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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 2 › Section 23
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.
8. No doubt but we may glory in the Honour of God, when his wisdom, and goodness, and power are demonstrated, to the confusion of his foes and the encouragement of his people; but this is done in the Mortification of his Saints: In them he conquereth; and in him that loveth them they are super-victors, Rom. 8. 37. If we must glorify the workman, as such, then must we also glorify the work. If Moses and all Israel must sing such a song of praise to God for overthrowing Pharaoh and his Host in the red Sea; much more must we sing his praise that conquereth Satan and all our corruptions: And the work it self must be magnified in order to the Conquerors praise. If Deborah must sing Gods praises for the conquest of weak men, much more must we, for the conquest of the world by faith, and for subduing the powers of darkness to us. There is more of Gods love and power seen in the Spiritual victories of a poor mortified Christian, that ⟨p. 224⟩is taken no notice of or despised in the world, then in the bodily conquests of the famous Princes of the world, who, most of them perish everlastingly after all, because they are conquered by the world and their own flesh.
8. No doubt but we may glory in the Honour of God, when his wisdom, and goodness, and power are demonstrated, to the confusion of his foes and the encouragement of his people; but this is done in the Mortification of his Saints: In them he conquereth; and in him that loveth them they are super-victors, Rom. 8. 37. If we must glorifie the workman, as such, then must we also glorifie the work. If Moses and all Israel must sing such a song of praise to God for overthrowing Pharaoh and his Hoast in the red Sea; much more must we sing his praise that conquereth Satan and all our corruptions: And the work it self must be magnified in order to the Conquerours praise. If Deborah must sing Gods praises for the conquest of weak men, much more must we, for the conquest of the world by faith, and for subduing the powers of darkness to us. There is more of Gods love and power seen in the Spiritual victories of a poor mortified Christian, that ⟨p. 224⟩is taken no notice of or despised in the world, then in the bodily conquests of the famous Princes of the world, who, most of them perish everlastingly after all, because they are conquered by the world and their own flesh.