Matthew Poole and continuators on 1 Peter 5:8

8 Be sober , be vigilant , because your adversary the devil , as a roaring lyon walketh about seeking whom he may devour .

See chap. 1.13. and 4.7. q. d. ye have to do with a mad Enemy, a raging Devil; ye had need your selves be sober; not only in Meats and Drinks, &c. but as to the cares of this Life, and whatsoever it is that is apt to intoxicate your minds, and expose you to him.

Spiritually watchful, and circumspect, careful of your Salvation, and aware of Satan's Snares and Temptations, Matth. 24.42. and 25.13. and 26.41. and 1 Thess. 5.6.

Or, that Adversary of yours; he that contends with you, is Plaintiff against you, Matth. 5.25. Luke 12.58. It answers to the Hebrew word Satan, Zach. 3.1.

Your Accuser, he that maligns you, calumniates you, informs against you, he is so called, Matth. 4.1. and 13.39. and elsewhere, because of his accusing God to Men, Gen. 3.4, 5. and Men to God, Io[illegible: 1 letter] 1.7. and 2.2. Rev. 12.10. as well as each to other, Ioh. 8.44.

i. e. Strong, Fierce, Cruel, especially when Hungry, and seeking his Prey, and roaring after it.

Is diligent and restless in his attempts, either by circumventing or faulting you, see Io[illegible: 1 letter] 1.7.

Not lightly hurt, but swallow up, and utterly destroy, by himself or his Instruments.

Marginal references: Luke 21.36.