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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 26
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.
They must take heed of ascribing the honour to themselves, or of resting in themselves, but all their observation of the graces that are in them must be in pure respect to him that is the fountain and the end, that we may thankfully acknowledge our receivings, and admire the eternal Love which did bestow them, and the compassions and merits of our Crucified Redeemer, and the powerful operations of his Spirit in our souls, and so may be carried out to Love and Duty in the sense of our receivings, and may live to the praises of him that hath called us out of darkness into his marvellous light.
They must take heed of ascribing the honour to themselves, or of resting in themselves, but all their observation of the graces that are in them must be in pure respect to him that is the fountain and the end, that we may thankfully acknowledge our receivings, and admire the eternall Love which did bestow them, and the compassions and merits of our Crucified Redeemer, and the powerfull operations of his Spirit in our souls, and so may be carried out to Love and Duty in the sense of our receivings, and may live to the praises of him that hath called us out of darkness into his marvellous light.
And that you may see how great reason there is for this, and so may be kept from glorying in your selves, I shall open the cause to you as it lieth both on Christs part and on ours; What he is to us, and what we are to our selves.
And that you may see how great reason there is for this, and so may be kept from glorying in your selves, I shall open the cause to you as it lyeth both on Christs part and on ours; What he is to us, and what we are to our selves.
Consider, 1. It was Christ and not we that wrought our deliverance, by the wonderful work of our Redemption. Long enough might we have lain in prison before we could have paid the utmost farthing; and long might we have born the wrath which we deserved, before we could have done any thing to merit or any way procure our deliverance. Had we wept out our eyes, and prayed our hearts out, and never committed sin again, this would not have made satisfaction to God for the sin that was past. Long enough might we have lain in our blood, if this compassionate Redeemer had not taken us up, and undertaken the cure. Had he turned us off to any creature, we had been left helpless. Had we looked on the right hand for some to deliver us, or on the left, we should have found none: Besides him there is no Saviour.