A26905:135
The crucifying of the world
The crucifying of the world by the cross of Christ with a preface to the nobles, gentlemen, and all the rich, directing them how they may be richer / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed by R. W. for Nevill Simmons, 1658
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
THE CONTENTS.
The Text opened: Doctrines deduced: and Method propounded. pag. 1. to 5 What is not this Crucifying of the world: by way of Caution to avoid extremes, Sect. 2. p. 5 In what respects the world must be Crucified to us: 1. As the creature would be mans felicity, or any part of it, Sect. 3. p. 10 2. As it is set in competition with God, or in the least degree of coordination with him, p. 11. 3. As it standeth at enmity to God and his ways. 4. As it is the matter of our flesh pleasing and fuel of concupiscence. 5. As an Independent or separated good, without its due Relations to God. p. 14. 15 Eph. 2. 12. Psal. 39. 6. & 73. 20. considered, p. 18, 19 The different successes of sanctified and unsanctified studies and knowledge, p. 17, 21 ⟨image 36⟩The creatures Aptitude to tempt us is inseparable, p. 22 Wherein the world's Crucifixion consisteth as to our acts? We must use the world as it […] Christ, Sect. 4. p. 24 More particularly, 1. To esteem the world as an enemy to God and us, Sect. 5. p. 31 How this enmity may be apprehended, p. 32 2. A deep habituate apprehension of its worthlessness and insufficiency, p. 33 3. A kind of Annihilation of it to our selves, p. 35 How we must be Crucified to it. The difference between this and Natural Death, Sect. 6. p. 36 1. Our undue Estimation of the world must be Crucified, p. 37 2. And our inordinate cogitations. 3. And affections, p. 39 1. Our Love. 2. Desire. 3. Expectations. 4. Our Delight, p. 43. So in the Irascible, 1. Displacency and hatred, &c. p. 43 4. Our inordinate Seeking and Labour, p. 47 Divers Objections and Questions answered, Sect. 7. p. 48 How the Cross of Christ doth Crucify the world. And 1. How it is done by the Cross as suffered by Christ, Sect. 8. p. 50 2. How by the same Cross believed in and considered, p. 54 3. How by the Cross which we suffer in Obedience and Conformity to Christ, p. 57 The point proved by experience, Sect. 9. p. 59 Reasons of the absolute necessity of being Crucified to the world, and it to us. 1. From Gods interest, which it contradicteth, Sect. 10. p. 60 2. From our own interest, Sect. 11. p. 64 The Uses. 1. To inform us, 1. That it is the use of the Cross of Christ to Crucify the world, Proved. p. 68. How his doctrine doth it, p 72. And his works, p. 73 2. Wherever the Cross of Christ is effectual, the world is Crucified, Sect. 13. p. 74 Use 2.