A plain and familiar exposition of the eleventh and twelfth chapters of the Proverbs…A plaine and familiar exposition of the eleuenth and twelfth chapters of the Prouerbes…

And this he delivereth with great wisdom and wariness, saying, that some are more increased, and not all: for many scatter upon dice, and cards, and dogs, and whores, and such like, and they may look to be stripped of all the rest, rather then to add to that which they have. On the other side he that keepeth in that which he ought to lay out, and spareth that which duty requireth him to spend, doth play the evil husband for the impoverishing of his own estate.

And this he deliuereth with great wisedome and warinesse, saying, that some are more increased, and not all: for many scatter vpon dice, and cardes, and dogges, and whores, and such like, and they may looke to bee stript of all the rest, rather then to adde to that which they haue. On the other side hee that keepeth in that which he ought to lay out, and spareth that which duetie requireth him to spend, doth play the euil husband for the impouerishing of his owne estate.

Doct. True liberality and mercy is not an hurt, but a furtherance to mens estates. Never any man was made the poorer by one penny for giving of many, in due manner, but divers have bin the richer. The same rule holdeth in this case, as in all other the good gifts of God; that the good usage of them doth usually bring an augmentation of them. So it is to be found in learning and knowledge, ⟨p. 86⟩and in what good thing is it not so to be found? we need not travel far for proof of our point in hand, but only steppe over to the next verse following, and there we shall have a confirmation of the same. There we shall see that they which feed others shall be fat themselves (for so is the sense) and they which are as good streams to send out streams, shall have such supply, as that they shall not be dried up, but be as well able to flow at the evening, as they were in the morning, and to morrow as much as to day, and the next year no less than in this.

Doct. True liberalitie and mercie is not an hurt, but a furtherance to mens estates. Neuer any man was made the poorer by one penie for giuing of many, in due manner, but diuers haue bin the richer. The same rule holdeth in this case, as in all other the good gifts of God; that the good vsage of them doth vsually bring an augmentation of them. So it is to be found in learning and knowledge,