The enemies of Samson were exceedingly anxious to know wherein his great strength lay, that they might accomplish his ruin. It is of no less importance for the Christian to know wherein his great weakness lies, that he may, through the power of God, accomplish the ruin of his spiritual enemies. He is at no loss as to the seat and repository of his strength. He finds that it is only laid up in Christ his vital Head. But he cannot make a right improvement of the life, grace and strength treasured up in Him, till truly acquainted with his own weakness: and this he can only learn, when the Spirit discovers to him the plague of his heart.
John Jamieson — John Jamieson, M.A., Minister of the Gospel, Forfar, Sermons on the Heart: in Two Volumes, Vol. I (Edinburgh: Neill and Company, 1789), Sermon VI, "On the Necessity of Knowing the Plague of the Heart," p. 107
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