Both the antecedent is untrue, and the consequence unsound. The antecedent untrue, for it was rather a serious divisory then a lusory Lot, that either tSauls servants used about Davids apparel, or that uthe soldiers cast on Christs garments: not used by them, as xsome have supposed, superstitiously, out of a conceit of some virtue that they hoped to find in Christs clothes, his seamless ⟨p. 177⟩yshirt especially, to cure diseases withal, as had zsometime been done, nor yet, as * others say, in despite of him done to his garments alone, but, as atheir usual custom was to divide among themselves the raiment of such as were executed by them, (which was, it seemeth, as among us also it is, part of their fees;) so did they then our Saviours, and that in this manner, partly bto save that that might else have been spoiled, and partly cto prevent all contention and strife. Neither was that act of theirs in that regard evil or unlawful, for ought I see, or can be said, had it been a booty that by some lawful course had come to them, and could not otherwise have conveniently been parted among them, each of them having an equal interest therein. For in such case even those that condemn ludicrous Lots, yet dadmit them for partition of prey and spoils taken in fight. And esome good Writers rather commend then condemn these Heathen soldiers their modest and equal carriage in that case.
Both the antecedent is vntrue, and the consequence vnsound. The antecedent vntrue, for it was rather a serious diuisory then a lusory Lot, that either tSauls seruants vsed about Dauids apparell, or that uthe souldiers cast on Christs garments: not vsed by them, as xsome haue supposed, superstitiously, out of a conceipt of some virtue that they hoped to finde in Christs cloathes, his seamelesse ⟨p. 177⟩yshirt especially, to cure diseases withall, as had zsometime beene done, nor yet, as * others say, in despight of him done to his garments alone, but, as atheir vsuall custome was to diuide among themselues the rayment of such as were executed by them, (which was, it seemeth, as among vs also it is, part of their fees;) so did they then our Sauiours, and that in this manner, partly bto saue that that might else haue been spoiled, and partly cto preuent all contention and strife. Neither was that act of theirs in that regard euill or vnlawfull, for ought I see, or can be said, had it beene a bootie that by some lawfull course had come to them, and could not otherwise haue conueniently been parted among them, each of them hauing an equall interest therein. For in such case euen those that condemne ludicrous Lots, yet dadmit them for partition of prey and spoiles taken in fight. And esome good Writers rather commend then condemne these Heathen souldiers their modest and equall cariage in that case.
- tPsal. 22.18.
- uMark. 15.24. John 19.24.Mark. 15.24. Iohn 19.24.
- xProcop. in Genes. c. 28.
- yS•bucula interior. Euthym. in Matth. c. 67.
- zMatth. 9.20. 21. & 14.36. & Chrysostom. in Matth. homil. 87. & Theiphyl. in Matth. 27.Matth. 9.20. 21. & 14.36. & Chrysost•m. in Matth. homil. 87. & Theiphyl. in Matth. 27.
- aCyril. in Ican. l. 12. c. 32. & Calvin. harm. Evang. & Maldonat. in Matth. c. 27.Cyril. in Ican. l. 12. c. 32. & Caluin. harm. Euang. & Maldonat. in Matth. c. 27.
- bBaron. tom. 1. an 34. Gualter. in Joan. c 19.Baron. tom. 1. ann 34. Gualter. in Ioan. c 19.
- cSuarez in 3. Thom. tom. 2. disp. 38. §. 1. & Gualter. ibid.
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