A10933:2086
A commentary upon the whole book of Judges Preached first and delivered in sundry…A commentary vpon the vvhole booke of Iudges Preached first and deliuered in sundrie…
A commentary upon the whole book of Judges Preached first and delivered in sundry lectures; since collected, and diligently perused, and now published. For the benefit generally of all such as desire to grow in faith and repentance, and especially of them, who would more clearly understand and make use of the worthy examples of the saints, recorded in divine history. Penned by Richard Rogers preacher of Gods word at Wethersfield in Essex.A commentary vpon the vvhole booke of Iudges Preached first and deliuered in sundrie lectures; since collected, and diligently perused, and now published. For the benefit generally of all such as desire to grow in faith and repentance, and especially of them, who would more cleerely vnderstand and make vse of the worthie examples of the saints, recorded in diuine history. Penned by Richard Rogers preacher of Gods word at Wethersfield in Essex.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Thomas Man, 1615
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Samson in this third attempt, was so far off from giving her over, having twice tried that she sought his life and utter undoing, that yet he answers 1her the third time; such was his effeminate sottishness: so that howsoever he thought still to conceal the secret from her, and to keep himself free from uttering it, even as before thitherto he had done; yet he began now in this third attempt, to slide and slip in further, and to stagger as a drunken man, little considering what he did. For he was tampering about his locks now before he told her the very thing that she asked, and so came nearer to the bewraying and uttering that which she sought of him: as if he could hardly conceal it from her; saying to her, that if his locks were fastened to the threads of the woof with a pin, he should be weakened, and be as another man. And she, thinking indeed that he came now more near the very point, seeing he spake of his locks; she by and by made trial of his words, and having done so, she called the Philistines again to set upon him; but as yet he held back from yielding to her, and once more withstood and deceived her, although he had much ado (as we see) to keep it from her.
Samson in this third attempt, was so far off from giuing her ouer, hauing twice tryed that she sought his life and vtter vndoing, that yet hee answeres 1her the third time; such was his effeminate sottishnesse: so that howsoeuer hee thought still to conceale the secret from her, and to keepe himselfe free from vttering it, euen as before thitherto he had done; yet hee began now in this third attempt, to slide and slip in further, and to stagger as a drunken man, little considering what he did. For hee was tampering about his lockes now before he told her the very thing that she asked, and so came neerer to the bewraying and vttering that which shee sought of him: as if hee could hardly conceale it from her; saying to her, that if his lockes were fastened to the threeds of the woofe with a pin, hee should be weakened, and be as another man. And she, thinking indeed that hee came now more neere the very point, seeing he spake of his lockes; she by and by made triall of his words, and hauing done so, she called the Philistims againe to set vpon him; but as yet hee held backe from yeelding to her, and once more withstood and deceiued her, although hee had much adoe (as we see) to keepe it from her.