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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

coacted service but a willing Sacrifice And last our obedience must bee in euerie thing 3. Totall that as the Centurion sayde of his servantes I say to one Goe and bee goeth and to another Come and hee commeth Matth. 8.9 c. so must wee without reasoning with flesh and blood simply obey GODS will in euerie thing But because wee are not able to perfect eyther the actiue or the passiue obedience of our selues therefore our Sauiour CHRIST hath done well for vs who hath perfectlie satisfied both the Law and GODS Iustice for our sinnes euen by his owne righteousnesse THE FIFTH LOCKE Mortification of our lusts THIS is the fifth necessarie gift of the holie Spirit of the which th'Apostle saith Colos 3.5 Mortifie therefore your members which are vpon the earth fornication vncleannesse c. And againe hee desireth the Corinthians to keepe themselues from all pollution of the flesh 2. Cor. 7.1 And likewise hee willeth the Galatians not to fulfill the desires of their flesh Gal. 5.16.17 And this is a continuall exercise for so long as wee liue heere on earth our flesh will still rebell against the Spirit therefore must we striue continually to beate downe the corruptions of our vilde and wicked nature Nowe the true triall of Mortification is Triall of Mortification first if it bee vniversall lest that yee resist your flesh in one affection and yeelde vnto it in another As if ye would refuse Papistrie 1. Vniversall and imbrace Sacriledge Iudg. 15.15 16.4 1. Sam. 15.9 fight against the Philistims and play the Harlot with Dalilah kill the poore Agagits and the leane Cattell tell and spare the King and his fatte Beastes aliue So yee will entertaine a sinne which is pleasant and profitable for you and thinke to cast off the rest No no make no division I beseech you in this slaughter of sinne but cut it whollie downe and pull it vp by the rootes that all its branches may perish Bee not onelie an enemie vnto one sinne but vnto all lest that one sinne beeing left aliue and nourished without repentance it openeth the doore vnto all the rest Next if yee humble your bodie and chastise your flesh without hypocrisie and desire of vaine glorie 2. Without hypocrisie without superstition and without anie pryde and a vaine opinion of merite For what will thy sillie Sufferinges Pilgrimages Fastinges and Abstinences availe thee before GOD for Hee delighteth not in the torture and tormenting of mens flesh neyther doeth His Kingdome consist in Meate or Drinke but Hee requireth of vs a perpetuall mortification and sanctification and not that we should take libertie to sinne vnder hope of Pardon and thinke to acquite our selues by doing of Pennance But let vs continuallie studie to mortifie and subdue our vilde lustes and affections purting our whole trust confidence in the mercies of GOD and merites of CHRIST our Saviour THE SIXTH LOCKE Prayer and Prayses THE sixth Locke is PRAYER and PRAYSES which are the life of Religion for either we lacke some things for which wee must pray vnto God or haue receiued some for which wee ought to bee thankfull So all our life time that is euery day euery night yea euerie houre and moment wee must pray 1. Thes 5.17 Pray continually sayth the Apostle But our Prayer must not onlie bee verball for wordes serue more for men than for God Our Prayer must bee mentall Prayer mentall Exod. 32.10 as God is a Spirit and heard Moses crie although hee vttered no words Let vs not bind our selues vnto words as manie doe but as our necessitie increaseth so let vs powre out our heart vnto God Reuerent in prayer But aboue all thinges let vs speake reuerentlie vnto God and consider with what Majestie wee haue to doe and as hee is the most excellent Majestie so we should dresse and compose our speaches and drawe in our wandering affections and cogitations that our Prayers bee not turned into sinne and that hee cast not backe the dongue of our sacrifices vpon our faces for the Lord abhors the sacrifices of fooles lest our Prayer which is the Key to open the Heauens become a Barre to shut them vpon vs. Pray in fayth Let vs pray also in faith perswading our selues that the Lord heareth vs and will grant vs all thinges which are necessarie and expedient for vs. Let vs pray ardentlie and earnestlie not fainting in prayer Luke 18.5 following the importunate widow Let vs not prescribe times vnto him nor grudge against him limiting the holie One of Israel No prescription of time but attende patiently his Majesties good pleasure for hee is faythfull who hath promised As also let vs prayse him chearfullie and rejoyce in him with all Hymnes and Psalmes and Spirituall Songs with grace in our hearts THE SEVENTH LOCKE Constancie to the ende ALl these former graces of the Spirit are beginning and accompanying graces Constancie a finishing grace but this gift of Cōstancie is a perfecting grace crowning all the rest whervnto the Apostle manie times exhorteth the Churches 2 Tim. 4.10 complaineth of the back sliding of manie with Demas who imbraced this present world of whom he spake weeping that they were enemies to the Crosse of Christ Phil. 3.18 Our Sauiour sayth He that perseuereth vnto the ende shal be saued Matth. 24 13.29 and it is prophesied that those who seemed to be stars shall fall frō Heauen Let vs therefore craue of God Qui dat velle perficere who both giueth vs to will and to perfect that he may after we haue suffered a little make vs perperfect confirme 1. Peter 5.10 strengthen and establish vs. The conspiracie of the Princes of the Philistims against Samson WE haue heard alreadie the extraordinarie graces strength which was in Samson and now wee shall take a view also of the extraordinarie temptations of his enemies whereby they rob and spoyle him of the same by the which we may learne that the greater gifts of God men haue Greatest gifts greatest temptations they shall looke for the greater temptations God hath not giuen vs Armour to roust or hing or lie beside vs but that we should vse them Therefore let no man brag in his gift for when it is tried our weaknesse will be also tried Next the Philistims were not able to withstand Samson by their strength Satan preuailes more by policie than power but they circumuene him by their policie and craftie dealing The Deuill is both a Lyon and a Serpent yet he preuaileth more by his craftinesse than by his crueltie A Lyon is heard when he roareth afarre off and is eschewed but a Serpent commeth creeping softlie and whistling and poysoneth vs craftily O the deepnesse of Satan beware of him and of his sleights Genes 3.1 He came not to Eua in the shape of a Lyon but of a Serpēt Therefore let vs