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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03231	To the maior, aldermen, and inhabitants of N. That whiche heretofore I haue propounded to you (right worshipfull and beloued) in teaching, I do now publish to all men by printing, to wit, mine opinion of the vnlawfulnesse of games consisting in chance ...; Short and plaine dialogue concerning the unlawfulnes of playing at cards or tables, or any other game consisting in chance	Balmford, James, b. 1556.	1600 (1600)	STC 1335.7; ESTC S115732	4,305	1

To the Maior Aldermen and Inhabitants of N. THat which heretofore I haue propounded to you right Worshipfull and beloued in teaching I do now publish to all men by printing to wit mine opinion of the vnlawfulnesse of games consisting in chance My desire is either information if I erre in iudgement or reformation of so leud a practise But whether I erre or no which yet I would gladly vndestand for I ought not to teach an vntruth though to Gods glorie yet there is none zealous indeed against sinne desirous from the heart to reclaime sinners and who deepely considereth the grieuous abuses which accompanie dicing and carding as horrible swearing dangerous quarelling losse I say not of good houres but of nights and dayes and the pittifull vndoing of too too manie but will remembe that all things are not expedient which are lawfull and therefore abstaine from such Heathenish passe-times that if by their example they cannot reforme they may be sure they do not confirme gamesters in their inordinate walking Which respect the 7. Iniunction forbidding Ministers to vse these vnlawfull games may be supposed to haue Now that which authoritie exacteth of Ministers doth Religion require of all true Professours For as the one are to be ensamples to the flocke so the other are to be lights in the world And therefore as PAVL saith If meat offend my brother I will eate no flesh while the world standeth So euerie true Chistian should say and that with more resolution for Play is not so necessarie as meat If play offend my brother who seeing me hauing knowledge play is boldned to follow gaming I will not play while the world standeth Which care vnto edification if all who haue the word in their mouthes and would not be thought to hate to be reformed would manifest in their sincere conuersation and if Magistrates who should not carie the sword in vaine would do what they may by law to banish these forbidden past-times or rather lost-times I doubt not but that preaching and writing against them would more mightily preuaile and this good would come of it manie would applie themselues to better exercises there would be lesse time mispent in Alehouses and God lesse prouoked to displeasure against vs. But these things I referre to the consideration of the wise and this my Dialogue to the iudgement of the Godly chiefly to you whose good I wish especially Farewell A Dialogue against playing at Cardes and Tables Professor SIr howsoeuer I am perswaded by that which I reade in the common places of Peter Martir Par. 2. pag. 525. b. that Dice condemned both by the Ciuill lawes and by the Fathers are therfore vnlawfull because they depend vpon thaunce yet not satisfied with that which he writeth of Table-playing pag. 526. b. I would craue your opinion concerning playing at Tables and Cards Preacher Sauing the iudgement of so excellent a Diuine so far as I can learne out of Gods word Cards and Tables séeme to me no more lawfull though lesse offensiue the dice. For Table playing is no whit the more lawfull because Plato compares the life of man therunto then a théefe is the more iustifiable because Christ compareth his second comming to Burglarie in the night Matt. 24. 43. 44. Againe if Dice be wholly euill because they wholly depend vpon chance then Tables and Cards must néedes bée somwhat euill because they somwhat depend vpon chance Therfore consider well this reason which condēneth the one aswelas the other Lots are not to be vsed in sport but games cōsisting in chance as dice cards Tables are lots therfore not to be vsed in sport Profes For my better instruction proue that Lots are not to be vsed in sport Preach Consider with regard these thrée things First that we read not in the Scriptures that Lots were vsed but only in serious matters both by the Iewes Ios 18. 10. and Gentiles Ion. 1. 7. Secondly that a Lot in the nature thereof doth as necessarily suppose the speciall prouidence and determining presence of God as an oth in the nature thereof doth suppose the testifying presence of God Yea so that as in an oth so in a Lot prayer is expressed or to be vnderstood 1. Sam. 14. 41 Thirdly that the proper end of a Lot as of an oth Heb. 6. 16. is to end a controuersie and therefore for your better instruction examine these reasons Whatsoeuer directly or of it selfe or in a speciall maner tendeth to the aduancing of the name of God is to be vsed religiously Mal. 1. 6. 7. and not to be vsed in sport as we are not to pray or sweare in sport Exod. 20 7. Esa 29. 13. Ier. 4. 2. but the vse of Lots directly of it selfe and in a special maner tendeth to aduancing of the name of God in attributing to his speciall prouidence in the whole and immediate disposing of the Lot and expecting the euent Pro. 16. 33. Act. 1. 24 26. Therefore the vse of Lots is not to be in sport Againe we are not to tempt the Almightie by a vaine desire of manifestation of his power and speciall prouidence Psal 78. 18. 19. Esa 7. 12 Matt. 4. 6. 7. But by vsing Lots in sport we tempt the Almighty vainly desiring the manifestation of his speciall prouidence in his immediate disposing Therfore c. Lastly whatsoeuer God hath sanctified to a proper end is not to be peruerted to a worse Matt. 21. 12 13. But God hath sanctified Lots to a proper end namely to end controuersies Num. 26. 55. Pro. 18. 18. therefore man is not to peruert them to a worse namely to play and by playing to get away another mans money which without controuersie is his owne For the common saying is Sine lucro friget lusus no gaining cold gaining Profes God hath sanctified Psalmes to the praise of his name and bread and wine to represent the body and bloud of our crucified Sauiour which be holy ends and the children of God may sing Psalmes to make themselues merie in the Lord and feed vpon bread and wine not onely for necessity but to cheare themselues why then may not Gods Children recreate themselues by lottery notwithstanding God hath sanctified the same to end a controuersie Preach Because we find not in the scriptures any dispensation for recreation by lotterie as we do for godly mirth by singing Iam. 5. 13. and for religious and sober chearing our selues by eating and drinking Deut. 8. 9. 10. And therefore it being withall considered that the ends you speake of be not proper though holy it followeth that God who only disposeth the Lot touching the euent and is therefor a principall actor is not to be set on worke by lottery in any case but when he dispenseth with vs or giueth vs leaue so to do But dispensation for recreation by lottery cannot be shewed Therefore c. Profes Lots may be vsed for profit in a matter of right