§ 3. The form or specific difference of a Lot is taken from the use and intent or purpose of the user, or that whereunto this casualty or casual event is applied; which is said to be the deciding or determining of some doubt, whether it be the defining of some act to be done hanging yet in suspense, or the discovery of some hidden and unknown truth in things done or suspected to be done already. And this is that which distinguisheth a Lot from all other casual events and accidents, and that maketh the casual event so used to be a Lot so justly accounted and called. Every Lot therefore is casual; and there can be no Lottery, where there is not casualty. But every casual event is not consequently a Lot: For many things fall out casually, and do befall men so continually in the whole course of their lives, which yet come not the most of them within compass of a Lot: as, meeting of those by the way that they never minded or once dreamed of; lighting on some one in the street or at the market, whom they desired to speak with, while they are going ⟨p. 5⟩about other business; the finding of some one thing while they look after an other, or while they look after nothing but go on in their way: These things and the like are casual, but no lots; there is no lottery at all in them; because these things may befall a man will he, nil he, and do many times whether he regard them or no, whereas a Lot dependeth upon the will and purpose of the user, who by applying the thing zsed to such ends and purposes, maketh a Lot of that which otherwise in it own nature were none. But for a man to apply such a casual thing or the casual occurrence of any such thing to the discovering, defining, deciding, determining or directing of any truth unknown, event uncertain, or course unresolved, is to use it as a Lot, and to make a Lot of it; this being that that giveth the very essence of a Lot to it. To this agreeth that definition of a Lot and Lottery given by some others, who define mA Lot to be a casual event determining our purposes: (though that be somewhat too scant, and comprehend but one kind;) and, nLottery (whereof more anon) to be the determining of some doubt or uncertainty by the variable event or disposition of some sensible thing that we propound to our selves.
§ 3. The forme or specificall difference of a Lot is taken from the vse and intent or purpose of the vser, or that whereunto this casualtie or casuall euent is applied; which is said to be the deciding or determining of some doubt, whether it be the defining of some act to be done hanging yet in suspence, or the discouery of some hidden and vnknowne truth in things done or suspected to be done already. And this is that which distinguisheth a Lot from all other casuall euents and accidents, and that maketh the casuall euent so vsed to be a Lot so iustly accounted and called. Euery Lot therefore is casuall; and there can be no Lotery, where there is not casualty. But euery casuall euent is not consequently a Lot: For many things fall out casually, and do befall men so continually in the whole course of their liues, which yet come not the most of them within compasse of a Lot: as, meeting of those by the way that they neuer minded or once dreamed of; lighting on some one in the street or at the market, whom they desired to speake with, while they are going ⟨p. 5⟩about other businesse; the finding of some one thing while they looke after an other, or while they looke after nothing but go on in their way: These things and the like are casuall, but no lots; there is no lotery at all in them; because these things may befall a man will he, nil he, and do many times whether he regard them or no, whereas a Lot dependeth vpon the will and purpose of the vser, who by applying the thing zsed to such ends and purposes, maketh a Lot of that which otherwise in it owne nature were none. But for a man to apply such a casuall thing or the casuall occurrence of any such thing to the discouering, defining, deciding, determining or directing of any truth vnknowne, euent vncertaine, or course vnresolued, is to vse it as a Lot, and to make a Lot of it; this being that that giueth the very essence of a Lot to it. To this agreeth that definition of a Lot and Lotery giuen by some others, who define mA Lot to be a casuall euent determining our purposes: (though that be somewhat too scant, and comprehend but one kind;) and, nLotery (whereof more anon) to be the determining of some doubt or vncertainty by the variable euent or disposition of some sensible thing that we propound to our selues.
- mSorsest effectus fortuitus statuens de consilijs nostris. Aret. in problem: clas. 1. loc. 67.
- nSortibus uti est ex vario eventu seu dispositione alicuius rei sensibilis propesitae, dubium aliquod determinare. Lyra in Num. cap. 34. & in Proverb. c. 16.Sortibus vti est ex vario euentu seu dispositione alicuiꝰ rei sensibilis propesitae, dubium aliquod determinare. Lyra in Num. cap. 34. & in Prouerb. c. 16.
