A learned and very useful commentary on the whole epistle to the Hebrews wherein every word and particle in the original is explained ... : being the substance of thirty years Wednesdayes lectures at Black-fryers, London / by that holy and learned divine Wiliam Gouge ... : before which is prefixed a narrative of his life and death : whereunto is added two alphabeticall tables ...

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Title: A learned and very useful commentary on the whole epistle to the Hebrews wherein every word and particle in the original is explained ... : being the substance of thirty years Wednesdayes lectures at Black-fryers, London / by that holy and learned divine Wiliam Gouge ... : before which is prefixed a narrative of his life and death : whereunto is added two alphabeticall tables ...
Author: Gouge, William, 1578-1653.
Publication: London :: Printed by A.M., T.W. and S.G. for Joshua Kirton,; 1655.
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§. 188. Of dismissing in peace such as confide in us.

THE addition of this last phrase, with peace, added to Rahabs act in receiving the Spies, giveth a cleer proof, that they who are taken into protection, must, as far as may be, be dismissed in safety. Memorable in this respect is the exam∣ple of Lot, in entertaining the two that he took into his house. Gen. 19. 7, &c. The like is noted of the old man of Gibeah, Judg. 19. 22, &c. And of the wo∣•…•… in Bahurim, 2 Sam. 17. 18, 19, &c. And of Ionathan, 1 Sam. 20. 42. And 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Ob•…•…diah, 1 King. 18. 13. And of Iehoshabeath, 2 Chro. 22. 11. We have for 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the pattern of God himself, Ier. 36. 26. And his express charge for hiding the 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and not bewraying him that wandreth, Isa. 16. 3.

1. Truth and sidelity requireth as much.
2. This is the maine end of undertaking protection, to dismiss them in safety. Do nothing to these men, saith Lot, for therefore came they under the sha∣dow of my roof. Gen. 19. 8.

Great therefore is their treachery who bewray such as put themselves under their protection. This was the sin of the Ziphites (1 Sam. 23. 19.) which occa∣•…•… David to pen the 54. Psalm against them. This was it, that as a perpe∣•…•… infamy occasioned this stile, Iudas the Traitor, Luk. 6. 16.