A01540:134
A just defence of certain passages in a former treatise concerning the nature and…A iust defence of certaine passages in a former treatise concerning the nature and…
A just defence of certain passages in a former treatise concerning the nature and use of lots, against such exceptions and oppositions as have been made thereunto to Mr. I.B. Wherein the insufficiency of his answers given to the arguments brought in defence of a lusorious lot is manifested; the imbecility of his arguments produced against the same further discovered; and the point it self in controversy more fully cleared; by Thomas Gataker B. of D. and author of the former treatise.A iust defence of certaine passages in a former treatise concerning the nature and vse of lots, against such exceptions and oppositions as have beene made thereunto to Mr. I.B. Wherein the insufficiencie of his answers giuen to the arguments brought in defence of a lusorious lot is manifested; the imbecillitie of his arguments produced against the same further discouered; and the point it selfe in controuersie more fully cleared; by Thomas Gataker B. of D. and author of the former treatise.
London: printed by John Haviland for Robert Bird, 1623London: printed by Iohn Haviland for Robert Bird, 1623
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This Tenet seemeth more fearful than beseemeth1 a learned man, who after the turning over a wonderful number of books to compile his Historical and Theological Treatise of the Nature and Use of Lots, setteth down his Judgement: Allowing lusorious Lots only as not evil in themselves; whereas he affirmeth them to be lawful in themselves, p. 266. So that if these games be ⟨p. 55⟩used with due observation of all his cautions, why is he fearful to allow them as good in themselves? How then may a scrupulous man, who remembereth not only his wicked ways, but his deeds2 also that are not good, build upon such quagmiry grounds?
This Tenent seemeth more fearefull than beseemeth1 a learned man, who after the turning ouer a wonderfull number of bookes to compile his Historicall and Theologicall Treatise of the Nature and Vse of Lots, setteth downe his Iudgement: Allowing lusorious Lots only as not euill in themselues; whereas he affirmeth them to be lawfull in themselues, p. 266. So that if these games be ⟨p. 55⟩vsed with due obseruation of all his cautions, why is he fearefull to allow them as good in themselues? How then may a scrupulous man, who remembreth not only his wicked wayes, but his deeds2 also that are not good, build vpon such quagmirie grounds?
- 1I. B. Answer.