Of the nature and use of lots a treatise historical and theologicalOf the nature and vse of lots a treatise historicall and theologicall

Neither do the places produced prove it. They prove only that Prayer was sometime used (but ^ma faithless prayer ⁿthe one of them without word or warrant) before an extraordinary Lot for an extraordinary power and providence to direct the event of it; ^othe thing intended being such as the Lot by no natural power, either of the Creature using it, or used in it was able to effect: which kind of prayer hath no place, nor is lawful in ordinary or mere divisory Lots. For example: ^pIn assigning and setting out tithe, it was not lawful, much less necessary, to pray God so to give a right Lot, that every Lamb or Kid that were indeed in course of time the tenth, might certainly or constantly so come to hand. But they prove not that prayer is part of a Lot or is in the Lot, as it is part of an oath, and is included in the Oath, as by the usual ^qdefinitions of an Oath may appear. In election of offices ⟨p. 155⟩sacred or civill prayer is used or at least ought to be used: yet it followeth not therefore that prayer is a part of the choice, or that therefore the election in the nature of it doth necessarily suppose a special providence and determining presence of God. Yea prayer may be used both before game and in game, as both before and at meat, and yet is not therefore of the nature of game, nor supposeth therefore a special providence of God and a determining presence in it.

Neither doe the places produced proue it. They proue onely that Prayer was sometime vsed (but ^ma faithlesse praier ⁿthe one of them without word or warrant) before an extraordinary Lot for an extraordinarie power and prouidence to direct the euent of it;