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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 writ over the head of Christ as the cause of his death [King of the Jews.] And we must write this over the Crucified world, [This is it that would have been our King, and God, and Happiness▪ so let all thine enemies perish O Lord.] We must pierce the very sides of it, and let out its heart-blood. We must nail its hands and feet, the very instruments or means ⟨p. 30⟩by which it executed its deceits. We must give it the Gall and Vinegar of penitent tears, and threatened judgements. The world thus despised and rejected Christ, making him a man of sorrows, and acquainted with our griefs; they hid their faces and esteemed him not, Isa. 53. 3. He had no form or comeliness in their eyes, and when they saw-him, there was no beauty that they should desire him, Vers. 2. So must we despise and reject the world, and hide our faces from it, and not esteem it, disdaining even to look upon its pomp and vanity, and to observe its gaudy alluring dress, or once to regard its enticing charms. We must think it all into a loathsome vanity, till there appear to us no form or comeliness in it, nor any beauty for which we should desire it, and wonder what they can see in it that so far dote upon it; as to part with Christ and salvation to enjoy it.
The world vvritt over the head of Christ as the cause of his death [King of the Iews.] And vve must write this over the Crucified vvorld, [This is it that would have been our King, and God, and Happiness▪ so let all thine enmies perish O Lord.] We must pierce the very sides of it, and let out its heart-blood. We must nail its hands and feet, the very instruments or means ⟨p. 30⟩by vvhich it executed its deceits. We must give it the Gall and Vinegar of penitent tears, and threatned judgements. The vvorld thus despised and rejected Christ, making him a man of sorrows, and acquainted with our griefs; they hid their faces and esteemed him not, Isa. 53. 3. He had no form or comeliness in their eyes, and when they saw-him, there was no beauty that they should desire him, Vers. 2. So must we despise and reject the world, and hide our faces from it, and not esteem it, disdaining even to look upon its pomp and vanity, and to observe its gawdy alluring dress, or once to regard its enticing charms. We must think it all into a loathsom vanity, till there appear to us no form or comeliness in it, nor any beauty for which we should desire it, and wonder what they can see in it that so far dote upon it; as to part with Christ and salvation to enjoy it.