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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.
Thus sHeraclius the Emperor in his war against the Persians being at a stand, and in doubt of going back or staying by it, after a three days public fast, betaking him to the Gospels, opened upon a text, which, as he took it, advised him to winter in Albany.
Thus sHeraclius the Emperour in his war against the Persians being at a stand, and in doubt of going backe or staying by it, after a three daies publike fast, betaking him to the Gospells, opened vpon a text, which, as hee tooke it, aduised him to winter in Albanie.
- s[Greek or Hebrew]. Georg. Cedren. annal. in Heracl.〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Georg. Cedren. annal. in Heracl.
Thus tGregory of Tours reporteth that Morovaus thirsting after his Father Chilperick's royal estate, and having received an answer from a Witch that gave him good hope of it; to make yet further trial of the truth therein, caused the Psalter, the book of Kings and the Gospels to be laid on ⟨p. 295⟩Saint Marius shrine, and uafter fasting and solemn prayer coming to open them, he lighted, little to his comfort, on these words in the first of them, *Because ye have left the Lord your God, and walked after other Gods, and done evil in his sight, therefore • hath God delivered you into the hands of your enemies; In the second upon these, as the vulgar Latin hath them;