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A12262	Samsons seaven lockes of haire allegorically expounded, and compared to the seauen spirituall vertues, whereby we are able to ouercome our spirituall Philistims. By M. A. Symson, minister of the euangell at Dalkeith.	Simson, Archibald, 1564-1628.	1621 (1621)	STC 22570; ESTC S102417	21,169	66

Lampes seauen Angels seauen Viols c. So vnder the seauen Lockes of SAMSONS Haire which were the Markes of his NAZAREISME are signified the perfect Graces of the holie Spirit which the LORD had bestowed vpon him and thorow which as long as hee kept them hee was more than a Conquerour For albeit the Giftes of GODS holie Spirit bee innumerable and infinit as Hee is himselfe yet there are some more principall and most necessarie sine quibus non without the which none can perswade-themselues that the Spirit of GOD dwelleth in them These gifts are absolutelie necessarie nor yet that they shall inherite the Kingdome of Heauen And these Seauen are so platted together euen as SAMSONS LOCKES were and as the links of a golden Chaine that the one of them cannot bee without the rest and all of them cannot bee without one And these are the Lockes which CHRIST prayseth in the fourth Chapter of the Canticles at the beginning THE FIRST LOCKE FAYTH THe first vvorke which the SPIRIT worketh in a Christian Fayth the Mother of the rest is FAYTH which is the Roote and Grandmother of all the rest and without the which it is impossible to please GOD and againe Heb. 11.6 heereby hee perswadeth our Consciences that the Promises of Salvation contained in the Worde of GOD appertaine vnto vs euen through CHRIST IESVS Therefore those who are ignorant and doe not know these thinges they haue not the Spirit Ignorance lacketh the first Locke Neyther yet those persons who haue an Historicall Fayth as the Deuils haue and doe not applie these Promises vnto themselues they haue no part I say in this Businesse neither anie fellowship with the Spirit of Grace For which cause wee should most earnestlie trie our selues whether the Spirit of God bee in vs vnlesse wee bee Reprobates and that especiallie by Fayth to wit If wee knowe what are the Promises of Salvation of the remission of our sinnes of the resurrection of our bodies and of Life eternall For albeit these thinges are not seene by the eye of naturall reason and although flesh and blood doeth not reveale it vnto vs yet the Spirit of GOD worketh an assent and consent in our mindes vnto the trueth of them and fullie perswadeth vs thereof But because manie alace haue a vaine opinion of Fayth Three remarkable Notes to trie Fayth and who is hee of what Religion or Sect soever that doth not boast himselfe of Faith therefore GOD willing I shall giue you three marks by the which ye may discerne whether this bee a naturall Locke growing out of SAMSONS owne head or guilded and coloured and false Haire which neuer grew out of SAMSONS braine 1. By the groundes of the word The first marke whereby to distinguish true Fayth from that which is counterfet is by the ground thereof for true Fayth groundeth her selfe onlie vpon the word of GOD and Canonicall Scriptures for it is the word onelie which warrandeth the Conscience My Sheepe heare my voyce Iohn 10.4 sayeth our LORD for if Angels or men would speake Oracles vnto vs Act. 17.11 or Paul preach vnto vs yet with the men of Berea wee must search the Scriptures and trie whether hee speake according as it is written And if an Angel should preach a contrarie Doctrine Galat. 1.8 we should count him Anathema Then wee must not build our Fayth vpon the Decrees of the Church and belieue Fide implicita The Papistes infoldē faith 1 Pet. 3.15 with an in-folded Fayth or rather euill-folded Fayth When the Apostle commandeth vs to giue a reason of our Fayth to euerie one that asketh it shall wee haue none other reason to render but to wrap our selues in the Clouts of Ignorance and say wee belieue as the Church belieueth For the men of Samaria answered to the woman of Samaria farre better saying Now wee belieue not because of thy saying for wee haue heard him our selues Iohn 4.42 and know that this is indeed the Christ the Saviour of the worlde Neyther should our Fayth bee grounded vpon the sand of the Popes Traditions his ridiculous Golden Legends which the Papists themselues scorne nor yet vpon the ancient Fathers as Augustine sayeth Non quid dicit Donatus aut Augustinus sed quid dicat DOMINVS that