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Of the nature and use of lots a treatise historical and theologicalOf the nature and vse of lots a treatise historicall and theologicall
Of the nature and use of lots a treatise historical and theological; written by Thomas Gataker B. of D. sometime preacher at Lincolns Inn, and now pastor of Rotherhith.Of the nature and vse of lots a treatise historicall and theologicall; written by Thomas Gataker B. of D. sometime preacher at Lincolnes Inne, and now pastor of Rotherhith.
London: printed by Edward Griffin, 1619
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Secondly for the subject matter, the manner of it and other such circumstances, where they are by Gods word determined, there such only are lawful as the word of God hath enjoined.
Secondly for the subiect matter, the manner of it and other such circumstances, where they are by Gods word determined, there such onely are lawfull as the word of God hath enioyned.
Where they are not determined, there all such are lawful as the same word kdoth not forbid. In the former that rule holdeth, lHe that is not with me, is against me: in the latter that other, mHe that is not against me, is with me. Thus for sacrifice and the place of it, before it was determined, nit was lawful in any place, because no certain place was designed: but after it was once determined, oit was lawful in no place but that alone, that God had expressly thereunto assigned. So for the Passover and other offerings, and the time and season of either, the ordinary sacrifices (I mean the voluntary or freewill offerings) pmight be offered at any time, because for them was no time determined: but qthe Passover might be celebrated only at one time, because the time of it was determined.
Where they are not determined, there all such are lawfull as the same word k