§ 2. dThomas Aquinas maketh three sorts, divisorie, consultory, and divinatory: divisorie, determining what each one shall have; consultory, inquiring what were best to be done; and divinatory, searching what shall hereafter ensue. In these, saith he, the event is expected, either from the stars, and that false and vain; or from chance alone, as in the divisorie, and that not wholly free from some vanity; or from some spiritual cause directing it, and that either the Devil, and that wicked, or God, and that of it self not evil; yet such as may become sinful, if Lots be used, upon no necessity, without due reverence, with abuse of divine oracles, or in Ecclesiastical offices: otherwise in case of necessity it being lawful with due reverence to ⟨p. 33⟩implore by Lot a divine sentence. In his steps tread most of your ePopish Writers; save that some of them, as fCaietan, and gTolet restrain these cautions to the consultory Lot only; some of them with hMalderus, and iDelrio condemn utterly all both consultory and divinatory Lots, save in case of special either command or instinct, kallowing the divisorie wheresoever, being used without wrong or injury to any. And of ours, lPeter Martyr, as he setteth down the same sorts, so he passeth in a manner the same censure upon them: that to expect the event of them from Chance or Fortune is frivolous, from evil spirits superstitious, from planets ridiculous, from God alone religious, and only lawful, so that used in case of necessity, reverently and religiously, without superstition, without fraud or collusion, and without abuse of divine oracles.
§ 2. dThomas Aquinas maketh three sorts, diuisorie, consultorie, and diuinatorie: diuisorie, determining what each one shall haue; consultorie, inquiring what were best to be done; and diuinatorie, searching what shall hereafter ensue. In these, saith he, the euent is expected, either from the starres, and that false and vaine; or from chance alone, as in the diuisorie, and that not wholy free from some vanity; or from some spirituall cause directing it, and that either the Deuill, and that wicked, or God, and that of it selfe not euill; yet such as may become sinfull, if Lots be vsed, vpon no necessitie, without due reuerence, with abuse of diuine oracles, or in Ecclesiasticall offices: otherwise in case of necessitie it being lawfull with due reuerence to ⟨p. 33⟩implore by Lot a diuine sentence. In his steps tread most of your ePopish Writers; saue that some of them, as fCaietan, and gTolet restraine these cautions to the consultorie Lot only; some of them with hMalderus, and iDelrio condemne vtterly all both consultorie and diuinatorie Lots, saue in case of speciall either command or instinct, kallowing the diuisorie wheresoeuer, being vsed without wrong or iniurie to any. And of ours, lPeter Martyr, as he setteth downe the same sorts, so he passeth in a manner the same censure vpon them: that to expect the euent of them from Chaunce or Fortune is friuolous, from euill spirits superstitious, from planets ridiculous, from God alone religious, and onely lawfull, so that vsed in case of necessitie, reuerently and religiously, without superstition, without fraud or collusion, and without abuse of diuine oracles.
- dThom: sum part: 2•. 2 •.q. 95. art 8. & de sortib: cap. 2, 3, 4. Divisoria qua quaeritur, quid cui fit exhibendum; Consultoria, qua quaeritur, quid sit agendum; Divinatoria, qua quaeritur, quid fit futurum.Thom: sum part: 2•. 2 •.q. 95. art 8. & de sortib: cap. 2, 3, 4. Diuisoria qua quaeritur, quid cui fit exhibendum; Consultoria, qua quaeritur, quid sit agendum; Diuinatoria, qua quaeritur, quid fit futurum.
- eLudovic: de Pruss: trilog: animae part. 3. cap. 21. Henr: Herp: spec: aur: de praecep: 1. ser: 4. Astesan: sum: lib. 1. tit. 14. Syl•est: & Angel: sum. Jo: Busae•• ad Bles: Ep: 30. & alij.Ludouic: de Pruss: trilog: animae part. 3. cap. 21. Henr: Herp: spec: aur: de praecep: 1. ser: 4. Astesan: sum: lib. 1. tit. 14. Syl•est: & Angel: sum. Io: Busae•• ad Bles: Ep: 30. & alij.
- fCaietan: summa peccat: de Sort.
- gTolet: sum: cas: conse: l 4. c. 15.
- hMalder: de superstit: tract: 10. cap. 7. dub: 9.
- iDelrio disq. mag: l. 4. c. 3. q 7. § 4. consultoria aequè a• divinatoria hodi• damnatur.
- kMald: & Delr: ibid: c. 4. q. 1.
- lMartyr in 1 Sam. c. 10.
