The Morning exercise [at] Cri[ppleg]ate, or, Several cases of conscience practically resolved

¹The Greek word properly signifieth to despair, and so it may here be taken; as if he had said, when your Brother hath need to borrow, lend, though his case be such that you even despair of receiving it again, though you run some hazard of losing the Principal.

¹The Greek word properly signifieth to despair, and so it may here be taken; as if hee had said, when your Brother hath need to borrow, lend, though his case be such that you even despair of receiving it again, though you run some hazard of losing the Principal.

1. 1[Greek or Hebrew] sperare; [Greek or Hebrew] desperare〈non-Latin alphabet〉 sperare; 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 desperare

If therefore it so fall out, that the debtor be not able to repay what he borrowed, forgive it him. He lends hoping for nothing again, who is willing to forgive, in case the necessity of the borrower requite ⟨p. 287⟩it. This was it which Nehemiah enjoined the rich Jews.¹ Excellently doth our Lord press this duty in the Parable of the two Creditors; where we have a commendable pattern of a certain King, that in such a case forgave a great debt; and of the sore revenge he executed on one of his servants,² because he did not in like manner forgive his fellow-servants.

If therefore it so fall out, that the debtor be not able to repay what hee borrowed, forgive it him. Hee lends hoping for nothing again, who is willing to forgive, in case the necessity of the borrower requite