Job xxiv, 3, 9. They drive away the ass of the fatherless; they take the widow's ox for a pledge; They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor. Prov. xi, 15. He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; and he that hateth suretiship is sure. Amos ii, 8. And they lay themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their god. CAUTIONRY. Gen. xlii, 37. And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again. Gen. xliii. 9. I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever. Gen. xliv, 32, 33. For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever. Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide instead of the lad a bond-man to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren. Job xvii, 3. Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me? Prov. xi, 15. He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; and he that hateth suretiship is sure. Prov. xvii, 18. A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend. Prov. xx, 16. Take his garment that is surety for a strauger; and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. Prov. xxii, 26. Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts. Prov. xxvi, 13. Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. RELATION OF BORROWER AND LENDER. Deut. xv, 6, 8. For the LORD thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over mauy nations, but they shall not reign over thee. But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth. Deut. xxviii, 12, 43, 44. The LORD | found favour in thine eyes, tarry: shall open unto thee his good for I have learned by experience treasure, the heaven to give the that the LORD hath blessed me for rain unto thy land in his season, thy sake. And he said, Appoint and to bless all the work of thine me thy wages, and I will give it. hand: and thou shalt lend unto And he said unto him, Thou many nations, and thou shalt not knowest how I have served thee, The stranger that is and how thy cattle was with me. borrow, within thee shall get up above And he said, What shall I give thee very high, and thou shalt thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt come down very low. He shall not give me any thing. If thou lend to thee, and thou shalt not wilt do this thing for me, I will lend to him: he shall be the head, again feed and keep thy flock. and thou shalt be the tail. I will pass through all thy flock to-day, removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats; and of such shall be my hire. So shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, when it shall come for my hire before thy face: 2 Kings iv, 7. Then she came and told the man of God: and he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy chil dren of the rest. Ps. xxxvii, 21, 26. The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous showeth mercy, and giveth. He is ever merci ful, and lendeth; and his seed is Ps. cxii, 5. A good man sheweth his affairs with discretion. Prov. xxii, 7. The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. Matth. v, 42. Give to him that asketh thee; and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away. V. LAW OF MASTER AND SERVANT. SUPERIORITY OF MASTER. Prov. xii, 9. He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread. Luke xxii, 27. For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sit teth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth. John xiii, 16. Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him. PRECEPTS. Lev. xxv, 43. Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour, but shalt fear thy God. Prov. xxix, 21. He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child, shall have him become his son at the length. every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen with me. And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word. he may rest, till he shall accomJob xiv, 6. Turn from him, that plish, as an hireling, his day. Ps. ci, 6, 7. Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me. He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight. WAGES. hath deceived me, and changed Gen. xxxi, 7, 41. And your father my wages ten times: but God suffered him not to hurt me. Thus have I been twenty years in thy house: I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times. Lev. xix, 13. Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning. Deut. xxiv, 14, 15. Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates: At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it; lest he cry against thee unto the LORD,, and it be sin unto thee. Eph. vi, 9. And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that Jer. xxii, 13. Woe unto him that your Master also is in heaven; nei- buildeth his house by unrighteousther is there respect of personsness, and his chambers by wrong, with him. CONTRACT. Gen. xxx, 27-29,31-34. And Laban said unto him, I pray thee if I have that useth his neighbour's service without wages, and giveth him not for his work. Mal. ii, 5. And I will come near to you to judginent; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts. Col. iv, 1. Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven. SERVANT. and maidens, and had servants | That he shall make him ruler over Mark xiv, 66. And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest. Luke xii, 42-44. And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his houseRELATION OF MASTER AND hold, to give them their portion of meat in due season? Blessed is Gen. xxiv, 10, 34. And the serthat servant, whom his lord, when vant took ten camels, of the he cometh, shall find so doing. Of camels of his master, and de-a truth I say unto you, that he parted; (for all the goods of his will make him ruler over all that master were in his hand;) and he he hath. arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor. And he said, I am Abraham's servant. 2 Sam. ix, 2, 9–12. And there was of the house of Saul a servant, whose name was Ziba: and when they had called him unto David, the king said unto him, Art thou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant is he, Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said unto him, I have given unto thy master's son all that pertained to Saul, and to all his house. Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits that thy master's son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master's son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants. Then said Ziba unto the king, According to all that my lord the king hath commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat at my table, as one of the king's sors. And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Micah: and all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosh eth. 1 Cor. iv, 1, 2. Let a man so account of us as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover, it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful. EXEMPLARY SERVANTS. Gen. xxxi, 6. And ye know, that with all my power I [Jacob] have served your father. was brought down to Egypt; and Gen. xxxix, 1-5. And Joseph Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the him down thither. And the LORD Ishmeelites, which had brought was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. And his master saw that the LORD made all that he that the LORD was with him, and did to prosper in his hand. And Joseph found grace in his sight, him overseer over his house, and and he served him: and he made hand. And it came to pass, from all that he had he put into his the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field. Prov. xvii, 2. A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren. Prov. xxvii, 18. Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured. is a faithful and wise servant, Matth. xxiv, 45-47. Who then whom his lord hath made ruler meat in due season? Blessed is over his household, to give them that servant, whom his lord, when he cometh, shall find so doing. Verily I say unto you, BAD SERVANTS AND Deut. xxiii, 15, 16. Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee. He shall dwell with thee, even among you, in that place which he shall choose in one of thy gates, where it liketh him best: thou shalt not oppress him. swered David's servants, and said, 1 Sam. xxv, 10. And Nabal an Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? There be many servants now a days that break away every man from his master. to pass at the end of three years, 1 Kings ii, 39, 40. And it came that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath: and they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath. And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath. Prov. xxix, 19. A sorvant will though he understand he will not not be corrected by words; for answer. will I punish all those that leap Zeph. 1, 9. In the same day also on the threshold, which fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit. Matth. xxiv, 48-51. But and if heart, My lord delayeth his comthat evil servant shall say in his ing, And shall begin to smite his fellow-servants, and to eat and of that servant shall coine in a day drink with the drunken; The lord in an hour that he is not aware of, when he looketh not for him, and And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then they speedily took down | every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack. And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest; and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack. And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord's servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is We, after our ability, have re- | the time of an hired servant shall Ezek. xxvii, 13. Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market. Amos. vill, 6. That we may buy found. And he said, God forbid the poor for silver, and the needy over him in thy sight. that I should do so; but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father. Exod. xxi, 1, 2, 16. Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set befere them. If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve; and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing, And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death. Lev. xxv, 42, 44-46. For they are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen. Both thy bond-men and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bond-maids. Moreover, of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land; and they shall be your possession: And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bond-men for ever: but over your brethren, the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour. Deut. xxiv, 7. If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and maketh merchandise of him, or selleth him; then that thief shall die; and thou shalt put evil away from among you. Deut. xxviii, 68. And the LORD shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall be sold unto your enemies for bond-men and bond-women, and no man shall buy you. for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat? VOLUNTARY SERVITUDE. Exod. xxi, 5. And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children, I will not go out free. Deut. xv, 16, 17. And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go away from thee; (because he loveth thee and thine house. because he is well with thee;) Then thou shalt take an awl, and thrust it through his ear unto the door, and he shall be thy servant for ever: and also unto thy maidservant thou shalt do likewise. PROTECTIVE LAW. Exod. xxi, 20, 21, 26, 27, 32. And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his land; he shall be surely punished. Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money. And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it perish, he shall let him go free for his eye's sake. And if he smite out his man-servant's tooth, or his maid-servant's tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake. If the ox shall push a man-servant or maid-servant; he shall give unto their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned. REDEMPTION. Lev. xxv, 47–53. And if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee, and thy brother that dwelleth by him wax poor, and sell himself unto the stranger or sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the stranger's family: After that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brethren may redeem him: Either his uncle, or his uncle's son, may redeem him, or any that is nigh of kin unto him of his chil-family may redeem him; or, if he be able, he may redeem himself. And he shall reckon with him that bought him, from the year that he was sold to him, unto the year of jubilee: and the price of his sale shall be according unto Neh. v, 8. And I said unto them, I the number of vears; according to 1 Kings ix, 22. But of the dren of Israel did Solomon make no bond-men: but they were men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and rulers of his chariots, and his horsemen. Isa. l. 3. For thus saith the LORD, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money. That Jer. xxxiv, 9-12, 14-17. every man should let his manservant, and every man his maidservant, being an Hebrew or an Hebrewess, go free; that none should serve himself of them, to wit, of a Jew his brother. Now, when all the princes, and all the people, which had entered into the covenant, heard that every one should let his man-servant, and every one his maid-servant, go free, that none should serve themselves of them any more; then they obeyed, and let them go. But afterward they turned, and caused the servants and the handmaids, whom they had let go free, to return, and brought thein into subjection for servants and for handmaids. Therefore the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, At the end of seven years let ye go every man his brother an Hebrew, which hath been sold unto thee; and when he hath served thee six from years, thou shalt let him go free hearkened not unto me, neither thee: but your fathers inclined their ear. And ye were now turned, and had done right in my sight, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbour; and ye had made a covenant, before me in the house which is called by my name: But ye turned, and polluted my name, and caused every man liis servant, and every man his handmaid, whom he had set at liberty at their pleasure, to return, and brought them into subjection, to be unto you for servants and for handmaids. Therefore thus saith the LORD, Ye have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother, and every man to his neighbour: behold, 1 proclaim a liberty for you, saith the LORD, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth. COMPENSATION. this people favour in the sight of | the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty: But every woman shall borrow of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the Egyptians. use it rather. For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's free mon: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's servant. Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men. Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with | God. Eph. vi, 5-7. Servants be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ, Not with eye-service, as men-pleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to willingly. For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever; Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord? If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself. If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee Exod. xi, 2, 3. Speak now in the ought, put that on mine account. ears of the people, and let every I Paul have written it with mine man borrow of his neighbour, and own hand, I will repay it: albeit I every woman of her neighbour, do not say to thee how thou owest jewels of silver, and jewels of unto me even thine own self begold. And the LORD gave the sides. Yea, brother, let me have people favour in the sight of the joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my Egyptians. Moreover, the man bowels in the Lord. Having conMoses was very great in the landfidence in thy obedience I wrote of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's unto thee, knowing that thou wilt Col. iii, 22-25. Servants, obey in servants, and in the sight of the also do more than I say. But all things your masters according withal prepare me also a lodging: to the fleshi: not with eye-service, people. for I trust that through your pray-as men-pleasers; but in singleness ers I shall be given unto you. of heart, fearing God: And whatThere salute thee Epaphras, my soever ye do, do it heartily, as to fellow-prisoner in Christ Jesus; the Lord. and not unto men; Aristarchus, Marcus, Demas, Knowing that of the Lord ye shall Lucas, my fellow-labourers. The receive the reward of the inheritgrace of our Lord Jesus Christ be ance; for ye serve the Lord Christ. with your spirit. Amen. But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons. Exod. xii, 35, 36. And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment. And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the E-yptians, so that they lent unto them such things as they required: and they spoiled the Egyptians. to our MANUMISSION. men. 1 Tim. vi, 1, 2. Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blas Exod. xxi, 3, 4 If he came in by Deut. xv, 12-15, 18. And if thy REMARKABLE INSTANCE. Philem.1-25. Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellow-labourer, And beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellow-soldier, and to the church in thy house: Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers, Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints; That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus. For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother. Wherefore, though I might be much bold in Christ to enjoin thee that which is convenient, Yet, for love's sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ. I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have brgotten in my bonds: Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me; Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him that is mine own bowels; Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered 1 Cor. vii, 20-24. Let every man unto me in the bonds of the gospel. abide in the same calling wherein But without thy mind would I do he was called. Art thou called nothing, that thy benefit should being a servant? care not for it; not be as it were of necessity, but I but if thou mayest be made free, NEW TESTAMENT And And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort. Titus ii, 9, 10. Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again; Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things. 1 Peter ii, 18--20. Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward. For this is thank-worthy, if a man for conscience toward God en dure grief, suffering wrongfully. For what glory is it, if, when yo take it patiently? but it, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. ALLUSIONS. after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes. For ye are not as yet come to the rest, and to the inheritance, which the LORD your God giveth you. John viii, 32--34. And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. They answered him, We be Abraham's Seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. Rom. vi, 16-22. Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin; but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness. I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness, and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness. For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death. Deut. xxviii, 17. Cursed shall de life are his riches: but the poor thy basket and thy store. heareth not rebuke. Job xv, 29. He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth. BEGGARY. Ps. xxxvii, 25. I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. Luke xviii, 35. And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way-side begging. Acts iii, 2-6. And a certain man, lame from his mother's womb,was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple; Who, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked an alms. And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, But now, being made free said, Look on us. And he gave from sin, and become servants to heed unto them, expecting to reGod, ye have your fruit untoceive something of them. Then holiness, and the end everlasting life. Gal. v, 13. For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. 1 Peter ii, 16. As free, and not using your liberty for a cloak of maliciousness, but as the servants of God. Peter said, Silver and gold have I of Nazareth rise up and walk. BOUNTY LEVIED. 1 Sam. xxv, 5-9. And David sent out ten young men: and David said unto the young men, Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name: And thus shall ye say to him that 2 Peter ii, 19. While they pro-liveth in prosperity Peace be both mise them liberty,they themselves to thee,and peace be to thine house, are the servants of corruption: and peace be unto all that thou for of whom a man is overcome, hast. of the same is he brought in that thou hast shearers: now thy And now I have heard bondage. shepherds which were with us, we hurt them not, neither was there ought missing unto them, all POOR LAW. the while they were in Carmel. POVERTY AN INEVITABLE Ask thy young men, and they will show thee: wherefore let the STATE OF SOCIETY. young men find favour in thine Deut. xv, 11. For the poor shall eyes; (for we come in a good day;) never cease out of the land: give, I pray thee, whatsoever therefore I command thee, say cometh to thine hand unto thy ing, Thou shalt open thine hand servants, and to thy son David. wide unto thy brother, to thy And when David's young men poor, and to thy needy, in thy came, they spake to Nabal acland. cording to all those words in the Prov, xvii, 5. Whoso mocketh name of David, and ceased. VII. Prov. xiv, 20. The poor is hated even of his own neighbour but the rich hath many friends. Prov. xv, 16. Better is little with the fear of the LORD, than great treasure, and trouble therewith. Prov. xvi, 8. Better is little with righteousness, than great revenues without right. Prov. xviii, 23. The poor useth entreaties: but the rich answereth roughly. Prov xix, 1-4, 22. Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool. Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth. The fool1shness of man perverteth his way; and his heart fretteth against the LORD. Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour. The desire of a man is his kindness; and a poor man is better than a liar. Prov. xxviii, 6, 11. Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich. The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out. Eccles. iv, 6. Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit. Mark xli, 41-44. And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and be held how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in than all they which have cast into the treasury: For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living. Luke xix, 25, 26. (And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.) For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath |