§ 7. Now further Lots Extraordinary have sometime been used as for the discovery of some hidden matter past or present, so for the presaging or foretelling of some future event, thereby to direct men what course to take in their affairs, or what success they might therein expect. So that cas the former extraordinary Lots were partly divisory and partly divinatory, so these latter are partly consultory and partly divinatory, being used partly for consultation and partly for divination, or for consultation by way of divination. For to divide ought by Lot barely is ordinary, and maketh a Lot merely divisory: but to divide or share out ought by Lot, expecting to have the division by Lot made exactly and precisely according to the right of the thing divided in regard of those among whom it is divided, or according to the truth of some thing that is thereby enquired into, is extraordinary and maketh it a divinatory Lot. Again to distribute offices by Lot barely, as to design thereby who shall have this place who that place, or who be admitted and who excluded, is ordinary and but divisory; but to expect that God should thereby reveal whom he deemeth fit or unfit, or whom he hath fore-assigned to any office, is extraordinary and divinatory. And so here to determine by Lot what course a man shall take of two equally and indifferently propounded, is ordinary, and maketh a Lot merely divisory; or if consultory, but improperly so termed: but to enquire or determine by it what course is best to take as likely to prove luckiest and most successful, is extraordinary, and maketh ⟨p. 285⟩a Lot divinatory and consultory properly so termed.
§ 7. Now further Lots Extraordinarie haue sometime beene vsed as for the discouery of some hidden matter past or present, so for the presaging or foretelling of some future euent, thereby to direct men what course to take in their affaires, or what successe they might therein expect. So that cas the former extraordinary Lots were partly diuisory and partly diuinatorie, so these latter are partly consultory and partly diuinatory, being vsed partly for consultation and partly for diuination, or for consultation by way of diuination. For to diuide ought by Lot barely is ordinarie, and maketh a Lot meerely diuisory: but to diuide or share out ought by Lot, expecting to haue the diuision by Lot made exactly and precisely according to the right of the thing diuided in regard of those among whom it is diuided, or according to the truth of some thing that is thereby enquired into, is extraordinary and maketh it a diuinatory Lot. Againe to distribute offices by Lot barely, as to designe thereby who shall haue this place who that place, or who be admitted and who excluded, is ordinary and but diuisory; but to expect that God should thereby reueale whom hee deemeth fit or vnfit, or whom he hath fore-assigned to any office, is extraordinarie and diuinatory. And so here to determine by Lot what course a man shal take of two equally and indifferently propounded, is ordinary, and maketh a Lot meerely diuisory; or if consultory, but improperly so tearmed: but to enquire or determine by it what course is best to take as likely to proue luckiest and most successefull, is extraordinarie, and maketh ⟨p. 285⟩a Lot diuinatorie and consultorie properly so tearmed.
- cHinc Thom. de sort. c. 2. sorts super Jona, Jonathan, Achane, Matthia jactas divisorias facit: ab Hamane jactas consultorijs annumerat.Hinc Thom. de sort. c. 2. sortes super Iona, Ionathan, Achane, Matthia iactas diuisorias facit: ab Hamane iactas consultorijs annumerat.
