And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.
Ver. 17. He also gained other two] The Lord, as he hath a fatherly respect to our weakness so as not to overlay us, so he takes well aworth what we are able, and exacts no more than he gives. Despise not therefore the day of small things, since God doth not, Zechariah 4:10. a Neither cast away your confidence, because not good to such a degree; but be faithful in weakness, though weak in faith. A palsy hand may receive an alms; he that had but half an eye might look upon the brazen serpent, and be healed.
a Honestum est ei qui in primis nequit, in secundis tertiisve consistere. Cic.