Thomas Gataker: 1 book
The Nature and Uses of Lotteries
A Historical and Theological Treatise
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2013
Thomas Gataker was a disputatious Puritan divine. His The Nature and Uses of Lotteries (1627) was the first systematic exposition of a modern view of lotteries, not just as a form of gambling, but as a fair method of division. Gataker approved of these uses, but condemned divination and sorcery using...
