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This Doctrine concerning such Games, was the Doctrine of the Ancients, who did vehemently inveigh against this sort of Lottery, see Cyprian de Aleatoribu•, who fathereth it on Zabulus and calleth it the snare of the Devil, and compareth it with Idolatry, so Ambrose de Tobia. pag. 590. It was also in some Councils condemned, Can. Apost. Canon. 42. Con. Trull. Canon. 50.

This hath been the constant ordinary Judgement of Protestant Writers on this Command, and some of them have written peculiar Treatises to this purpose, particularly Danaeus; wherein he proveth that such Lottery is unlawful in it self, and most prejudicial to men; this is likewise the Doctrine of the School-men, though none of the most rigid Casuists, yea it is the Doctrine of our own Church, these being, as unlawful Games, condemned of old; and of late, to wit, Anno 1638. by the general Assembly of Glasgow, according to a former Act of an Assembly held at Edinburgh, anno 1596.

This hath been the constant ordinary Judgement of Protestant Writers on this Command, and some of them have written peculiar Treatises to this purpose, particularly Danaeus; wherein he proveth that such Lottry is unlawful in it self, and most prejudicial to men; this is likewise the Doctrine of the School-men, though none of the most rigid Casuists, yea it is the Doctrine of our own Church, these being, as unlawful Games, condemned of old; and of late, to wit, Anno 1638. by the general Assembly of Glasgow, according to a former Act of an Assembly held at Edinburgh, anno 1596.

Lastly, Consider for scarring from such Games, these two things. 1. The contrary events (that follow most ordinarily on such Lottery:) Strifes and Contentions are occasioned; if not caused by them, which are ended by the other, so very different are the events. 2. Consider that most men who use them, fall often into gross profaning of Gods Name, or into high passions at best.