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samson_n himself_o tell_v his_o minion_n all_o his_o heart_n be_v besot_v and_o almost_o bewitch_v with_o her_o love_n and_o say_v unto_o she_o there_o have_v not_o come_v a_o razor_n upon_o my_o head_n for_o i_o have_v be_v a_o nazarite_n unto_o god_n from_o my_o mother_n womb_n and_o touch_v samuel_n his_o mother_n set_v he_o apart_o to_o this_o vow_n and_o say_v before_o he_o be_v bear_v â—_o 1_o sam_n 1._o â—_o i_o will_v give_v he_o unto_o the_o lord_n all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n and_o there_o shall_v no_o razor_n come_v upon_o his_o head_n in_o this_o number_n we_o may_v after_o a_o sort_n range_v the_o rechabite_v mention_v in_o jeremy_n chap._n 35.6_o who_o though_o they_o have_v wine_n set_v before_o they_o and_o be_v bid_v to_o drink_v yet_o they_o answer_v we_o will_v drink_v no_o wine_n for_o jonadab_n the_o son_n of_o rechab_n our_o father_n command_v we_o say_v you_o shall_v drink_v no_o wine_n neither_o you_o nor_o your_o son_n for_o ever_o now_o this_o be_v one_o part_n of_o the_o vow_n of_o the_o nazarite_n and_o therefore_o we_o may_v account_v they_o a_o kind_n of_o nazarites_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n we_o see_v the_o like_a in_o john_n the_o baptist_n luk._n 1.15_o where_o the_o angel_n forretel_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v great_a and_o shall_v drink_v neither_o wine_n nor_o strong_a drink_n and_o he_o shall_v be_v fill_v with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n from_o his_o mother_n womb_n but_o these_o be_v not_o altogether_o the_o nazarite_n here_o speak_v off_o let_v we_o therefore_o come_v to_o the_o vow_n here_o mention_v and_o consider_v from_o hence_o â—ctise_v doctrine_n â—ng_v the_o â—es_n the_o of_o the_o â—arite_n be_v â—e_a and_o â—ctise_v that_o among_o the_o jew_n the_o vow_n of_o the_o nazarite_n be_v allow_v and_o approve_v of_o god_n use_v and_o practise_v of_o that_o people_n this_o do_v amos_n confirm_v unto_o we_o chap._n 2.11.12_o i_o raise_v up_o of_o your_o son_n for_o prophet_n and_o of_o your_o young_a man_n for_o 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