Neither do the *places produced prove it. They prove only that Prayer was sometime used (but ma faithless prayer nthe one of them without word or warrant) before an extraordinary Lot for an extraordinary power and providence to direct the event of it; othe thing intended being such as the Lot by no natural power, either of the Creature using it, or used in it, was able to effect: which kind of prayer hath no place, nor is lawful in ordinary or mere divisory Lots. For example: pIn assigning and setting out Tithe, it was not lawful, much less necessary, to pray God so to give a right Lot, that every Lamb or Kid that were indeed in course of time the tenth, might certainly or constantly so come to hand. But they prove not that prayer is part of a Lot, or is in the Lot, as it is part of an Oath, and is included in the Oath, as by the usual qdefinitions of an Oath may appear. In election of offices sacred or civill, prayer is used or at least ought to be used: yet it followeth not therefore that prayer is a part of the choice, or that therefore the election in the nature of it doth necessarily suppose a special providence and determining presence of God. Yea prayer may be used both before game and in game, as both before and at meat, and yet is not therefore of the nature of game, nor supposeth therefore a special providence of God and a determining presence in it.
Neither doe the *places produced proue it. They proue only that Prayer was sometime vsed (but ma faithlesse prayer nthe one of them without word or warrant) before an extraordinary Lot for an extraordinary power and prouidence to direct the euent of it; othe thing intended being such as the Lot by no naturall power, either of the Creature vsing it, or vsed in it, was able to effect: which kinde of prayer hath no place, nor is lawfull in ordinarie or meere diuisory Lots. For example: pIn assigning and setting out Tithe, it was not lawfull, much lesse necessarie, to pray God so to giue a right Lot, that euery Lambe or Kid that were indeed in course of time the tenth, might certainely or constantly so come to hand. But they proue not that prayer is part of a Lot, or is in the Lot, as it is part of an Oath, and is included in the Oath, as by the vsuall qdefinitions of an Oath may appeare. In election of offices sacred or ciuill, prayer is vsed or at least ought to be vsed: yet it followeth not therefore that praier is a part of the choise, or that therefore the election in the nature of it doth necessarily suppose a speciall prouidence and determining presence of God. Yea prayer may be vsed both before game and in game, as both before and at meat, and yet is not therefore of the nature of game, nor supposeth therefore a speciall prouidence of God and a determining presence in it.
- *1 Sam. 14. 41. Act. 1. 24, 25, 26.
- mPrecatur, sed prorsus absque omni fide. Martyr in Sam. c. 14.
- n1 Sam. 14. 41.
- oAct. 1. 24.
- pLevit. 27. 32.
- qHoc est jurare, Deum testari. Aug. in Psal. 109 Deum testem adhibere Cic. Offic. l. 3. Quid est jurare, nisi nes veritatis Deo reddere. Aug. de verb. Ap. serm. 28. Jurare est testem adhibere Deum. Lomb sent. l. 3. d. 29. F. Deum in testem vocare. Thom. sum. par. 2•. 2ae. q. 89. a. 1. 4. & q. 98. a. 2. implorare testimonium Dei exhibendum. Ibid. q. 89 a. 1. Juramentum est Dei attestatio ad veritatem sermonis nostri consirmandam. Calv. instit. l. 2. c. 8. §. 23. Invocatio Dei qua petimus ut Deus sit testis de animo nostro quod fallere nolimus, & ut vindex fit si sefellerimus. Melan•h. loc. come. in definit. Juratio itaque ad invocatione pertinet. Ibid. de 20 praecept.Hoc est iurare, Deum testari. Aug. in Psal. 109 Deum testem adhibere Cic. Offic. l. 3. Quid est iurare, nisi nes veritatis Deo reddere. Aug. de verb. Ap. serm. 28. Iurare est testem adhibere Deum. Lomb sent. l. 3. d. 29. F. Deum in testem vocare. Thom. sum. par. 2•. 2ae. q. 89. a. 1. 4. & q. 98. a. 2. implorare testimonium Dei exhibendum. Ibid. q. 89 a. 1. Iuramentum est Dei attestatio ad veritatem sermonis nostri consirmandam. Calv. instit. l. 2. c. 8. §. 23. Invocatio Dei qua petimꝰ ut Deus sit testis de animo nostro quod fallere nolimus, & vt vindex fit si sefellerimus. Melan•h. loc. com. in definit. Iuratio itaque ad invocatione pertinet. Ibid. de 20 praecept.
