Bartas Iunior: or, The worlds epitome; man Set forth in his 1. generation, 2. degeneration, 3. regeneration.

HISTORY SAMPSON.

VVHat God doth promise, he will sure perform In the full time. When Israel as a worme Is trod upon, then Manoahs Comforter Though barren beares them a Deliverer. Now is their Bondage with the Philistins No whit so during, as their lordly Sinnes: Nor can their Sinnes oblitterate his Favour, That gave his Sonne, sent Sampson for a Saviour. An Angel brings the tidings of his Birth, (Or else the God of Angels treads on Earth:) Shap'd as a Man in our Humanity, Angel in Place, God in Authority. Sampson doth grow in Stature, Strength, and than The Spirit moves him in the Campe of Dan Tweene Zorah and Eshtaol, bids him arise And goe to Timnath for new Enterprise. The Nazarite obeyeth. Seekes a Wife: A Lyon comes against him for his Life: He rents him as a Kid immediatly, There, Sweetnesse findes, in Her Disloyalty. He slayeth thirty Philistins for spoyle, Destroyes their growing Corne upon the Soyle, Their standing Stocks, the Vineyards by the same; For which the Timnite, with his House doth flame: But Sampson well repayes their cruelty, And smites them Hip and Thigh abundantly. Goes to Rocke Etam. They invade the Land, Sampson is bound, betrayed to their hand;

He breaks the bands, discomforts all their host; He slayes a thousand with a Bone, doth bost: He thirsteth, fainteth, prayeth, doth obtaine, And from the Bone, Water doth flow amaine: He drinketh of the Rocke, (for Christ was by) The Substance will not let the Shadow dye. He speeds to Gaza; seeth Dalila; Hazards his Life; beareth the Gates away: He doteth, she betrayes, his Lockes are cut; His strength doth faile; he to the Mill is put: His Eyes thrust out: conducted to the Court To be their laughin stocke, the Vulgers sport: He prayeth to his God; strength comes againe: He plucketh downe the House, and all are slaine. Thus dyed their Conquerour, whom they resigne, Now being dead, Iudah must be the Signe. OLD men of Iudah, you doe represent New Caiphas, the Roman President; Who did betray, deliver Christ your Saviour, As you did Sampson, for Philistins favour: But they for Malice: He had broke his bands, Escap'd you all; had not Love bound his hands And made him sicke with Love: that he must die: And equall Sampson in Analogie.

Notes

• Iudg. 13.
• Verse 1.
• Iudg. 13, ••
• Verse 25. Iudg: 14.••
• Verse 1.
• 5.
• 6.
• 9••.
• 10.
• Iud g: 15
• 6.
• Vers•• 8.9, 1••
• 14.
• 15.
• 18.
• 19
• Chap: 16, 2 Verse 2.
• 17.
• 20.
• 21.
• 25.
• 28
• 30
• ••udg: 15.23
• 1 Ioh: 4.9