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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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T. G. But for over-burdening this Book, I would insert here mine own Argument at large: but so much as Mr. B. relateth shall suffice. He denieth (it seems) here the Assumption; and so averreth that which all evidence of daily experience doth abundantly confute; and which some of those therefore that have heretofore made this the main ground of their opinion in this point now do relinquish; that there is a special and immediate providence of God in every thing that falleth out casually, as in every meeting of any by the way unsought for (though his business lying this way and mine that way at that time are the means of our meeting) the stumbling at a stone, or stepping in some unclean thing, ⟨p. 187⟩while a man looketh up or aside at some sight in a shop-window, and the like infinite accidents that daily occur. For mine own part the Assertion to me seemeth so senseless, that I will no more spend time to dispute it with him that shall offer to defend it, than with one that shall affirm all the Rivers in the world to run with salt water. Yea but there be some sayings in mine own Book that aver it. Let us hear them. Why first Bernard saith, iThat which seemeth Chance to us, is a certain word of God acquainting us with his will. First for the Translation, then for the Exposition, and the end for which it is alleged. The words of Bernard are Sermo quidam, that is, word for word, some kind of word, or to avoid ambiguity, a word in some sort. For I hope Mr. B. when he translateth it, a certain word, doth not take certain in that sense that he did, who expounding the words of the Gospel, kThere was a certain rich man, observeth thence, that though the Rich man there mentioned, were otherwise an evil man, yet he was sure and certain of his word. But Mr. G. translateth it, as a word. And who knoweth not that quidam and quoddam are usually notes of diminution and qualification? I wish Mr. B. had committed no greater fault in relating my words both here and elsewhere, than I have committed in translating Bernard in that manner. For the exposition of it how it is to be understood, because I show lthere at large whence by Mr. B. it is cited, I do thither refer my Reader.