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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 4
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 world judged Christ to be a blasphemer and guilty of death, because he said that he was the Son of God, and should sit at his right hand. We must condemn the world of Blasphemous usurpation, that would needs become our God, and usurp the Divine prerogatives and honours.
They spit upon Christ in token of hatred and contempt. And we must as it were spit at the pleasures, and profits, and honours of the world, and manifest our defiance, and hatred, and contempt of them.
They buffeted Christ in manifestation of their malicious enmity. And the world and our flesh must not scape our hands, though our war be but defensive, yet must we offend that we may defend. [So fight I, (saith Paul, 1 Cor. 9. 26, 27.) not at one that beateth the air, (that maketh a show of enmity when there is none, as children in sport, or sencers that have not intent to kill) but I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection; lest that by any means when I have preached to others, I my self should be a cast-away] [[Greek or Hebrew]] The first verb signifieth to buffet and beat black and blew, as we say, Et valid is ictibus subjicere reluctantem, as Beza speaks: and the second verb signifieth, to bring into servitude, or into the state of a servant, which is indeed the very work that we have to do with the flesh, and the world.
They buffeted Christ in manifestation of their malicious enmity. And the world and our flesh must not scape our hands, though our war be but defensive, yet must we offend that we may defend. [So fight I, (saith Paul, 1 Cor. 9. 26, 27.) not at one that beateth the air, (that maketh a shew of enmity when there is none, as children in sport, or sencers that have not intent to kill) but I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection; lest that by any means when I have preached to others, I my self should be a cast-away] [] The first verb signifieth to buffet and beat black and blew, as we say, Et valid is ictibus subjicere reluctantem, as Beza speaks: and the second verb signifieth, to bring into servitude, or into the state of a servant, which is indeed the very work that we have to do with the flesh, and the world.