Fw: [Milton-L] Reading Samson Agonistes

[Carol Barton]

Sorry--cut off in mid-sentence again--


> Jim, reading your most recent post: I think you still have to factor in 
> patience, fortitude, and--above all--"Love the Lord thy God with all thy 
> heart, with all thy strength, and with all thy might."
>
Isn't that what Samson's doing--literally--when not knowing what he's
 supposed to do at the pillars until the moment that he does it--he follows
 God's will rather than his own? Like Jesus, he's aware that "of his days, 
this may be the last," but not how; he's not going to the Temple of Dagon 
for the premeditated purpose of pulling the pillars down at that point, just 
going where he knows God wants him to go--and if it costs him his life to do 
God's bidding, so be it. Surely, he deserves some credit for that, even by 
our (NT) accounting?

Best,

Carol Barton