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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 12 › Application 1: Use 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.
This therefore is the great observable means whereby Christ by his Gospel recovereth the Heart of a sinner unto God, even by turning the frowning countenance of God, by which he deterred ⟨p. 73⟩the guilty into a more Lovely face, as being Reconcilable, and Conditionally Reconciled to the world through Christ, and so become to all the sinful sons of Adam, a fit object to attract their Love, and draw off their hearts from the deceiving world, to which they were revolted: and as being actually reconciled to all true Believers, and thereby become a yet more powerful attractive of their Love. 7. It doth also more fully reveal the face of God, the object of our Love, and the transcendent Glory that in him we shall enjoy. 8. And it disgraceth the creatures which have diverted our Affections; that we may be taken off our false estimation of them. 9. It earnestly persuadeth and soliciteth us to obey, and calls on us to turn from the world to God. 10. It backeth these persuasions with terrible threatenings, if we do not forsake the creature and return. 11. It prescribeth to us the standing Ordinances and Means by which this work may be further carried on. 12. And lastly it directeth us to the right use of the creatures, instead of that carnal enjoying of them that would undo us. By all these means, (which time doth permit me but briefly to mention) the Gospel of Christ doth tend to Crucify the world to us, and to recover our hearts to the Chiefest Good.
This therefore is the great observable means whereby Christ by his Gospel recovereth the Heart of a sinner unto God, even by turning the frowning countenance of God, by which he deterred ⟨p. 73⟩the guilty into a more Lovely face, as being Reconcilable, and Conditionally Reconciled to the world through Christ, and so become to all the sinful sons of Adam, a fit object to attract their Love, and draw off their hearts from the deceiving world, to which they were revolted: and as being actually reconciled to all true Believers, and thereby become a yet more powerful attractive of their Love. 7. It doth also more fully reveal the face of God, the object of our Love, and the transcendent Glory that in him we shall enjoy. 8. And it disgraceth the creatures which have diverted our Affections; that we may be taken off our false estimation of them. 9. It earnestly perswadeth and solliciteth us to obey, and calls on us to turn from the world to God. 10. It backeth these perswasions with terrible threatnings, if we do not forsake the creature and return. 11. It prescribeth to us the standing Ordinances and Means by which this work may be further carryed on. 12. And lastly it directeth us to the right use of the creatures, instead of that carnal enjoying of them that would undo us. By all these means, (which time doth permit me but briefly to mention) the Gospel of Christ doth tend to Crucifie the world to us, and to recover our hearts to the Chiefest Good.