A37046:661
The law unsealed
The law unsealed: or, A practical exposition of the Ten Commandments With a resolution of several momentous questions and cases of conscience. By the learned, laborious, faithful servant of Jesus Christ, Mr. James Durham, late minister of the Gospel at Glasgow.
Glasgow: printed by Robert Sanders, 1676
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.
On the contrary, we may see how men fail here, 1. In weighty things, by not keeping the right manner before the Lot, in the time of it, and after it is past, when it endeth not strife. 2. In Trivial things, by making this too Customary; so that folk use the Lot almost in every thing, making that which is extraordinary to become ordinary, contrary to the nature thereof. It is an ultimate Judge and Decider, even as an Oath is for ending all Controversies: it is like unto Moses (as one saith,) the great matters should be reserved to it; yea, it is greater then Moses, its God himself, thus in His providence passing a Decision; The lesser things would be other ways decided.
On the contrary, we may see how men fail here, 1. In weighty things, by not keeping the right manner before the Lot, in the time of it, and after it is past, when it endeth not strife. 2. In Trivial things, by making this too Customary; so that folk use the Lot almost in every thing, making that which is extraordinary to become ordinary, contrary to the nature thereof. It is an ultimate Judge and Decider, even as an Oath is for ending all Controversies: it is like unto Moses (as one saith,) the great matters should be reserved to it; yea, it is greater then Moses, its God himself, thus in His providence passing a Decision; The lesser things would be other wayes decided.
3. We may gather from what is said, what is to be thought of such Games and Pastimes as run on Lottery (having that for the very foundation of them) and have an immediate dependence on providence for the issue of them.
3. We may gather from what is said, what is to be thought of such Games and Pastimes as run on Lottery (having that for the very foundation of them) and have an immediate dependance on providence for the issue of them.