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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 21 › Subsection
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. And I would desire you to tell me, if covetousness be among them, Whether you are able to charge it upon their Religion or Profession? Do they not witness against it as much as any people in the world? Doth not the Bible which they read cry it down, and threaten damnation to it? Do not the Books ⟨p. 199⟩which they read do so too? Do not the Sermons which they hear and repeat cry it down? Did you ever hear us preach for covetousness? say so if you can or dare. There is not a greater enemy to covetousness and all other vices in the world, then Christ, and the Gospel, and Religion which these men profess. If then there should be covetous ones among them, what's this to Religion which teacheth them to abhor it? Will you blame the best Physician and remedies that men are sick, when there is no cure but by those remedies? Will you blame clothing or fire that men are cold? Or eating and drinking, because men do consume by some disease? I tell you, all men naturally are worldlings; and no man can be cured of that deadly disease, but only those that are cured by the Religion which these men profess.
Quest. 9. And I would desire you to tell me, if covetousness be among them, Whether you are able to charge it upon their Religion or Profession? Do they not witness against it as much as any people in the world? Doth not the Bible which they read cry it down, and threaten damnation to it? Do not the Books ⟨p. 199⟩which they read do so too? Do not the Sermons which they hear and repeat cry it down? Did you ever hear us preach for covetousness? say so if you can or dare. There is not a greater enemy to covetousness and all other vices in the world, then Christ, and the Gospel, and Religion which these men profess. If then there should be covetous ones among them, what's this to Religion which teacheth them to abhor it? Will you blame the best Physitian and remedies that men are sick, when there is no cure but by those remedies? Will you blame cloathing or fire that men are cold? Or eating and drinking, because men do consume by some disease? I tell you, all men naturally are worldlings; and no man can be cured of that deadly disease, but only those that are cured by the Religion which these men profess.