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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

Samfons fourth punishment Iudg. 16.25 Now Samsons fourth punishment is OPEN SHAME wherein wee may obserue the just recompense of Samson in euery thing his lustfull eyes are pulled out the abuse of his liberty is turned to bonds his slauery to sinne is turned to the slauery of his flesh now last his dishonour to God God recompenseth Samson justly in all his punishments 2. Sam. 12.14 turneth to his open shame For as the Lord will honour them who honour him so hee will dishonour them who dishonour his glorious Name Samson made Gods Name to be euil spekē of as Dauid did before the Heathen slandered his profession now he is made a publike spectacle before the eyes of Gods enemies Let no man think those pure in their professiō that cry The Temple of the Lord Ier. 7.4 the tēple of the Lord if they denle their body which is the true Temple of God Fie and fie again vpon the swinish life of the professors of the Euangel of Christ for the Ethniks who made more conscience in their honest behauiour Turks Iewes and Papists shal condemne them and it shal bee easier for them at the Great Day than to such who brag of their puritie in religiō yet they liue in a shameles impuritie of life witnessing to all the worlde Titus 1.16 that they confesse Christ with their mouth and denie him in their workes shewing themselues to be hypocrites prepared for vtter darknesse But let no man misconstruct the children of God as though hee had casten off those whom he brings to be publik examples to the world vpon open scaffolds or such like For God therby will proclaim that he will not countenance those sinnes in his children God punisheth the sinnes of his owne children here more rigorouslie than hee doeth the wickeds 1. Cor. 4.9 which hee will punish in the reprobate albeit hee chastise the one while hee plague the other Yea I reade in all the Scriptures that externallie God dealeth more rigorouslie with his own than with his aduersaries Christ was made a publike spectacle to the world and Paul saieth Wee are made a publike gazing stocke to man and Angels but we differ in that wee are made spectacles for our own sinnes hee was made a spectacle for vs. And if it please God to bring vs to bee open martyrs so spectacles to the world let vs see it bee for the Lordes cause as Samson did for Causa non mors facit martyrem the cause not the death maketh a martyr Here is the goodnes of God that he might haue punished Samson by this shame for his sinne Nota. and yet he turneth it vnto his owne glorie and maketh him suffer for his cause Samsons Triumph IT is true which is spokē by the Spirit Weeping may be at euening Psal 30.5 but joye cōmeth in the morning and that which our Sauiour saieth Matt. 5.4 Blessed are they that mourne for they shall receiue consolation for this Tragoedie of Samsons life endeth with a joyfull plauditie with the deliuerie of the Church from her enemies and his owne deliuerie from sinne and shame But first let vs obserue Mans greatest necessitie is Gods chiefest oportunitie that when Samson is farthest dejected and brought to the last and greatest point of disgrace then the Lord commeth and it is his proper time when hee worketh which is contrary to the doeings of men for when wee see anie exalted to the toppe of their honour then all men bow their knee to Haman Hester 3.2 and 5.14 6.1 c. but when the Gallows is set vp for Mordicai sentence giuen out against the Iewes then commeth the Saluation of God for when Ionas said Ionas 2.4 I am cast out of thy sight then his eyes were toward his holy place The necessitie of Iob was the oportunitie of God Iob 42.10 for being depriued of al worldly comfort his wife children friends seruants c. and all had forsaken him then the Lord commeth and restoreth him to all things David found this same proof and all the Saincts in all ages that in their greatest extremities his strength may be manifested to the world to the glorie of his grace that flesh blood should haue no place of rejoycing in it selfe but giue all glorie to God All men forsooke me sayeth the Apostle 1. Tim. 4.16.17 Iob. 9.35 But the Lord assisted me As the borne blind being casten foorth of the Synagogue by the Pharisies vvas found by Christ so vvhen vvee are rejected by the vvorld the Lord shall find vs. Therefore let this encourage the Church of God at all times and all her members that howsoeuer the Ship of Iesus bee tossed vvith vvaues all the night Matth. 