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have_v collect_v to_o strengthen_v his_o judgement_n and_o justify_v his_o detestation_n of_o these_o game_n chap._n thirty-nine_o 1_o all_z game_n depend_v upon_o hazard_n or_o chance_n as_o many_o call_v it_o be_v to_o be_v eschew_v 2_o the_o prince_n of_o divils_n first_o invent_v the_o same_o and_o the_o place_n be_v hell_n 3_o such_o gamester_n be_v hold_v and_o account_v for_o infamous_a person_n uncapable_a of_o any_o office_n and_o unworthy_a any_o benefit_n of_o law_n 4_o dicer_n harlot_n and_o thief_n be_v of_o one_o hall_n and_o corporation_n and_o the_o more_o cunning_a in_o this_o art_n the_o more_o wicked_a in_o their_o life_n and_o manner_n 5_o all_o gain_n by_o game_n be_v turpe_fw-la lucrum_fw-la 18._o prov._n 16.33_o &_o 18_o 18._o plain_a thievery_n worse_o than_o usury_n 6_o all_o play_n at_o dice_n be_v plain_a lottery_n 1.26_o act_n 1.26_o which_o to_o useide_o or_o trisling_o be_v a_o sin_n against_o the_o three_o and_o nine_o commandment_n 6.31_o ezek._n 22.12.13_o act_n 16.16_o luk._n 6.31_o 7_o there_o be_v no_o recreation_n of_o body_n or_o mind_n in_o these_o game_n unless_o it_o be_v in_o desire_n and_o hope_v to_o gain_v by_o another_o man_n loss_n which_o be_v unlawful_a 8_o card_n and_o table_n seem_v less_o evil_a but_o neither_o barrel_n better_a herring_n there_o be_v such_o and_o so_o much_o craft_n in_o prick_v and_o pack_v etc._n etc._n 9_o these_o be_v mix_v game_n consist_v partly_o of_o lottery_n partly_o of_o wit_n and_o industry_n and_o oftentimes_o maintain_v with_o trick_n of_o cozenage_n and_o knavery_n 10_o the_o coat_n card_n be_v in_o time_n past_o the_o image_n of_o their_o idol_n egenut_n phil._n 4.8_o 1_o thes_n 5.22_o rom._n 13.3_o 4_o 5._o rich._n 2._o hen._n 4._o edw._n 4._o hen._n 7._o hen._n 8._o eliz._n 14._o 1_o cor._n 10.31_o 1_o cor._n 8.13_o mat._n 7.12_o luc._n 6.31_o dives_fw-la eram_fw-la dudum_fw-la i_o feertunt_fw-la tria_fw-la nudum_fw-la alea_n vina_n venus_n tribus_fw-la this_o sum_fw-la factus_fw-la egenut_n 11_o we_o must_v abstain_v from_o such_o game_n because_o 1._o they_o have_v never_o be_v nor_o yet_o be_v of_o any_o good_a report_n in_o the_o church_n 2._o there_o be_v great_a appearance_n of_o evil_a in_o they_o 3._o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o magistrate_n forbid_v they_o by_o the_o name_n of_o unlawful_a game_n 4._o they_o tend_v not_o to_o god_n glory_n 5._o they_o be_v cause_n of_o much_o hurt_n unto_o our_o neighbour_n and_o occasion_n of_o many_o sin_n and_o sorrow_n to_o the_o gamester_n themselves_o and_o to_o their_o family_n for_o thus_o many_o bring_v a_o castle_n into_o a_o cap-case_n and_o a_o lordship_n into_o a_o cottage_n and_o a_o fee_n simple_a into_o a_o fee_n single_a and_o a_o estate_n of_o abundance_n and_o superfluity_n unto_o a_o estate_n of_o beggary_n and_o misery_n and_o thus_o have_v you_o hear_v some_o reason_n of_o this_o godly_a gentleman_n be_v both_o practice_n and_o judgement_n against_o table_n card_n and_o die_n especial_o among_o christian_n wherein_o i_o will_v entreat_v this_o favourable_a construction_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o every_o good_a christian_n in_o his_o behalf_n that_o they_o will_v not_o censure_v he_o as_o too_o singular_a or_o too_o precise_a in_o these_o thing_n see_v he_o have_v follow_v herein_o the_o doctrine_n of_o such_o worthy_a divine_n and_o other_o life_n pet._n mar._n in_o judge_n c._n 14._o taffin_n of_o amendment_n of_o life_n in_o our_o reform_a church_n as_o have_v have_v their_o work_n approve_v print_a and_o publish_v many_o year_n ago_o even_o in_o our_o land_n and_o in_o our_o own_o language_n for_o our_o instruction_n and_o reformation_n in_o these_o thing_n 11._o lib_n 2._o c._n 19_o perkins_n in_o his_o golden_a chain_n on_o the_o three_o commandment_n dudley_n fenner_n in_o his_o treatise_n of_o recreation_n northbrooke_n against_o card_n and_o die_n esty_n in_o his_o history_n of_o the_o gospel_n destruction_n of_o small_a vice_n anatomy_n of_o abuse_n pag._n 131._o dialogue_n betwixt_o paul_n and_o demas_n sir_n thomas_n eliot_n in_o his_o gover._n book_n 1._o chap._n 26._o ludovic_n vivue_v in_o his_o institution_n of_o a_o christian_a woman_n chap._n 3._o m._n perkins_n in_o his_o case_n of_o conscience_n book_n 3_o chap_n 4._o bullinger_n decad._n 3_o serm_n 1_o in_o pracept_n 8._o bishop_n babington_n in_o com._n 8.409_o bishop_n hooper_n in_o com._n 8._o pag._n 75._o canon_n ecoles_n anglucan_n ann_n 1571._o pag._n 7._o &_o pag._n 11._o see_v the_o margin_n chap._n xl._n now_o after_o a_o while_n have_v thus_o rid_v his_o hand_n and_o fire_v out_o of_o his_o house_n these_o so_o dangerous_a instrument_n of_o idleness_n and_o profaneness_n wastfulnesse_n and_o much_o wickedness_n as_o he_o see_v every_o where_o card_n and_o die_n table_n and_o tableman_n to_o be_v he_o begin_v to_o think_v of_o a_o wise_a and_o better_a course_n both_o to_o prevent_v these_o mischief_n bibles_n in_o stead_n of_o table_n card_n and_o die_n he_o 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