Riches increased by giving - Gouge - II

Required reading 
Riches increased by giving by Thomas Gouge (Available from Amazon or free here) - Read up to the paragraph beginning 'Thus you have the truth of the point proved both by Divine and human testimonies. I shall now proceed to give you some instances for its farther confirmation...'

My summary
Today Gouge continues to show that the least work of charity showed to a minister or righteous man, shall be abundantly recompensed, and that not only hereafter, but likewise here on earth.

Firstly Gouge proves his point from Scripture, including:
(i) the Old Testament (namely Deuteronomy, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Psalms and Isaiah);
(ii) the New Testament (namely Jesus and Paul).

Secondly Gouge proves that work shall be abundantly recompensed from the writings of some:
(i) ancient fathers;
(ii) modern divines.

What grabbed me
I found helpful this description of God's recompense to those who serve him: 'It is true, the Lord loves to deal upon trust, and uses to make payment by way of returns. He will be trusted, and those that will not give him credit, let them, if they can, put their riches into surer hands. And he uses to pay by the way of returns, it may be neither in the same kind, nor in the same country. Sometimes it is so that he pays not in the same kind. Bread for bread, or clothes for clothes, or money for money. Nor possibly may he make his payment in this foreign land, where thou art a merchant-adventurer, but may give thee his bill of exchange to receive it in thine own country, that better country which is thy home and inheritance, which shall be the reward of thy works, and labour of love, which thou sheweth to his name. And if he do thus, does he do thee any wrong? Is it not best for thee that thou receive thy goods at thy home? Is it any harm for thee to receive silver for thy brass, gold for thy silver, rubies for thy gold, a treasure in heaven for thy treasure on earth?'

You may not experience a return in kind for your investment, but you will definitely receive a rich return.

Next week's reading
Continue by reading up to the paragraph beginning 'William Pennoyer, Esq. citizen and merchant of London, a person very eminent in acts of mercy and goodness, bounty and liberality, which he evinced in the whole course of his life, even from his first setting up in the world.'

Now it's your turn
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