compass of heaven and earth, as you shall see in (2 Chro…

His greatness is unsearchable. The excellencies and perfections of God; his immensity (2 Chronicles 2:6). The heaven of heavens cannot contain him.

And yet for a second means, When you are thus taught of God, then go on in your uprightness and cleanness of heart in your whole conversation, so shall you wade deep in the streams of grace (John 17:9). If therefore you see any uncleanness in your heart, abandon it, and resolve…

Fourthly, if God's determination concerning any thing, should have a temporal original; it must needs be, either because he then perceived some goodness in it, of which before he was ignorant; or else, because some accident did affix a real goodness, to some state of things, whi…