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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
The Crucifying of the world, BY The Cross of CHRIST. › Part 1 › Section 1
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 words contain Pauls renouncing the carnal disposition and practise of the false Apostles, and his professed Resolution of the contrary. Where you have, 1. The terms of Detestation and Renunciation [God forbid] or, [be it far from me.] 2. The thing• Detested and Renounced, viz. To glory in any thing save the Cross of Christ. His own positive profession containeth, 1. His Resolution to Glory in the Cross of Christ. 2. The effects of the Cross of Christ upon his soul; which being contrary to the disposition, and doctrine, and endeavour of the false Teachers, is added as a Reason of his abhorring their ways, and as the ground and principle of his contrary course. [Hereby the world was crucified to him, and he to the world.]
The words contain Pauls renouncing the carnal disposition and practise of the false Apostles, and his professed Resolution of the contrary. Where you have, 1. The terms of Detestation and Renunciation [God forbid] or, [be it far from me.] 2. The thing• Detested and Renounced, viz. To glory in any thing save the Cross of Christ. His own positive profession containeth, 1. His Resolution to Glory in the Cross of Christ. 2. The effects of the Cross of Christ upon his soul; which being contrary to the disposition, and doctrine, and endeavour of the false Teachers, is added as a Reason of his abhorring their waies, and as the ground and principle of his contrary course. [Hereby the world was crucified to him, and he to the world.]
The difficulties in the words being not great, I shall take leave to be the briefer in their explication. The verb [Greek or Hebrew] signifieth not only external bo•sting, but first internal confidence and acquiescence. By [the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ] we are to understand both his Cross as suffered by him, and as considered by us, and as imitated by us, or the Cross we suffer in conformity to him: For I see no reason to take it in a more restrained sense.
The difficulties in the words being not great, I shall take leave to be the briefer in their explication. The verb signifieth not only externall bosting, but first internall confidence and acquiescence. By [the Cross of our Lord Iesus Christ] we are to understand both his Cross as suffered by him, and as considered by us, and as imitated by us, or the Cross we suffer in conformity to him: For I see no reason to take it in a more restrained sense.