.The ifijlor)' ofSA·'J-1 PS0 N. 3~ 7 Re fears ; and now the.terribie alarmes Of.fin do call him from th' unlawful1trms · · • An'<\lips of his Iuturious Concubine ; Eids him ari(e fro~ ?alliance, and refigne . The pfurpatlOJ;:l ot hts lukewarm place .. To fome new finner, whofe lef~ dangerous cafe May lend _more Ieifure to fo foul a deed: . ( Sampfon with greater and unwonted fpeed · . ~eaps from his wonted bed ; his fears do pref~ More hafte to cloath, than lufi did toundrefs; He makes rio rarriance, but with win~ed hafie; Befl:rides the fireet; and .to the ga~she pafi, 'f\nd through the artn.ed troups he made his way.J Bears gates, .and bars, and pillars,all away; So fcap 'd the rage of the Philiftian band, · . That fti11111ufl owe his ruine to their land. · Meditat. 19· - lf_J Ow weak, at fir6ngeft, is po6,r fiefu andblood ! f-·~ Sampfon, the greamefs ofwhofe power withft oocl A littleworld ofarmed men, with dea_rh, Mufi now be foyled with a womans breath: The mother fometimes lets her Infant fall, To make it hold the furer by the wall: God lets hs fervant often go amifs, 'that he may turn and fee how weak he is; David that found an overfiowing meafure Of he~~ens high favours, and as gr€'at.a treafure . Of favi ng grace, and portion of the Spirit, As iiefh and b!ood was able to inherit, Mufi have a fall to exercife his fears, · Andmakehimdrown his refl:Iefs couch with tears: Ylife SGlomon, t.vithinwhofe heart was planed '--\ A fruitful -flock of heavenly wifdom~Wanted • · z N&t
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