The Genus, or the matter of a Lot is said to be a casualty, or some casual event, because that how soever in some kind of Lot some guess may be given, yet the event is mainly casual, and it is the casualty of it, that is principally respected and necessarily required in it unto the constitution of a Lot. Those therefore reach a little too far that define a ⟨p. 3⟩eLot to be the doing of any thing whatsoever by the event whereof some hidden thing may be discovered. For many things are and may be done for the discovery of hidden and unknown truths, which yet come not within the nature and compass of a Lot. For example; A man suspecting his servant to be light-fingered, layeth money as a bait in his way to tempt him withal, and thereby to try his honesty which he hath in some jealousy, which yet is no kind of Lot: to omit many other courses used ordinarily by those that are in place of authority and judicature for the finding out of malefactors and the discovery of crimes, in which yet there is no kind of Lottery, no more then of casualty. Whereas the matter of a Lot is ever some event merely casual; as if a man to try whether his servant be a thief or no, shall put a scroll with his name in it, together with others rolled up severally into water, to see which will unfold first, and thereby to determine and judge of the party suspected whether he be guilty or guiltless of that crime. To which purpose tend those sayings of good Authors, that fTo use Lottery is to put a thing from skill and counsel to temerity and casualty. that gA Lot is the child of chance. that hThe issue of Lots is not in mans power, but is such as casualty casteth on us. that iIn Lottery there is no certainty. that kLots are not carried by reason and judgement, nor by counsel and advice: but lChance and casualty striketh the ⟨p. 4⟩chief stroke in them; if we respect secondary causes.
The Genus, or the matter of a Lot is said to be a casualty, or some casuall euent, because that how soeuer in some kind of Lot some guesse may be giuen, yet the euent is mainly casuall, and it is the casualty of it, that is principally respected and necessarily required in it vnto the constitution of a Lot. Those therefore reach a litle too farre that define a ⟨p. 3⟩eLot to be the doing of any thing whatsoeuer by the euent whereof some hidden thing may be discouered. For many things are and may be done for the discouery of hidden and vnknowne truths, which yet come not within the nature and compasse of a Lot. For example; A man suspecting his seruant to be light-fingred, layeth money as a bait in his way to tempt him withall, and thereby to try his honestie which he hath in some iealousie, which yet is no kind of Lot: to omit many other courses vsed ordinarily by those that are in place of authoritie and judicature for the finding out of malefactors and the discouery of crimes, in which yet there is no kind of Lotery, no more then of casualty. Whereas the matter of a Lot is euer some euent meerely casuall; as if a man to try whether his seruant be a theefe or no, shall put a scroll with his name in it, togither with others rolled vp seuerally into water, to see which will vnfold first, and thereby to determine and iudge of the party suspected whether he be guilty or guiltlesse of that crime. To which purpose tend those sayings of good Authors, that fTo vse Loterie is to put a thing from skill and counsell to temeritie and casualty. that gA Lot is the child of chance. that hThe issue of Lots is not in mans power, but is such as casualty casteth on vs. that iIn Lotery there is no certainty. that kLots are not caried by reason and iudgement, nor by counsell and aduice: but lChance and casualtie striketh the ⟨p. 4⟩cheife stroke in them; if wee respect secondary causes.
- eSorts propriè dicuntur, cum aliquid fit, ut eius event• confiderato occultū liquid innetescat. Thom: sum: per 2•.2z. q. 95. a. 8. cum facimus aliquid, ut occultū aliquid nobis manifestetor. Ibid: art: 3. Nihil aliud est sortiri quā aliquid agere, ex enius eventu rē incognitam possimus deprehendere. Martyr. in 1 Sam: c. 10.Sortes propriè dicuntur, cum aliquid fit, vt eius euent• confiderato occultū •liquid innetescat. Thom: sum: per 2•.2z. q. 95. a. 8. cum facimus aliquid, vt occultū aliquid nobis manifestetor. Ibid: art: 3. Nihil aliud est sortiri quā aliquid agere, ex enius euentu rē incognitam possimus deprehendere. Martyr. in 1 Sam: c. 10.
- fSortiri est casum & tem•ritatē spectare, ubi nec ratio nec consilium valeat. Cicer: dedivin: l. 2.Sortiri est casum & tem•ritatē spectare, vbi nec ratio nec consilium valeat. Cicer: dediuin: l. 2.
- g[Greek or Hebrew] dixit Euripides. Plut. sympos. l. 2. c. 10. Quo loco malè vulgò [Greek or Hebrew] nullo sensu. Et, Animae filiā sortē, insptè Rhidig: antiq lect. 14. c. 15.〈non-Latin alphabet〉 dixit Euripides. Plut. sympos. l. 2. c. 10. Quo loco malè vulgò 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 nullo sensu. Et, Animae filiā sortē, insptè Rhidig: antiq lect. 14. c. 15.
- hSortis evenius nō est in nostra potestante, sed quim casus tulerit. Ambr: ad Virgines.Sortis euenius nō est in nostra potestāte, sed quim casus tulerit. Ambr: ad Virgines.
- iQuid in ••spotest esse certiquae fortuna monitu, pueri manu miscentur atque ducuntur? Cicidivinat. l. 2.Quid in ••spotest esse certiquae fortuna monitu, pueri manu miscētur atque ducūtur? Cicidiuinat. l. 2.
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