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 ...

§. 19. Of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of Hospitality.

TO amplifie the Apostles motive taken from the entertaining of Angels, it will not be am•…•…sse to adde other speciall recompences of hospitality registred in sa∣cred Scripture.

• 1. Rebeccahs hospitality was rewarded with precious gifts and a good husband, Gen. 24. 22, 49.
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• 2. Labans hospitality was recompenced with a good servant for himself, and a good husband for both his daughters, Gen. 29. 27. & 30. 27.
• 3. Revels, with a good servant for himself, and a good husband for his daughter, Exod. 2. 21.
• 4. Rahabs, with preservation of her self and kindred from a common destru∣ction, and with a great marriage, Iosh. 6. 22. Matth. 1. 5.
• 5. Boaz, with a good wife, Ruth 3. 2, &c.
• 6. Abigail, with a good husband, 1 Sam. 25. 39.
• 7. David, with a discovery of his enemies, 1 Sam. 30. 11.
• 8. The widow of Sarephath, with preserving and increasing her meal and oyl in a great dearth: and restoring her son to life, 1 King. 17. 16, 23.
• 9. The Shunamite, with giving her her son, and restoring him to life, 2 King. 4. 70, 36.
• 10. The Disciples, with entertaining Christ, Luk. 24. 32.
• 11. Lydia's and the Jaylours with the salvation that was brought to their house, Acts 16. 15, 33.
• 12. Gaius, with an honourable testimony, Rom. 16. 23. 3 Ioh. 1, 5, 6.
• 13. Onesiphorus, with Pauls prayer, 2 Tim. 1. 18.
• 14. The Barbarians with cure of their sick bodies and souls, Acts 28. 9.
• 15. The greatest recompence of all is that recompence which Christ giveth at the day of judgement, Matth. 25. 34, 35.

All these give evidence of the notice which God taketh of those which set them∣selves to do what he requires, and of his approbation thereof.

He also gives proof of the goodnesse, kindnesse, bounty, and other like graci∣ous properties of God in not suffering good things to passe away without a recom∣pence, Psal. 62. 12.

Hereupon the Apostle saith that whatsoever good thing any man doth, the same he shall receive of the Lord, Eph. 6. 8.

It is therefore a strange conceit of men to think that all that is bestowed on stran∣gers is lost; and thereupon omit many fair opportunities of bringing manifold blessings to themselves.

For our parts we have just cause to judge, that as in other works of mercy, so in this, what is given is as seed sown, which will bring forth in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 season a plentifull crop.