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 He not only holds his own, but he resists his enemies, he musters up all the forces he hath to resist the temptations of the world. Jam. 4.7. Resist the devil, and he will fly from you. Stand out against a temptation, and you overcome it. Joseph being tempted by his Mistress, he takes into his hands for his weapons Gods commandments, and his Masters kindness, Gen. 39.7, 8, 9. That that would be a dishonour to God, and an injury to his Master, and so he overcame the temptation.

2 He not onely holds his own, but he resists his enemies, he musters up all the forces he hath to resist the temptations of the world. Jam. 4.7. Resist the devill, and he will fly from you. Stand out against a temptation, and you overcome it. Joseph being tempted by his Mistris, he takes into his hands for his weapons Gods commandements, and his Masters kindnesse, Gen. 39.7, 8, 9. That that would be a dishonour to God, and an injury to his Master, and so he overcame the temptation.

3. To overcome a temptation, is to make a good use of every temptation, and to get ground by it, that the more he is invited by a temptation the more earnest he is against it, and the more forward in his Christian course. When Michael reproved David for his unseemly dancing (as she thought) Why, saith he, I will be yet more vile. Whereas her temptation was fetched from his disgrace; why, he would bear more such disgrace: So when Johns Disciples stirred him up to emulation against Christ, that he carried away all the applause of the people after him. What saith John, He must increase, and I must decrease. He is the Bridegroom, and I but his friend. And it is my joy and ⟨p. 354⟩