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Jdg_16:1 Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her.
Ver. 1. Then went Samson to Gaza.] Not by a call from God, but of his own mind, as some think, presuming upon his strength, and therefore justly deserted and foiled. Or if by some weighty occasion, as others hold, yet not purposely to see and have this harlot; for that had been to "make provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof," {Rom_13:14} which scarce befalleth a godly man to do. But accidentally casting his eyes upon this Circe, he was enchanted by her, finding her fair face to be like a glass, wherein, while larks gaze, they are taken in a day-net.
“ Quid facies faciem Veneris cum veneris ante!
Non sedeas, sed eas: non pereas per eas. ”
And went in unto her.] Carried away by human infirmity, forgetting God and his high calling, this Iudex et Senex falleth into the foul sin of fornication.
“ Laenam non potuit, potuit superare leaenam:
Quem fera non potuit vincere, vicit hera. ”