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A89518	Vox turturis vel columba alba albionis=The voice of the turtle, or, Englands white dove in the deluge of division, the second time sent forth from Gods Arke, to prsent a peace-offering upon the altar of Jehovah Shalom. Humbly proposing that divine direction, which the God of Peace hath revealed in his word of truth, for determining differences by an holy ordinance of his owne institution, wherein himselfe is the sole judge, ... Shewing how by this divine way of Gods judgement, not onely the great differences here in church and state depending, may speedily and happily be determined with glory to God, honour to the King, and happinesse to the kingdomes, but also all the greatest controversies, both civill and sacred throughout Christendome may be composed, the effusion of blood prevented, many prophecies conducing to an universall peace fulfilled, the happy use of this holy ordinance made knowne, and the name of God thereby manifested, ... even among heathens. / Per E. M. Arm. Christi servorum minimo minorem.	Marbury, Edward, 1581-ca. 1655.	1647 (1647)	Wing M570; Thomason E518_4; ESTC R206163	81,199	64

Of the Persons places times manner and subject matter by whom where when how and upon what occasions Lotts have been may are or ought to be used CHAP. III. Of the manner how Divine Lotts may be applyed and happily used for determining the great differences depending between His Majesty and the Parliament and also all other dissentions fit to be decided by the Lords judgement by Lott in Church and State not onely in these Kingdomes but also throughout Christendome may be composed and reconciled And of the conveniency equality and necessity of this Divine way of concluding the Contentions of this Kingdome Shewing also how by the reviving of this Sacred way of Peace-making many Prophecies in holy writ may be fulfilled Errata Page 6. line 4. for It read the Feast of Purim Pag. 26. l. 10. read before next after mindes in the 11. line page 35. live 20. for Iizeh read Iireh Some other faults are escaped which the Reader in his discretion may reforme CHAP. I. Of the severall acceptions of the word LOT THE various acception of the word Lot as it hath produced severall observations thereupon so it hath met with many mis-interpretations therof for being in severall Languages diversly taken 't is thereby of many much mistaken Likewise the use of Lets being ancient and sacred hath in all Ages bin frequent among men of all sorts And having been so much in use by mans corrupt and irreligious carriage hath bin subject to much abuse Neither ought that to seem strange seeing there is no creature of Gods nor any ordinance be it civill or Sacred howsoever good and holy in it selfe but receiveth some sully if not a deep tincture from the defiled fingers of the unlawfull and irreverent users thereof from the foule hands of the illiterate ignorant or ungodly and superstitious abusers thereof or from the false and filthy tongues and pens of the cunning contemners and opposers and subtil supplanters of it Among such hath the lot for a long time suffered who for particular designes and ends of their own endeavour the utter abolition of this sacred Ordinance and seek to smother and obstruct the Sacred use thereof They cry down Gods divine way of determining differences to the end they may fish more freely in troubled waters and advance their own covetous and ambitious purposes plotts and destructive devices The Latine word sors signifying in English a Lot is often taken or rather mistaken for Casus fortuna accident Chance fortune accident hazard or the like as sors objecit mihi fortem Horat. And tuers sortem quam fortuna dedit Ovid. But this must needs be in an ignorant heathenish atheisticall sence as the Philistims 1 Sam. 6.9 their Priests and Southsayers when they advise to send away the Acke made them mark which way it went if to Bethshemesh then 't was God that plagued them with destruction by Emerods but if not then it was a Chance that happened unto them The wicked attribute almost all things to Fortune or Chance whereas indeed there is nothing done without Gods providence and decree Quod sapientibus piis singularis Dei providentia est id insipientibus profanis fortuna dicitur Downham in Ram. Dial. l. c. 5. Ignorantia causarum confuxis fortunam Lactant. instit lib. 3. c. 29. Folly error and blindnesse and as also Cicero confesseth in his Acad. quaest l. 5. the ignorance of causes brought in the name of Fortune When the event of the Lot which is onely in Gods disposall is attributed to Fortune which in very truth is it selfe but a mere fiction Sometimes 't is taken for Conjecture Divination Southsaying c. but in a sinfull and superstitious sence as ista vetula scit multa de sorte That old wife or witch seemes to know many things by the conjecture or by the superstitious use of Lots Ovid stiles Lots faticinae sortes And the Diviners Southsayers Fortune-tellers and superstitious abusers of this Oracle are stiled fatidici Darius pro sortibus usus ost hinnitu equi alii aspectu solis exorientis Pet. Mart. So the Lot sometimes is taken for Destiny Fate fatall necessity mysterie To facimus fortuna Deam coeloque locamus Juvenal Sometimes for possession property or right in a thing as Hierusalem fuit in sorte Benjamin Jos 18.28 Mic. 2.5 somtimes for Division and parition of lands by Lot Sometimes for succession of time either from the naturall Condition or Divine disposition there of Cum dies abscesserit noctemque sors reduxerit Sometimes 't is termed capitale the whole sum in a common banke or stock wherein many have part a principall sum of money borrowed or laid out to usury Quicquid accipitur ulira sortem usura est Etiam de sorte nunc venio in dubium Terent. 'T is also taken for a Prize prey booty reward had obtained given or gained 1 For charge office state condition any kind or course of life and for whatsoever befalls a man in any state course or condition of life Isa 17.14 Isa 57.6 The event however casuall in relation to the instrument yet falleth out certainly this or that by Gods wholly disposing the instrument 1 Sam. 14.41 Gratam sortem habemus Ovid We are content with our state or condition Status ex dispositione Dei pendens Sorte tua contentus abito Sorte tori gaudens Ovid. Rejoycing that shee was nobly married for the soboles divinitùs data the issue off-spring fruit of the body Saturni sors ego prima fui Ovid. I was the first child that Saturn had In marriage and children good or bad successe is sometimes said to be a Lot Oftentimes 't is taken for the judgement sentence and decree whereby any thing is adjudged and assigned to any one For the providence of God the answer of God the Oracle of God so Martìnius The vocation of the Elect here and their right to glory hereafter is said to be their Lot Ephes 1.4.5 Col. 1.12 Acts 1.16 Dan. 12.13 Thou shalt rest and stand up in thy lot at the end of the dayes St. Augustine calls Predestination a Lot In holy Writ wee find that Almighty God was Consulted with and answers thereupon returned by Lot Thence even the very Heathen had an honourable esteeme of this holy Oracle Per sacras quaerere sortes Ovid Met. lib. 1. Tibull lib. 1. Ille sacras pu●ri sortester sustulit Heathen Poets giving it the name of Sacred shewing more reverence to Gods Ordinance then Christians doe in these times Sometimes Lot is taken for the signum quo sortimur instrumentum whereby the will of God is either lawfully or rashly sought out The Divinatorii calculi the signes notes or instruments by which Lottery is used and executed whether beans stones barks branches gold silver wax clay paper parchment or the like whereof the Lots are made Aret. de sorte and are termed in Greek 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sors Lot as Prov. 16.33 The lot is cast into the lap c. Sometimes