' s ▁role ▁was ▁to ▁obtain ▁appro val ▁from ▁Parliament ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁lot tery ▁in ▁England . ▁Although ▁he ▁was ▁told ▁by ▁Wal pole ▁and ▁others ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁illegal ▁and ▁impr udent , ▁the ▁lot tery ▁went ▁ahead . ▁A ▁parliament ary ▁committee ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁to ▁investigate , ▁condem ned ▁the ▁undert aking ▁and ▁concluded ▁that ▁Bar r ington ▁had ▁been ▁guilty ▁of ▁" prom oting , ▁ab et ting , ▁and ▁carrying ▁on ▁a ▁fra ud ul ent ▁undert aking ". ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁he ▁was ▁exp elled ▁from ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 3 . ▁Some ▁considered ▁the ▁pun ishment ▁ ▁much ▁too ▁severe , ▁and ▁was ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁due ▁to ▁Wal pole ' s ▁personal ▁mal ice . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 2 5 ▁Bar r ington ▁published ▁his ▁principal ▁work , ▁entitled ▁Mis cell ane a ▁Sac ra ▁or ▁a ▁New ▁Method ▁of ▁considering ▁so ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁Apost les ▁as ▁is ▁contained ▁in ▁Script ure , — after wards ▁repr int ed ▁with ▁add itions ▁and ▁corre ctions , ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 0 , ▁by ▁his ▁son ▁Sh ute . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁he ▁published ▁An ▁Ess ay ▁on ▁the ▁Several ▁Dis p ens ations ▁of ▁God ▁to ▁M ank ind . ▁▁ ▁Bar r ington ▁stood ▁again ▁at ▁Ber wick ▁at ▁the ▁▁ 1 7 2 7 ▁general ▁election ▁and ▁was ▁defeated . ▁He ▁was ▁confident ▁of ▁winning ▁at ▁the ▁