3. Examine we the ground of this prolix and fearful Accusation, and we shall find it to be but as they say of the sheering of Swine, much clamour and little wool, *many words indeed, but little matter of any worth. The main matter of the Charge is this, Mr. G. alloweth Lusorious Lots only as not evil in themselves. Where the word, only, is Mr. Bs. insertion; which if he added for this end, as it seemeth he did, to make my words bear this sense, not evil only, yet not lawful, and warrantable neither, I disclaim it. Otherwise I confess I conceive my Conclusion in those terms to distinguish the Lusorious Lot it self from any abuse that may otherwise accompany the Game wherein it is used, and so make it evil in that respect. But take the Tenet as it is, Lusorious Lots in themselves not evil. To omit the Distinction so common in the Schools, †of it self, and by accident; and the Phrase so frequent among Divines and Writers of the best note, of things in themselves not evil, wicked, or unwarrantable. hThe Art of Painting, saith Rhenanus, is not evil of it self. *To swear, saith Chemnitius, is not of it self against the Moral Law. iIt is not of it self vicious or condemnable, saith Calvin, for a man to provide for himself. Of some Ceremonies used in our Churches, saith Beza, kthey are not things impious of themselves, nor such as a man should leave his Ministry for: and of other of them, lThey are not of themselves idolatrous. ⟨p. 58⟩And Bucanus, mThings indifferent are such as are neither good nor evil of themselves, &c. To pass by, I say, an infinite number of such speeches, that in learned writers occur every where. For to what end should I waste time and loose labour, in nbringing wood to the wood, and casting water into the sea? Doth not the Apostle himself deliver his tenets sometime in like manner as I do? oIf thou takest a wife, thou sinnest not: and, if a virgin marry, she sinneth not. And, pLet him do as he will, he sinneth not; let them be married. And now let Mr. B. tell not Mr. G. but S. Paul, that such a tenet seemeth to him more timorous than beseemeth so worthy an Apostle, &c. setting down his judgement whether folk may marry or no, to say, they sin not in so doing. I might add a judicious Divines Comment on those words of the same Apostle, qAll things are lawful; rthat is, they may be taken without sin. As also that Mr.
3. Examine we the ground of this prolix and fearefull Accusation, and we shall finde it to be but as they say of the sheering of Swine, much clamor and little wooll, *many words indeed, but little matter of any worth. The maine matter of the Charge is this, Mr. G. alloweth Lusorious Lots onely as not euill in themselues. Where the word, onely, is Mr. Bs. insertion; which if he added for this end, as it seemeth he did, to make my words beare this sense, not euill onely, yet not lawfull, and warrantable neither, I disclaime it. Otherwise I confesse I conceiue my Conclusion in those termes to distinguish the Lusorious Lot it selfe from any abuse that may otherwise accompanie the Game wherein it is vsed, and so make it euill in that respect. But take the Tenent as it is, Lusorious Lots in themselues not euill. To omit the Distinction so cōmon in the Schooles, †of it selfe, and by accident; and the Phrase so frequent among Diuines and Writers of the best note, of things in themselues not euill, wicked, or vnwarrantable. hThe Art of Painting, saith Rhenanus, is not euill of it selfe. *To sweare, saith Chemnitius, is not of it self against the Moral Law. iIt is not of it selfe vitious or condemnable, saith Caluin, for a man to prouide for himselfe. Of some Ceremonies vsed in our Churches, saith Beza, kthey are not things impious of themselues, nor such as a man should leaue his Ministerie for: and of other of them, lThey are not of themselues idolatrous. ⟨p. 58⟩And Bucanus, mThings indifferent are such as are neither good nor euill of themselues, &c. To passe by, I say, an infinite number of such speeches, that in learned writers occurre euery where. For to what end should I waste time and loose labour, in nbringing wood to the wood, and casting water into the sea? Doth not the Apostle himselfe deliuer his tenents sometime in like manner as I doe?
- *Verbis veget, rebus flaccet. Apul. apolog.
- †Per se, & per accidens.
- hPictoria ars ex se mala non est. Rhenā. in Tertul. ad Hermog.Pictoria ars ex se mala non est. Rhenā. in Tertul. ad Hermog.
- *Juramentum per se non pugnat cum lege Dei morali. Chemnit. harmon. c. 51.Iuramentum per se non pugnat cum lege Dei morali. Chemnit. harmon. c. 51.
- iPer se vitiosum aut da•mabile non est, necessitatibus suis prospicere. Calvin. harmō. Evang. in Matth. 24. 38.Per se vitiosum aut da•mabile non est, necessitatibus suis prospicere. Calvin. harmō. Euang. in Matth. 24. 38.
- kQuum non sint ex earum rerum genere, quae per se impiae sunt, non videri tanti momenti, ut propterea deserendum ministerium. Beza. epist. 12.
- lPer se non sunt idololatrica. Ibid.
- mRes mediae quae in sese nec bonae, nec malae sunt. Bucan. loc. commun. 33. §. 13.
- nIn sylvam quid lignaferam? quidve in mare lymphas?
- o1 Cor. 7. 28.
- pIbid. 7. 36.
- q1 Cor. 10. 23.
- rMorton in 1 Cor. 10.
