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Rh After our Lord’s ascension, the eleven apostles assembled together, and chose out two men, that by casting lots one of them should be set aside to the apostolick office, and when they had fasted and prayed, casting the lot, it fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the apostles, in the room of Judas, who by transgression fell, that he might go to his place.

Learn hence a lot’s a sacred thing, Let’s not it vainly use, Since God thereby has oft thought fit, To chose and to refuse.

Let’s be content with what’s our lot, Since God to us it gave, Let’s pray that Christ may be the gift, Greater can’t sinners have.