William Ames's Casuistry

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A note regarding footnote 68, upon re-reading, this is most likely consistent with Perkins at pg. 590: "Games of hazard are those, in which hazard only bears the sway, and orders the game, and not wit; wherein also there is (as we say) chance, yea, mere chance in regard of us. Of this kind is dicing, and sundry games at the tables & cards. Now games that are of mere hazad, by the consent of godly divines, are unlawful. The reasons are these..." If it's the case that Ames does not mean to include "mixed games" of dice/cards when he mentions dice being repugnant to religion by nature, then Ames is in agreement with Perkins.