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…

2. A Young-man may not only put him to flight, but he may also spoil Satan, that is, he may take advantage by his assaults, to grow more wary, more holy, more obedient, more fruitful, and so he spoils Satan; if a Christian enrich his spirit by the temptations he meets with, he makes a spoil of Satan; the riches of the Soldier is the spoil of the Enemy: when young men stand fast, and make a spoil of Satan, and grow more humble, and meek, and obedient, they shall so much the more overcome Satan; Job was strongly tempted by Satan to blaspheme God, but yet he stands fast, and not only so, but takes occasion to bless God, Job 1.21. so when Satan tempts him by his wife, see how he answers, Job 2.10. Michal tempts David by deriding him, when he danced before the Ark, but he grew more zealous by it, 2 Sam. 6.20, 21. so John 3.26. They would have stirred up John to emulate Christ, but that stirred him up to magnify him more than ever he did before, and give the most honourable Testimony of him.

2. A Young-man may not onely put him to flight, but he may also spoyl Satan, that is, he may take advantage by his assaults, to grow more wary, more holy, more obedient, more fruitfull, and so he spoils Satan; if a Christian enrich his spirit by the temptations he meets with, he makes a spoile of Satan; the riches of the Souldier is the spoil of the Enemy: when young men stand fast, and make a spoil of Satan, and grow more humble, and meek, and obedient, they shall so much the more overcome Satan; Job was strongly tempted by Satan to blaspheme God, but yet he stands fast, and not onely so, but takes occasion to blesse God, Job 1.21. so when Satan tempts him by his wife, see how he answers, Job 2.10. Michal tempts David by deriding him, when he danced before the Ark, but he grew more zealous by it, 2 Sam. 6.20, 21. so