A practical commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and uses upon the first…A practicall commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and vses upon the first…

Reas. 1. Why Satan chiefly sets upon young men, it is from the vigour of their nature and parts which God gives them, their courage, their strength, and fervency; therefore Satan strives to draw them on, and he knows, that if they get loose from him, they will do him least and do God most service, more than either old men or Children; therefore he strives chiefly to draw them on; indeed God sometimes makes use of the weakest, but Satan always makes use of the stirring, quickest spirits among men.

Reas. 1. Why Satan chiefly sets upon young men, it is from the vigour of their nature and parts which God gives them, their courage, their strength, and fervency; therefore Satan strives to draw them on, and he knows, that if they get loose from him, they will doe him least and doe God most service, more than either old men or Children; therefore he strives chiefly to draw them on; indeed God sometimes makes use of the weakest, but Satan alwayes makes use of the stirring, quickest spirits among men.

2. Because he hath most advantage to surprise them; no age so subject to temptation, 2 Tim. 2.22. Fly youthful lusts, yet he was not more subject to lusts than others, nay, he was of a weak abstemious nature, 1 Tim. 5.23. yet Paul charges him to take heed of youthful lusts; if such a weak abstemious nature was subject to youthful lusts, then it implies, that no age is so subject to be led into lusts, as youth.

2. Because he hath most advantage to surprize them; no age so subject to temptation, 2 Tim. 2.22. Fly youthfull lusts, yet he was not more subj•ct to lusts than others, nay, he was of a weak abstemious natu•e,