14.24.25 yet in the fourth vvatch the Lord vvill come and rebuke the vvind and the vvaues and make calme the tempests of the Seas and bring peace to Israel Next vve see that vvhen the enemies of the Church cry peace then cōmeth their sudden destructiō The Philistims are triumphing ouer Samson reuiling his God and praising their god Dag●● Iudg. 16.24 that dead monster and in the meane time God bringeth sudden destruction vpon them When the wicked are most secure then commeth destruction Matth. 24.38 As in the first vvorld they vvere eating and drinking marrying and giuing in marriage and the flood came So vvhen the enemies of the Church are in their greatest joy then they are singing vvith the Svvan their ovvne funerall song Thirdlie vve must obserue that God restoreth strength to Samson vvhich he had lost by his ovvne follie As God casteth down so in his owne time he raiseth vp againe vvherein the constancie of God is to bee seene that vvhom God loueth he loueth to the ende Samsons foolishnesse could not prejudge Gods goodnesse So it is certaine that albeit the Lord vvil hide himselfe a little from his Sainctes and abstract his spirituall giftes from them for a season aswell to their owne sence feeling as to the sight of the world Numb 23.19 yet it is impossible that God can repent as man or change his nature who is immutable with him as th' Apostle saith there is no shaddow of changing Iames 1.17 Then let vs take heart euen when wee seeme to bee farthest casten down and that the graces of God are dried vp vpon vs. For the Lord will alwayes be like himselfe and immutable And this is also remarkable that whē the inward graces are restored to the soule Simil. hee recouereth also the strength of his body for as it is in corporal diseases whē the noble affected parts are cured and purged then the exterior partes of the bodie begin to conualesse That same order God keepeth in our spirituall cure saying first Mat. 9.2.5 Thy sinnes are forgiuen thee and then Take vp thy Bed and walke Dauid felt the proofe hereof when he confessed his sinnes and saith And thou tookest away the punishment of my sinnes Psa 32.50 If wee first seeke spirituall Physicke then wee shall find ease in our temporall troubles So let vs labour in all our extremities to seeke first spirituall physicke and reconciliation with our God and then if it please him hee will soone ease vs of our temporall troubles Farther let vs obserue that the external seale of his graces and marke of his Nazareisme which was in Samsons haire is also restored to him before his death So that in whatsoeuer thing sinne had made him deficient now grace makes him sufficient What sinne maketh deficient in vs grace maketh sufficient So the presence of God by his grace is able to supplie all our wantes and losses As for the pulling down of the house It may bee thought that Samson desperatelie ouerthroweth himselfe with the Philistims but it carrieth no reason with it for first he is reckoned Heb. 11.32 in the catalogue of the faithfull captains of Israel Whether Samsō died desperatelie or not who by saith wroght righteousnesse and ouercame Kingdomes which the Spirit of God would not had done if hee had died desperatelie Next God had not restored vnto him his graces after his fall but onlie to vse them to his glorie Thirdlie Samson intended nothing but the destruction of Gods enemies albeit with his own losse whereto he offered himselfe willingly being a Magistrate and hauing power to giue his life for the Saluation of the people The ancient Romans thought it a great honour Mori pro Patria to die for their contrey as Samson doeth here Samson a type of Christ Samson was a figure of Christ who in his life killed many of our Spirituall enemies but in his death hee pulled downe the pillars of Satans Kingdome and ouercame sinne Hell and death that wee may cry nowe O death where is thy sting O Hell 1. Cor. 15.55 where is thy victorie The application of these seuen Lockes Nowe yee haue heard the seuen Lockes of Samson 〈◊〉 ●●●●gorically the seuenfold grac●● of Gods Spir●● bestowed vpon his children which seuen Locks as marks of Christianitie we shold try if we haue them growing in our hearts Next we should learn a caueat by Samsons securitie facilitie lest wee giue place to the Deuill and lest hee spoyle vs of our Spirituall graces Thirdlie by his punishments let vs remember that God will not spare his dearest children if they dishonour his Name And finallie by his recouerie wee haue to praise the goodnesse of God who mixeth his mercies with his Iustice and forgetteth the sinnes of the elect and crowneth them with compassions to his euerlasting glorie to whom be praise and honour for euer and euer Amen FINIS

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