13. By the tenth law respect of persons is forbid; as also by these places following: Matth. v. 45: _That ye may be children of your Father which is in heaven; for he maketh the sun to rise on the evil, and on the good_, &c. Coloss. iii. 11: _There is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, barbarian or Scythian, bond or free, but Christ is all, and in all._ Acts x. 34: _Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons._ 2 Chron. xix. 7: _There is no iniquity with the Lord our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts._ Ecclesiasticus xxxv. 12: _The Lord is Judge, and with him is no respect of persons._ Rom. ii. 11: _For there is no respect of persons with God._ [Sidenote: Also of the eleventh law, of having those things in common which cannot be divided.] 14. The eleventh law, which commands those things to be held in common which cannot be divided, I know not whether there be any express place in Scripture for it or not; but the practice appears every where, in the common use of wells, ways, rivers, sacred things, &c.; for else men could not live. [Sidenote: Also of the twelfth, of things to be divided by lot.] 15. We said in the twelfth place, that it was a law of nature, that where things could neither be divided nor possessed in common, they should be disposed by lot. Which is confirmed, as by the example of Moses who, by God’s command (Numb. xxvi. 55), divided the several parts of the land of promise unto the tribes by lot: so (Acts i. 24) by the example of the Apostles, who received Matthias before Justus into their number, by casting lots, and saying, _Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, show whether of these two thou hast chosen_, &c. Prov. xvi. 33: _The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord._ And, which is the thirteenth law, the succession was due unto Esau, as being the first born of Isaac; if himself had not sold it (Gen. xxv. 33), or that the father had not otherwise appointed. [Sidenote: Also of appointing a judge.] 16. St. Paul, writing to the Corinthians (1 Epist. vi), reprehends the Corinthians of that city for going to law one with another before infidel judges, who were their enemies: calling it a fault, that they would not rather take wrong, and suffer themselves to be defrauded; for that is against that law, whereby we are commanded to be helpful to each other. But if it happen the controversy be concerning things necessary, what is to be done? Therefore the Apostle (verse 5) speaks thus: _I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not one wise man among you, no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren?_ He therefore, by those words, confirms that law of nature which we called the fifteenth, to wit, where controversies cannot be avoided; there by the consent of parties to appoint some arbiter, and him some third man; so as (which is the sixteenth law) neither of the parties may be judge in his own cause.