656 Chap. 3i. An Expofitidx upon the Took of jo a. Verf. 32 in their houles, but no true rofpitality t Some open their doores fo much to riotous friends, that they havenot a bed nora moriel for true tarangers. The duty of hofpitality is often urged in. Scripture ; lober Hofpitality is good between neig^. 'aour and neighbour, but 'cis bell when exetcifed toward the traveller and Etbn'ci vcteres the ftranger. The Heathen had a very great zeale, and a kind of -*fie irif ho. religioufneffein the Entertainment of strangers; therefore they ¡phi), eotueruur uem furnamed their yupiter by a Title which lignifies refpeti to eiq; Jovë, proprerea fivr llrangers : Surely Gofpebgrace fhould Ipiritualize us in that duty cV tocarunr ru. which Heathens were fo naturalizedunto: and we find that Je- endo et confe,- fus Chrift in thegreat day ofJudgement puts in this good worke tendo nTrf`e by name ( Math. 25.3 5. ) 1 was a ftranger, andjee tooke mee in. írediderunr. San&, Jefus Chrift is a stranger in his members ; Chrift in believers is in want and deftitute. A Gofpel Minifter mull begiven to ko¡irali- ty (t Tim. 3.2.) and a lover ofHofpitality ( fit. 1.8. ) of inch hofpirality as I here fpeake of, and fo mull they who receave the Gofpel. The Apoftie gives the rule about the widdoov (1 T'im.5. in.) Iffbee have lodgedftrargers ; as imply ing,rhat elfe thee will never be fit to looke to theweake and ,:cke of the Church. Thirdly, In that fobopened his doore to tarangers. Note. Agoodman isready to entertaineffrangers ; as be fie readyfir other goodworkerfofor this. The ftranger needs not Rand knocking long at his doore to get in, he opencth his doore to him : fob in this tence,kept open hots/. e. So did r?breham before him (Gen. 18. E,2, 3 ) who flood in his tent doore, and when he law (!rangers agood way off, he went out and brought them in.Lot(Gen.t9.)readily entertained thofe that came to Sodome, he Invited them into his houle. And in the 9 h of fudges, we have a like crimple of holpitality. Laftly, Note in general, from this Cariage oflob, who being aman of a free fpirit opened his door to the traveller. That which wee are ready andwilling to doe, wee put allthings in a readintf fe is doe. j 66 did not lock up his doors,but open'd them,hecpen'd them to the way ; 706 had a free fpirit, and he kept a free houle for good purpofes; ifwe have a mind toa duty, our door will be o- pen
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