io6 The Gofpel of the perfonal Types. Work by ; yet the Spirit of the Lord coming upon him, what flaugh- ter Both he make ! Yudg. 1 s. 14, r 5. So Chrift by the Feolifhnefs of Preaching, through the Power ofhis Spirit, fubdues and overcomes the Souls of Men unto himfelf, and flays the Enmity. 4. A fourth Analogy between Chrift and Samfon is, in his Sufferings, and the Vtliorioufilefs thereof againft his Enemies, efpecially his Death. I fay Samfon was made like unto the Son of God, in regard of his Suf- ferings fromhis Enemies. Some have fummedthem up briefly thus. They were both fold for Money, under pretence of Love, appre hended by their Enemies, led away bound, brought forth at a great Feaft, blinded, (Chrift was blindfolded) fcorned, faffned to a Poft, offered themfelves willingly to Death, died amongft wicked Men, and thereby deftroyed the Power of the Church's Enemies. And as there were many Circutnftances in Samfon's Death, which did evidently prefigure what befel the Antitype So let me delire you to take Notice of thefe three. 1. That it was voluntary : So Chrift, no Man taketh it from me, John to. 18. 1 lay it down ofmy Pelf. 2. That it was by his Enemies, not a natural Death, but a violent fo was Chrift's. 3. That hs was villorious in his Death, he did fuffer, and conquer; yea he conquered in and by hisSuf Brings : He flew more at his Death, than in his Life, Judg. 16. 3o. So Chrifi by his Death gave the molt deadly blow to Satan's King- dom, Col. 2. do his Death he fpoiled Principalities andPowers. This was prophelied of by yacob, Gen. 49. 16, 17, t 8. Samfon was a Serpent by the way, to thePhiliftines, in the Foxes ; and in the Jaw-bone of an Afs ; and the Pillars ofthe Houfe are compared by fome to the Heels of the Horfe, whereupon three thoufand of the Philiftines rode and fell back- wards. And 1 bave waited for thy Salvation faith Yacob, that is, for. Cbrijt, whom in the Spirit ofProphetic, he faw afar off: And as Samfon when he was in .4zzah, when the Philiflines thought they had him fure enough, rofe at midnight, Yudg. 16. 3. So when the Enemies thought they had Chrift fure enough, he arofe in his might, carried away the Gatesand Bars of Death' and broke theBonds. ofit, Rom. t. 4.. Albs 2. 24. David : That he was a Type appears by this, that Chrift is called by his Name, Hof 3. 5. Ez.ek. 34. 23, 24, My Servant David jhaU reign over them forevermore. Samfonbegan, David went on with the Work. see the Analogy between David and Cbrift in thefe four particulars. I. He s,.... ..w
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