The Making of Dice

The devil hath invented dice
To capture many souls and make them his by this device;
The Ace he made because there is one single God omnipotent.
Heaven and Earth, they both are laid
Within His hand, and after this design the Deuce he made.
From the three names of Christ, our sweet, true Lord, the Three he did invent
The Four he formed in cunning imitation
Of the Evangelists' association;
The Five, man's senses five resembling,
So to corrupt and do them wrong;
The Six, that he may six weeks long
Lure us from penance by the love of gambling.