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The Whole Treatise of the Cases of Conscience
The whole treatise of the cases of conscience distinguished into three books: the first whereof is revised and corrected in sundry places, and the other two annexed. Taught and delivered by M. W. Perkins in his holy-day lectures, carefully examined by his own briefs, and now published together for the common good, by T. Pickering Bachelor of Divinity. Whereunto is adjoined a twofold table: one of the heads and number of the questions propounded and resolved; another of the principal texts of Scripture which are either explained, or vindicated from corrupt interpretation.The whole treatise of the cases of conscience distinguished into three bookes: the first whereof is revised and corrected in sundrie places, and the other two annexed. Taught and deliuered by M. W. Perkins in his holy-day lectures, carefully examined by his owne briefes, and now published together for the common good, by T. Pickering Bachelour of Diuinitie. Whereunto is adioyned a twofold table: one of the heads and number of the questions propounded and resolued; another of the principall texts of Scripture vvhich are either explaned, or vindicated from corrupt interpretation.
Cambridge: printed by John Legat, 1606Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legat, 1606
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The eleventh Allegation. Judg. 16. 29. The 1Atheists make a mock at the history of Sampson, as fabulous, where it is said, that all the Philistines came together in one house, to make sport with him, and on the roof ⟨p. 246⟩sate about 3000 persons to behold him while he played, and yet there were but two pillars whereupon the whole house stood, and those also standing in the midst so near together that a man might reach them both with his arms. This, say they, is most absurd and impossible.
The eleuenth Allegation. Iudg. 16. 29. The 1Atheists make a mocke at the historie of Sampson, as fabulous, where it is said, that all the Philistims came together in one house, to make sport with him, and on the roofe ⟨p. 246⟩sate about 3000 persons to beholde him while he plaied, and yet there were but two pillars whereupon the whole house stood, and those also standing in the midst so neere together that a man might reach them both with his armes. This, say they, is most absurd and impossible.
- 1Object. 11.Obiect. 11.
Ans. Although the full resolution of this cavil, belongs to them that have skill in Architecture; yet thus much may be said in way of answer: That the house might be capable of so many persons, and they also that stood above might well see and behold Sampson. For first, the whole house was not sustained by two pillars only, but by many more, whereof two were the principal. For in likelihood the middle part whereon the whole building was knit together, from the bottom to the top, being the weightiest of all, was supported by two master-pillars. The other which was more outward, and less weighty might be upholden by lesser props, which Artificers in that kind call by the name of false-pillars. Hence it appeareth, that the two main ones standing so nigh together, being shaken, the whole