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.

Title

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.

Author

Gataker, Thomas, 1574-1654.

Publication

London :: Printed by Edward Griffin and are to be sold by William Bladen at the signe of the Bible at the great north dore of Paules,

1619.

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Subject terms

Balmford, James, b. 1556. -- Short and plaine dialogue concerning the unlawfulnes of playing at cards or tables, or any other game consisting in chance.

Gambling -- Religious aspects -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• dedication
• VIRI HONORATISSIMI, VIRI ORNATISSIMI;
• TO THE IVDICIOVS and ingenuous Reader.
• The Contents of this Treatise.
• Escapes of some moment to be amended.
• In the Margine.
• quotations
• OF THE NATVRE and vse of Lots.
  • CHAP. I. What a Lot is; and Of Loterie in generall.
  • CHAP. II. Of Chance or Casualtie, and of casuall Euents.
  • CHAP. III. Of the seuerall Sorts of Lots.
  • CHAP. IV. Of Ordinarie Lots serious.
  • CHAP. V. Of the Lawfulnesse of such Lots: with Cautions to be obserued in the vse of them.
  • CHAP. VI. Of ordinarie Lots Lusorious; and of the lawfulnesse of them.
  • CHAP. VII. Answere to the principall Obiections made against lusorious Lots.
  • CHAP. VIII. Answere to the Arguments lesse principall against lusorious Lots.
  • CHAP. VIII. Of Cautions to be obserued in the vse of lusorious Lots.
  • CHAP. X. Of Extraordinary or Diuinatory Lots.
  • CHAP. XI. Of the vnlawfulnesse of such Lots.
  • CHAP. XII.