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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.
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] [〈non-Latin alphabet〉] 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 reproached Christ when they had smote him, and tauntingly bid him, Prophesy who smote him. And the world and all the Idols of it deserve no better of us, when they will usurp the place of God; and we may well scorn such a God as Elijah did Baal, and as God useth to do by the Idols of the heathen. Fine gods indeed, that can neither save themselves nor us.