Charity attended by the certainty of Reward. [ 1528]
VVHen Alexander set forward upon his great exploits,* 1.1 before he went from Macedonia, he divided amongst his Captains and Friends all that he had; For which when one of his Friends reproved him, saying, that he was prodigal, because he had reserved nothing for himself; the answer which Alexander gave, was this, that he had reserved much unto himself; namely, Hope of the Monarchy of the World, which by the valour and help of those his Captains and Nobles he hoped to obtain:* 1.2 And thus surely, He that giveth to the Poor may seem to be Prodigal, yet in respect of the hope that he hath of Profit, he is frugally Wise; Neither is his hope such as Alexander's was, which depended on the uncertainty of War, but such as is grounded upon the certainty of Gods Word, Prov. 19. 17.