First, that which may be ordinarily used in other civill affairs, be they more weighty or of less weight, that may also be used for matter of recreation and delight. But a Lot may be ordinarily used in other civill affairs, as, by the express uauthority of Gods spirit speaking by Solomon, for the ending of contentions, and matters in suite or strife, be they weightier or of less weight: For the words in the text are indefinite, neither is there ought to restrain the ordinary use of them in that kind either there or else-where. The word used there, though in its original propriety it signify *Law-suites, yet in the ordinary xuse of it it extendeth it self to contentions of all kinds. And the practise of Gods people recorded in Scripture showeth that even mean ⟨p. 129⟩matters have been decided and determined usually by Lot: as in matter of Tithe, though it were not much material, which Lamb the Levite had, so that he had one of ten, two of twenty, &c. yet was it decided yby Lot. It was a matter of no great weight what gate of the Temple such or such Levites should wait at; I say not, that it was a mean matter to be a Porter in Gods house, (though zit seem to be mentioned as one of the meanest places of employment there;) but whether company should wait at this gate, and whether at that other gate, (as who should stand at the North door of the Church, and who at the South, to receive peoples benevolence, upon occasion of some collection) was no matter of great moment, and yet was that also decided *by Lot. Neither was it greatly material which of the Priests offered incense, or which dressed the Lamps, &c. so it were done by some one of them, yet that also went aby Lot. Since that Lots therefore may lawfully be used in other ordinary affairs, Gods word indefinitely warranting it, the same else-where not restraining it, and the practise of the godly carrying it even to mean matters (for bthe offices themselves were not put by them to Lot, but the distribution of particular duties or stations among those of the same office) I see not what should banish them out of our disports, more then out of other our (though serious, yet) civill affairs.
First, that which may be ordinarily vsed in other ciuill affaires, bee they more weighty or of lesse weight, that may also be vsed for matter of recreation and delight. But a Lot may be ordinarily vsed in other ciuill affaires, as, by the expresse uauthoritie of Gods spirit speaking by Salomon, for the ending of contentions, and matters in suite or strife, bee they weightier or of lesse weight: For the words in the text are indefinite, neither is there ought to restraine the ordinary vse of them in that kinde either there or else-where. The word vsed there, though in its originall propriety it signifie *Law-suites, yet in the ordinary xvse of it it extendeth it selfe to contentions of all kindes. And the practise of Gods people recorded in Scripture sheweth that euen meane ⟨p. 129⟩matters haue beene decided and determined vsually by Lot: as in matter of Tithe, though it were not much materiall, which Lambe the Leuite had, so that he had one of ten, two of twenty, &c. yet was it decided yby Lot. It was a matter of no great weight what gate of the Temple such or such Leuites should waite at; I say not, that it was a meane matter to be a Porter in Gods house, (though zit seeme to be mentioned as one of the meanest places of imployment there;) but whether company should waite at this gate, and whether at that other gate, (as who should stand at the North doore of the Church, and who at the South, to receiue peoples beneuolence, vpon occasion of some collection) was no matter of great moment, and yet was that also decided *by Lot. Neither was it greatly materiall which of the Preists offered incense, or which dressed the Lampes, &c. so it were done by some one of them, yet that also went aby Lot. Since that Lots therefore may lawfully be vsed in other ordinary affaires, Gods word indefinitely warranting it, the same else-where not restraining it, and the practise of the godly carrying it euen to meane matters (for b
- uProu. 18.18.
- *[Greek or Hebrew] si•e [Greek or Hebrew] à [Greek or Hebrew] vel [Greek or Hebrew] judicare.〈non-Latin alphabet〉 si•e 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 à 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 vel 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 iudicare.
- xProu. 6 14.19. & 10.12. & 15.18. & 16 28. & 17.14. & 18.19. & 19.12. & 21.9.19. & 22.10. & 23.29. & 25.24. & 26.20.21. & 27.15. & 28.25. & 29.22.
- yLevit. 27.32. & Jun. in annot.Leuit. 27.32. & Iun. in annot.
- zPsalm 84 10. [Greek or Hebrew] ad limen residere. Le• Jud. Limen frequē tare. Jun. abiectus Vulg. ad locum cō munem & ignobilem reijci. Calvin. be a door-keeper. Angl. constant. Seruus esse perpetuus, posti affix••, ut Exod. 21 6. •. v•lissim: conditione ibi agere, [Greek or Hebrew] quàm alibi liberè ag•ntem c•mmorari. Inde enim [Greek or Hebrew] •i er•aes. Leyfeild.
