2 Chronicles 2

REFLECTIONS UPON CHAP. II.—We should always prefer the honour of God, and the welfare of his church, to our own accommodations. It is very desirable to make our father’s creditable friends our own: and, if we have the knowledge of the true God, we should labour to make others acquainted with it Revelation will recommend itself, on trial, to every wise man. But whatever we do for God is in itself unworthy of his regard. And we ought to avoid giving others any ground to misapprehend his greatness and glory: yea, should bring all that we can to admire and adore him, and use their help in promoting his honour. And let us now rejoice that the Gentiles are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ. 5 M