1 142. CajeJ of Con/cience. ' · j.Booke. for money. And for rhcfe caufes,fu<h playes A blajphtmtdGodinthtir hMrll, lob. z.s. And b.y the confcnr oflcarned Diume•,arevnlawnor onely rhar, but I adde further, we mu!! full. , take heede of occafions of offence in othel'll. The third kind ofplaycs are mixt, which Vpon this ground, Paul faics, that rathrrthm !land partly ofhazarJ,and partly of wir, and his catingfo•Uoffmd his broth<r,htfPoHidtAtt• in •·hieh hozard beginnes rhe game, and skill meatmhilttht worldendured, 1. Cor. 8. 13.In gets rhe viClorie: and tbar wbrch Is dcfeCliue rhis regard,ir were robe wiflrcd, rhatgames of by rcafon ofhazard,is correClcd by wit. wit fhould be vfed onely,and notgames ofha· To rhi• kind are referred fame gamcsar zard, becauferhcyaremorefcandalousrhen rhc cardsand t:ibles. Now the common opirheorher. La!lly,in rhingsrhatarclawfull in nion of learued Diuines is, that as they are themfelucs, we are to remember Pauls rule, not ro becommcnded, [orbey arc nor Gmply 111/rbing~artlaw{ttU,but •I/things Art.not<xp<dita becondemned, and if rhcy be vfed, they <nr,t,Cor.6.12, mu!! be vfed.very fparingly. Yer rberebeoII. Rule. Our Recreations mu!! be pro6lthers, rhar hold rhefc mixr games to bevntable toour feluesandothers 1 and they mu!! lawful,and iudge the very dealingofrhecards tend alfo to the lllorie of God. OurSauiour to bealot,bccaufeit is amcerecafuailatlion. 1} Chrifi f~es, tbat of fHrrJ idle w&rd thAtmen But,(asl rakeit) the bare dealmgofthccards fh•!IJP<ak_e,thqfo•llgiu•anae<ount at rbtdAJ of is no mprealot,thCJl rhedealingol an almcs, it~dgtment,Math.t •.J6. Whereby id/t,.ords, when rhe Princes Almner puts hJS hand into hemeancthfuch, as bring no profit to men, his pockcr,and giuC!,for'-'•?>pie, to one man nor honour to God. And if for idle words, Cixe pcncc,to:lnothertwclucpencc, roanothenalfoforidlcrccrcations, mull we beac- . , ther two pence, wha<comcs forth withoutacountable to hrm. Againc, S. Paul tcacheth, ny choice.Now this cafuall dillribution is nor that whethrr JFe rau, ~rdrink.f,orTPhntfoeuerwe •lor,buronely aca(ualla<lion, And in alot, do,wt mu~ do•lltorhtgloritif God, I. Cor. 1 o. there muG bet\10 thing•. The firG is,a cafuall 3 J .Tberlorc thefcopc and end ofa! recrcatia<l:rhe (ccond, rhcapplyingof rbe forcfaid onsis,rbat God may be honoured in and by atq., tothe determination of Come particular them. ar.dvnceminecucnr.Nowthedealingofrhe III. Rule. The ena of our recreation cards isacofuall a<l;burrhc determination of mu!! be, to r<frefh our bodies and mindes, thevncertamc victoric, is not from the deaIt ia ,then an abufcof Recreation, when it is lmgofrhc cards, in mixed games, bur from vfedtowinne other mens money. Thegaine . the wit and skill, ar lc~fl from the will of rhe C rhar comesrharway, isworfe rhen vfury, yea j I players. Bur in rhrngs that arc ofrhe nature it is Aarrerhefr. F01 by thelaw,wc may rccoofalor,rhe wir andw•ll ofman harh no Groke uerrhingdlolne, but rhere is no law ro re- I arail. Neuerrhele!le, though rhedcaling of couerthings wonne. And yet, ifplaybefor rhecards 1 andmixed garues,bcnolots;yct iris a fmalJ matt~r. rheloll'cwhcreof is no hurt farrefafcr and better roab!laine from rhem, to him that iofcth it, and if ir be appliedto then tovfethern: & where they arcabolilhcd, a common good, ir is lawfull; orherwife they are not to be rdlored againc, becaufe in nor. common cxperience,many abufesand incon· I V. Rule. Recreation mu!! bemoderate uenienccs attendvpon them: and rhingsvn. andfporing,euen as thevfeofmcare&drJnk, nece!Tarie, when rhcy are much abufed, be- & refl. WhenceJt followerh,rharrhcywhich cauft'rhey arc abufcd, rhey muG nor be vfed, fpend their whole Jrfc in gaming, as Players butrathcr remooued, asrhe brazen ferpent. doc,hauc much toan(wcr for. And rbe like is was,z.King. J 8+ to be fard ofrhcm that hauc lands & potfel!i. · · ons, and fpend their rime in plealures and II I. Q!Jdlion. fporrs, as is rhe fa01ion of many gentlemenin D thefedaies. "': How are J-l7e to 'lJje1V,crea; tions? Forantlrcr whereof, we mull: remember rhcfcfourefpcciall rules. I. Rule. vVc are to make choice of Re· c~eations,fh~t a.reofJe::dl offence, and of rhc ~cG reporr,Phil. 4, 8. Wht~~t~erurthingsareof g.oodr~port,tbi;.·lzeo( rhem. Therc~Joni.s, be– c.au(.c lnall recr~arious,wemu (I rakeheede of occafionsof linnc, !,;otb in ourfeluesand o– thers. And thismooucd Job while hisfonncs were.a fc:!lhng,toofferdaily 'burnt offerings, a~cordlllgc_q (i)onumber of tl1em all, becaufe herhoughr, /t may6e,myfimnu hmu(im:ed,tmd t Now Recreation mu!! bee fparing, rwo waies. Firfi, in regard if ti''"· For we mull re· deerne the time, that is, taketime whiletime laficth, fOr the procuringofl1tC cuerlaCting. Eph.s. J 6. Thiscondemncth rhewicked pra· <lifcofmanymen rhar follow this game,and rhar, to driueaway time, whereas they fhouJd employ all the rime rhar rhey can, ro doe Gods will. And indeed, irisall roolitlc, ro do that which wearecommar.dcd:ar,d rhere– fore\\·bileirisc•lled to day, let vs make all 1 he h"fie we can, to repenr and be reconciled vntoGod. se~ondly, Recreationmufi be fparing,in regard ofoNr ajf'cOion. For we may not fet our t1earu
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