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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
OF THE NATURE and use of Lots. › Chapter 12OF THE NATVRE and vse of Lots. › Chapter 12
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Again Extraordinarily he may more certainly fore-see and fore-show, what he hath or heareth from God or the servants of God; or what he is permitted to do, or is employed about by God.
Againe Extraordinarily he may more certainely fore-see and fore-shew, what hee hath or heareth from God or the seruants of God; or what hee is permitted to doe, or is imployed about by God.
First what he hath heard afrom God himself, or from bthe Angels, or cthe Prophets of God, dwhom the very Angels also learn somethings from: as eone sitting on the ground or abiding within, may have news privily imparted to him from the watchman standing on the sentinel or watch-tower without, which he may relate to others, as by vision or apparition seeing and discovering them himself: And thus might he foretell ⟨p. 353⟩as fSauls down-fall, so ghis own fall, which he is said sometime to have done: yea thus coming to the notice of many future events, under colour of prophetical divination hath he drawn unto himself divine adoration.
First what he hath heard a