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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 18 › Question 9: Quest. 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.
Quest. 9.
MY next Question is this, Do you ever mean to Repent of your fleshly and worldly-mindedness, or not? If you do not, it seems you are far from a Recovery. Many an one perisheth with bare uneffectuall purposes of Repenting: but those that have not so much as such a purpose, are graceless indeed. But if you do purpose to Repent, I would further ask you, Do you think that is a right mind, or a wise course which must be Repented of? If it be right and wise, what need you to Repent of it? If it be not wise and right, why will you now retain it, yea and wilfully maintain it, against the persuasions of God and man? Doth not this proclaim that you are wilful sinners? and that you know you sin, and yet will do it; even against your own knowledge and conscience? that you know the world to be a deceitful vanity, and yet for all that you will stick to it as long as you can, with the neglect of God, and the true felicity? And can you expect mercy and salvation, that wilfully and knowingly do set your selves against it, and reject it?
MY next Question is this, Do you ever mean to Repent of your fleshly and worldly-mindedness, or not? If you do not, it seems you are far from a Recovery. Many an one perisheth with bare uneffectuall purposes of Repenting: but those that have not so much as such a purpose, are graceless indeed. But if you do purpose to Repent, I would further ask you, Do you think that is a right mind, or a wise course which must be Repented of? If it be right and wise, what need you to Repent of it? If it be not wise and right, why will you now retain it, yea and wilfully maintain it, against the perswasions of God and man? Doth not this proclaim that you are wilful sinners? and that you know you sin, and yet will do it; even against your own knowledge and conscience? that you know the world to be a deceitfull vanity, and yet for all that you will stick to it as long as you can, with the neglect of God, and the true felicity? And can you expect mercy and salvation, that wilfully and knowingly do set your selves against it, and reject it?