OBSERVATION.
INdustry and diligence is the way to thrive and grow rich in the world.* 1.1 The earth must be manured, or its increase is in vain expected; Qui fugit molam, fugit farinam; he that refuses the mill, refuses the meal, (saith the Proverb) the dili∣gent soul shall be made fat. Solomon hath two proverbs con∣cerning thriftiness and increase in the world. In Prov. 10. 4. he saith, The hand of the diligent maketh rich. And v. 22. he saith, The blessing of the Lord maketh rich. These are not contradicto∣ry, but confirmatory each of other; one speaks of the principal, the other of the instrumental cause. Diligence without Gods blessing will not do it; and that blessing cannot be expected without diligence; therefore Husbandmen ply their business with unwearied pains, they do even lodge in the midst of their labours, as that good Husband Boaz did, Ruth 2. 3. they are parsimonious of their time, but prodigal of their sweat and strength, because they find this to be the thriving way.