A01545:567
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.
Again in some cases these games are in this regard wholly to be forborne. For where a man shall find his own disposition to be such as he cannot use them at all ordinarily without much distemper, that he cannot contain himself when the cards or dice go against him, but that he is ready to break out into profane and bad language; or that he cannot endure to be beaten at play without wrath and vexation and disquiet of mind; or though he can at sometime with somewhat ado suppress his unruly passions and perturbations in this kind, yet that ordinarily and usually he is overtaken on these occasions, and in danger therefore to be ensnared and entangled that way; there it is best for a man rto take the safer side, and as sJob made a covenant with his eyes, so to make a covenant with his hands not to handle cards or dice, which the rule of inexpediency here striketh out of his hands.
Againe in some cases these games are in this regard wholy to be forborne. For where a man shall finde his owne disposition to be such as he cannot vse them at all ordinarily without much distemper, that he cannot containe himselfe when the cards or dice go against him, but that hee is ready to breake out into prophane and bad language; or that he cannot endure to be beaten at play without wrath and vexation and disquiet of minde; or though he can at sometime with somewhat adoe suppresse his vnruly passions and perturbations in this kinde, yet that ordinarily and vsually hee is ouertaken on these occasions, and in danger therefore to be ensnared and entangled that way; there it is best for a man rto take the safer side, and as sIob made a couenant with his eyes, so to make a couenant with his hands not to handle cards or dice, which the rule of inexpediencie here striketh out of his hands.
- rIn dubijs semitā debemus eligere tutiorem. Clens. 3. decretal. l. 5. tit. 12. c. 11. In ambiguis via tutior eligenda. Gersonin reg. m•r.