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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 9
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.
SECT. IX.
III. Having thus showed you how the Cross of Christ doth Crucify the world to us, and us to the world, I am next to give you the Proofs of the point, that thus it is with true Believers. But because the Text it self is so plain, and it is so fully proved on the by in what is said already, and I have been somewhat long on the Explication, I shall refer the rest of the Scripture-proofs to the Application, where we shall have further occasion to produce it: And I shall now only add the Argument from experience. To the Saints themselves I need not prove it; for they feel it in their own hearts: In their several measures, they feel in themselves a low esteem of all things in this world, and an high esteem of God in Christ. They would count it an happy exchange to become more poor and afflicted in the world, and to have more of Christ and his Spirit, and of the hopes of a better world: To have more of Gods savour, though ⟨p. 60⟩more of mans displeasure: It is God that they secretly long for, and groan after from day to day! It is God that they must have, or nothing will content them. They can spare you all things else, if they might have him.
III. HAving thus shewed you how the Cross of Christ doth Crucifie the world to us, and us to the world, I am next to give you the Proofs of the point, that thus it is with true Believers. But because the Text it self is so plain, and it is so fully proved on the by in what is said already, and I have been somewhat long on the Explication, I shall refer the rest of the Scripture-proofs to the Application, where we shall have further occasion to produce it: And I shall now only add the Argument from experience. To the Saints themselves I need not prove it; for they feel it in their own hearts: In their several measures, they feel in themselves a low esteem of all things in this world, and an high esteem of God in Christ. They would count it an happy exchange to become more poor and afflicted in the world, and to have more of Christ and his Spirit, and of the hopes of a better world: To have more of Gods savour, though ⟨p. 60⟩