Again it is no less true, that we are to kpray continually: and that lall our actions (even the least and lightest of them, even our sports and pastimes, much more all our serious, though civill, affairs) are to be sanctified by prayer: But how? or in what manner? Not that a man is bound at each several act, as upon every bargain he maketh, or every penny-worth of ware that he selleth, to fall down on his knees and conceive a set prayer; no more then to say a new grace for each several course that is brought to the board, or each several dish that is carved at the board, or upon every other bit of meat that he putteth into his mouth. The prayer conceived at the beginning of the meal serveth sufficiently for all: and the mMorning sacrifice sanctifieth the whole ordinary days work, though ejaculations, as they term them, may be seasonably used, as occasion shall require. So here usually is no other sanctification required then is common to other civill affairs: ⟨p. 91⟩Not but that nprayer specially applied to the Lot may in some case be conceived, where the matter is more weighty, and the event of some consequence, as oin the choice of a Magistrate, or pof a Combatant, in division of Land where some special cause is to affect one part before another, and the like: Otherwise qsolemn prayer is no more necessary unto the use of a Lot, then it is to any other ordinary business whatsoever. The instance given is of a sacred extraordinary Lot. And it is no sound course to reason from extraordinary to ordinary, from sacred to civill, from some particular to the general.
Againe it is no lesse true, that we are to kpray continually: and that lall our actions (euen the least and lightest of them, euen our sports and pastimes, much more all our serious, though ciuill, affaires) are to be sanctified by praier: But how? or in what manner? Not that a man is bound at each seuerall act, as vpon euery bargaine he maketh, or euery peni-worth of ware that he selleth, to fall downe on his knees and conceiue a set praier; no more then to say a new grace for each seuerall course that is brought to the bord, or each seuerall dish that is carued at the bord, or vpon euery other bit of meate that hee putteth into his mouth. The praier conceiued at the beginning of the meale serueth sufficiently for all: and the mMorning sacrifice sanctifieth the whole ordinarie daies worke, though eiaculations, as they tearme them, may be seasonably vsed, as occasion shall require. So here vsually is no other sanctification required then is common to other ciuill affaires: ⟨p. 91⟩Not but that npraier specially applied to the Lot may in some case be conceiued, where the matter is more weightie, and the euent of some consequence, as oin the choise of a Magistrate, or pof a Combatant, in diuision of Land where some speciall cause is to affect one part before another, and the like: Otherwise qsolemne praier is no more necessarie vnto the vse of a Lot, then it is to any other ordinarie busines whatsoeuer. The instance giuen is of a sacred extraordinarie Lot. And it is no sound course to reason from extraordinarie to ordinarie, from sacred to ciuill, from some particular to the generall.
- kLuk. 18.1. 1. Thess. 5.17.
- l1. Tim. 48. [Greek or Hebrew]. Marc. leg. spir.1. Tim. 48. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Marc. leg. spir.
- mPsal. 55.17. & 141.2.
- nIn sacris literis ideò preces praemissae, quia de rebus gravioribus sorts adhibita. Serar. in Josh. c. 7. q. 21.In sacris literis ideò preces praemissae, quia de rebus grauioribus sortes adhibita. Serar. in Iosh. c. 7. q. 21.
- o[Greek or Hebrew]. Plato de leg. l. 6.〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Plato de leg. l. 6.
- p[Greek or Hebrew].-Hom. [Greek or Hebrew] Unde Aiax apud Ovid. Metam l. 13. - sortemque meam vovistis Achivi, E• vestrae valuere preces.- Et Liu. l. 10. Sortientibus provincias Coss. Hetruria Caruilio evenit secundùm vota milit•m.〈non-Latin alphabet〉.-Hom. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 Vnde Aiax apud Ouid. Metam l. 13. - sortemque meam vouistis Achiui, E• vestrae valuere preces.- Et Liu. l. 10. Sortientibus prouincias Coss. Hetruria Caruilio euenit secundùm vota milit•m.
- qIn rebus levicul•s non est necessaria oratio. Serar. in
