John Trapp on James 4:7

Verſe 7. Reſiſt the devil] i. e. Worldly and fleſhly luſts ſtirred up by the devil, Epheſ. 4.26. Luſt reſiſted is ſin materially, not formally: for the guilt is done away, in that we do not allow it,M Ca[illegible: 1 letter]e[illegible: 2 letters] of Temp[illegible: 1 letter]. but abhor it, as ſome are of opinion.

And he will flee from you] He is but a coward therefore: for like the Crocodile, if you follow him he fleeth, if you flee from him he followeth you. In all other fights, the firſt encounter is ſharpeſt; but here, eaſieſt: for the old ſerpent having his head bruiſed and cruſhed, cannot now ſo eaſily thruſt in his mortall ſting, unleſſe we dally with him, and ſo lay our ſelves open.