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…

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, ⟨p. 86⟩and in what good thing is it not so to be found? we neede not trauell farre for proofe of our point in hand, but onely steppe ouer to the next verse following, and there wee shall haue a confirmation of the same. There we shall see that they which feede others shall be fat themselues (for so is the sense) and they which are as good streames to send out streames, shall haue such supply, as that they shall not be dried vp, but bee as well able to flow at the euening, as they were in the morning, and to morrow as much as to day, and the next yeere no lesse than in this.

Reasons. 1 First, they have the promise of blessing from God which employ their substance to the glory of God, and the benefit of his poor servants which are in want. Honour the Lord, saith he, with thy riches, and the chief of all thine increase. So shall thy barns be