Of this kind are all those Lots that are merely Divisorie, wherein the matter in question and controversy is ever such as may well be decided by the casual motion or event of the creature, being committed thereunto by those in whose power it is to dispose of it, without any special providence or extraordinary means required for the directing of the action in this or that manner: which kind of Lots may be termed also Civill or profane Lots, taking the word profane, as it is opposed to Sacred, in the better sense. Where cometh to be controlled their definition of a Lot, who define a aLot to be a kind of consulting with God of rare use, yet lawful to be used in such accidents, where neither reason ⟨p. 36⟩nor humane advice can conveniently be had. For there is nothing less than any consulting with God in such Lots as we now speak of, there being no cause, nor reason, nor ground, nor occasion so to do: seeing there is neither any question concerning Gods will, what he would have done or not done, nor any thing to be done that in regard of the difficulty of doing it, requireth any special aide and assistance or divine presence or providence, more than any other ordinary act and affair of this life. For there is nothing expected or required in these Ordinary, Civill, Divisorie Lots, but what is in the natural power of the creature therein used, the will and consent of the creature making use of it concurring, as easily to effect, as for a man that hath his limbs to walk, or that hath his sight to see: that which may evidently appear upon a diligent view of the several examples hereafter ensuing.
Of this kind are all those Lots that are meerely Diuisorie, wherein the matter in question and controuersie is euer such as may well be decided by the casuall motion or euent of the creature, being committed therevnto by those in whose power it is to dispose of it, without any speciall prouidence or extraordinary meanes required for the directing of the action in this or that manner: which kind of Lots may be termed also Ciuill or profane Lots, taking the word profane, as it is opposed to Sacred, in the better sense. Where commeth to be controlled their definition of a Lot, who define a aLot to be a kind of consulting with God of rare vse, yet lawfull to be vsed in such accidents, where neither reason ⟨p. 36⟩nor humane aduice can conveniently be had. For there is nothing lesse than any consulting with God in such Lots as we now speake of, there being no cause, nor reason, nor ground, nor occasion so to do: seeing there is neither any question concerning Gods will, what he would haue done or not done, nor any thing to be done that in regard of the difficultie of doing it, requireth any speciall aide and assistance or diuine presence or prouidence, more than any other ordinarie act and affaire of this life. For there is nothing expected or required in these Ordinarie, Ciuill, Diuisorie Lots, but what is in the naturall power of the creature therein vsed, the will and consent of the creature making vse of it concurring, as easily to effect, as for a man that hath his lims to walk, or that hath his sight to see: that which may euidently appeare vpon a diligent view of the seuerall examples hereafter ensuing.
- aAret: probl: •las: 1. loc. 57. Sors est modus consulendi De••. rari•r quidem, licit•• tamen, in eu enentis, ubi nec rati•, nec consilium l•manū commodè adhiberi potest. Et Zanch. •iscell: part: 2. tract: de fort: Actio hi• mana in h••c fin• ̄ instituta, ut ex eius eventu rem nobis incognita• divinitus agnoscore possimus.Aret: probl: •las: 1. loc. 57. Sors est modus consulendi De••. rari•r quidem, licit•• tamen, in eu enentis, vbi nec rati•, nec consilium l•manū commodè adhiberi potest. Et Zanch. •iscell: part: 2. tract: de fort: Actio hi• mana in h••c fin• ̄ instituta, vt ex eius euentu rem nobis incognita• diuinitus agnoscore possimus.
