...learned of my Lord to be kind, and have found by experience that I have gained thereby. There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth ; and there is that...is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches/ Then Samuel whispered to Christiana, his mother, and said, Mother, this is a very good man's house...

...fortune favours such an one. Do not these words of the wise man contain a deep truth, — " There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth ; and there is that...withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty"? Might not examples without number be brought forward to prove that those who keep back what is due...

...considereth the poor': the Lord will deliver him' in time of trouble'. Prov. xi. 24, 25, There is that scatteretH, and yet increaseth'; and there is that...withholdeth more than is meet', but it tendeth to poverty'. The liberal soul shall be made faf; and he that watereM shall be watered also himself. Prov. xix. 17,...

...righteous man detests a false word: but the unrighteous is loathsome, and shall be put to shame. 7.—There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there...is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches. 8.—The atonement for a man's life is his [£rwe] riches: but the poor* minds not rebuke. 9.—The...

...the poor, lendeth unto the Lord, and that which he hath given will he pay him again." " There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that...withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty."* I now proceed to the Ninth commandment, " Thou shall not bear false witness against thy neighbour."...

...that scattercth, and yet increaseth ; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendetli to poverty. There is that maketh himself rich, yet...there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches."3 Then Samuel whispered to Christiana his mother, and said, Mother, this is a very good man's...

...deceitful. The full soul loatheth an honey-comb : But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing...is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches. The rich man is wise in his own conceit: But the lMior that hath understanding searcheth him out. It...

...better than that which is cheap ; and hence the sound saint decidedly prefers the former. "There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth ; and there is that...withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty," Prov. xi. 24. The sentiment now under notice, may be truly adopted by the private believer, who can...

...through righteousness, unto eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ] 6th. There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth ; and there is that...withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. The liberal soul shall be made fat, &c. Prov. li. 24, 25. Oh Thou from whose unsearchable riches we...

...shall thy barns be filled with plenty and thy presses shall burst out with new wine." " There is that scattereth and yet increaseth : and there is that...withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself." And why is...