is Wee must not take heede what Augustine that Divine Doctor sayeth neither what Donatus that damnable Hereticke sayeth but what the LORD sayeth in his holie Scriptures And let vs holde fast that which the Apostle Sainct Peter recommendeth vnto vs saying We haue also a more sure word of the Prophets whereunto ye doe well that yee take heede 2. Pet. 1.19 as vnto a light that shineth in a darke place vntill the day dawne and the day-starre arise in your hearts For the worde of God is able to make that man of God absolute 2. Tim. 3.17 being made perfect vnto al good works Then true Fayth must altogether leane to the Scriptures which onelie are sufficient to leade vs vnto perfection The next triall of our Fayth is by the certaintie therof 2. Certaintie Heb. 11.1 which th' Apostle Paul calleth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is A full perswasion of the certaintie of those thinges which wee belieue yea an Euidence and demonstration of thinges which are not seene For whatsoeuer thinges wee belieue transcende and are aboue the reach of reason or are flat contrarie to nature sense and reason which flesh and blood cannot perswade vs of as of the least article of our Faith they must be reuealed to vs by our Father which is aboue Now when I speak of the certaintie I meane not the quantitie as though I did affirme that a weake Faith could debarre vs but I craue a true Fayth which perswadeth our consciences of Gods fauour in Christ and maketh vs say with Sainct Paul I believed and therefore did I speake 1. Cor. 4.13 and to say also with the Centurion Mark 9.24 I belieue Lord helpe my Fayth The third marke whereby this true Fayth is discerned 3. Triall of their works is by the fruits therof For it is not like the Figge Tree which was decked onelie with the greene Leaues of an outwarde show and yeelded no fruite vnto the LORD IESVS Matth. 21.19 who hungered for it But this true Fayth is like the Tree which groweth by the Rivers of waters Psalm 1.3 and bringeth foorth fruite in due season This surelie verie greatlie condemneth all these godlesse Atheistes of our time who brag of an ydle Fayth without anie care of a good life THE SECOND LOCKE The loue of God THE Spirit of GOD worketh not so soone Fayth in a Christian heart but likewise as soone hee sheddeth abroad also the Loue of GOD in his soule For as the Fire hath these two principall qualities to wit Light Heate Simil. euen so hath the true knowledge of GOD the Loue of GOD conjoyned therewith For how

can wee loue the thing which wee know not Yea the measure of the Loue groweth according to the measure of the knowledge For no man can loue the Pearle Simil. vnlesse hee know the validitie vertue and price of it and then hee esteemeth of it Hee that loueth not the LORD IESVS let him bee accursed Hee asked three times at Peter Iob. 21.15 if hee loved him not if hee knewe him to declare that the knowledge of GOD without his loue is vnprofitable Trie the loue which you beare towardes GOD by these fiue markes First Fiue marks whereby to try our loue 1. Principall if it bee principall and when yee compare other things which ye loue with him trie which of them yee loue best Hee that loveth Father or Mother or Wife or Land c. better than mee sayeth our Saviour is not worthie of mee Matth. 10 37. For he first loued vs yea hee loued vs more than all the other creatures and tooke our flesh vpon him and died for vs what should wee then doe for him But the swinish Gadalenes of this worlde loue their Swine better than him Matth. 8.34 these rich Gluttons loue their Bellies better than him and these couetous and earthlie minded men loue Mammon better than GOD. Next 2. Sincere trie thy Loue by the sinceritie thereof and for what cause thou louest GOD whether for his owne cause and the sweetnesse which is in him or for some temporall gaine and rewarde that thou lookest for at his handes because thou louest him If it bee for gaine it is but mercenarie and the loue of an Hyreling But wee ought to loue the LORD as a chaste woman doeth her Husband Simil. not for his Riches and Honours but for loue of himselfe yea shee counteth it no burthen to begge with him Euen so must wee loue the LORD for himselfe the goodnesse which is in him Yea it is a part of mercenarie wages to loue GOD for eternall Life but rather wee must loue eternall Life for him that wee may bee with him for without him eternall Life were eternall Death Thirdlie 3. The loue of GODS House