45., and thy d Had been y y and yo that yo li y a Chap.31. An .Expofi.tion xpon the Book of ja $, Vert. t7. give Ipray thee whatfeever come h next to thy band unto thy fer- vants > unto on Davi , a David at his mercy he could not have lent him a fayrer meulage. Yet this covetous churle was fo farre from fending him a liberall prefent, that he could not give him a good word, or a civili anfwer. But prefent. ly falls a reviling him (1 Sam. 2,5. to ) Who is David ? andwho is thefon of effe ? there be mat; fervants now adayes that breake away every manfrom his M.:lier. Shall I then take my bread, and my water, my ßs, I have killedfor m !hearers, andgive it unto men, whom Iknow not whence they be ? As if he had fayd, Shall 1feed rhofe vaggabonds andbeggars ? The manwas all in his pofi'eßìves, mybread, and my water, andmy elh, that Ihave kil- ledfor my Jbearers ; he had not a model to lend David, but lent more then a mouth full of bad worde. This mans name was a- greeable to his Nature ; Nabal was his name, and folly was with him. His folly was, he would fend nothing toGrangers out of his haute ; and theirs is like his, who have nothing for (rangers in their houles. Abraham Etood in his tent doore, and no fooner faw Grangers paffìng by,but called them in and gave them entertain- ment. The ApoOle ( Heb. i 3.2.) alluding to that a& of Abra- hams hofpitalitie gives beleevers this Admonition, Forget net to entertaine grangers, for fo forre have entertained Angelis una- wars. Vt'e are commanded (R.m. 12. 13.) not only to difiri- bate to the necegïty ofSaints, bsrt to begiven to hofpitalitie. And as this is charged upon all Beleevers, to efpecially upon the Mni- fters ofthe Gofpel (I Tim. 3.2.) e ../ i/t+op ( betides many o- ther Qalifications there enumerated) muff be fober , fgoodbe- haviour, given to ho,/pitalirie, apt to teach, notgiven to wine. And againe(Tits. 5.) He mug not be given to filthy lucre,but he mtsft bea lover ofhofpitalirie; A lover ofgood men,feber. Yet note, as in thefe texts the Apoflecommends hofpitalitie to the M!nifters of the Gofpel,fohe regulates it. They mutt be given tohofpitalitie, yet fober and ofgood behaviour; They muff be given to hofpi- talitie, yet not given towine, nor filthy lucre; They mutt be gi- ven to hofpitalitie, yet apt to teach; Their hofpitalitie mutt not hinder eyther their private Oudyes or publicke labours. That bofpicalitie which is incontïttent with fobriety, or unfits for du- ty, is uncornely and tinfoil in any man, muchmore in a Minifter ofthe Golpel. Some are given to riotous houle-keeping, but few are
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