wee may trie the loue of GOD to bee true in vs if wee finde in our selues that wee loue GOD himselfe and his House Psa 116.1 I loue the LORD dearlie sayth the Prophet David And O LORD I haue loued the Habitation of thine House Psal 26.8 and the place where thine Honour dwelleth And againe Psal 27.4 One thing haue I craued of the LORD that I will require That I may dwell in the House of the LORD all the dayes of my life to beholde the Beautie of the LORD and to visit his Temple Reade the fourescore eight Psalme which beginneth O LORD of Hostes how amiable are thy Tabernacles and reade it vnto the ende and yee shall perceiue howe well David loued the LORDES House Which manifestlie argueth that these vngodlie Atheistes and faythlesse Papistes who refuse GODS publicke House but at some superstitious times haue no loue of GOD in their heartes Farther yee shall trie the loue of GOD which yee haue in your heart by the loue that you carrie towardes your Neighbours 4. The loue of the Brethren the Brethren and Members of CHRIST For howe can yee loue the invisible GOD the Father 1. Ioh. 4.20 whom yee see not if yee loue not his Children whom yee see David sayeth that hee was a Companion vnto all them that feared the LORD Psal 119.63 as also hee hated all those that hated the LORD And finallie 5. The hatred of sinne if yee would trie whether yee loue the LORD truelie and whether or not yee haue the second Locke of Haire on your head then see how yee are affected towardes euerie sinne Psa 97.10 For hee that loueth the LORD hateth all euill So that of necessitie wee must hate all kinde of sinnes both in our selues and in all others And now by these markes yee may trie whether yee haue the true loue of GOD in your heartes or not THE THIRD LOCKE The feare of God THIS may seeme strange that wee must both loue and feare GOD when as the Apostle sayeth 1 Ioh. 4 18 that perfect Loue chaseth away Feare But ye must vnderstand that there is both a slauish feare and a childish feare the Slaue feareth for paine the Childe out of loue feareth to offende Childish feare so that the greater loue there is there is also the greater feare to offende him whome thou louest But because men may deceiue themselues concerning this Feare of GOD I shall heere God willing giue you a briefe Rule which can verie hardlie ●ayle NOTA. Bee af ayde to offende God in the smallest thoughts Pro. 28.14 that is If thou makest conscience and fearest to offende GOD in the smallest thought of thine heart For hee that is afrayd to offend in lesser things will he not be more loath to offend in greater matters as is sayde Blessed is hee that feareth continuallie But alace wee may say with Abraham that the seare of GOD is not in this place Genes 20.11 For if the feare of GOD were in your heartes it would bee a Bridle to restraine you from euerie euill althoug there were neyther King Law nor Iustice But if it bee an externall Feare which stayeth you from doing euill then yee lacke the third Locke of Samsons Haire THE FOVRTH LOCKE Obedience to God THIS Obedience to GOD is the first fruite of the former three for Abrahams fayth was knowne by his obedience Genes 12.4 and 22.16 in leaving his natiue Countrey and sacrificing ●is sonne If yee loue mee Ioh. 14.21 sayeth CHRIST keepe my Commandementes This Obedience is not onlie in doing Obedience actiue and passiue but also in suffering for him As CHRIST was obedient to the death of the Crosse so wee must learne of him obediently to suffer for his Names sake whensoeuer wee are called therevnto 1. Sam. 15.22 This obedience is better than Sacrifice and disobedience is like the sinne of Witch-craft and Idolatrie But to trie thine Obedience whether it bee true yee shall marke these three thinges in it Markes of true obedience 1. Material pointes and substantial Mat. 15.9 First let vs beware that in euery part of GODS worship which is materiall wee haue a warrand out of his worde or else wee worship GOD in vaine following for Doctrine the Traditions of men If it bee circumstantiall as concerning Times Places Behauiours Habites c. see that they be not against the materiall grounds and that they import no superstition nor profanitie and then it is obedience For hee that is not against vs is with vs. But if they bee Idolatrous Impious or Scandalous they ought not to bee obeyed lest wee should obey Men rather than GOD. Next that our obedience bee free and without compulsion 2. Free obedience For GOD loueth not