. 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 . ike to come off arlall, be-fore you go any further,that you may not make fo mad a bargain,as to gain the world and lofe your fouls. O that you did bucthroughly believe, that it is the only wife and gainful choice, todeny your carnal felves, and forfake all and follow Chrift, in hopeof the heavenly treafurc which he hath promifed. And let me tellyou again , as the way to this; That though melancholly maymake you weary of the world, and ftoica
. 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 . ike to come off arlall, be-fore you go any further,that you may not make fo mad a bargain,as to gain the world and lofe your fouls. O that you did bucthroughly believe, that it is the only wife and gainful choice, todeny your carnal felves, and forfake all and follow Chrift, in hopeof the heavenly treafurc which he hath promifed. And let me tellyou again , as the way to this; That though melancholly maymake you weary of the world, and ftoicall precepts may reftrainyour lufts yet it is only the power of the Holy Choft,the Crofsof Chriit,the belief of the promife,the Love of God,& the Hopesof the everlafting invifible Glory,that will effectually and Crucifie you to the world,and the world to you. itisfaLe(Tonthat never was well taught by any other Maf-er but Chrift • andyou muft Learn it from Mm, by his Word ,Minilkrs and Spirit inhis School, or you will never Lcara or Pra&ife it aright. Ff2 The mo ThCriulfyingtfthttoorld) The fecond Par t;Of the CH^ISTU^S SECT. XXIII. Aving thus difpatched the firft part of my fuh-jecl, concerning a Chriftians Crucifixion ta the. w>rld, by Chrifl and his Crofs * I come to thefecond Part concerning the Glorying of a Chri-ftUn. The Iudaizing Teachers did Glory car-nally 9 even in a carnall worftiip, and carnalipriviledges, and in the carnall effe&s of oa their Profelytcs: but Paul that had more to Gloryin then they, dothdifclaim and renounce all fuch Glorying astheirs, and owncth and profeffeth a contrary Glorying, even inthe Crofs of Chrift and his Mortification. The Obfervacion to behandled is; that, True Chrifl ia-ns muft with abhorrency renounce all Carnal Glorying^and muft Glory only in the Crofs of Chrifl\ by whom the world isCrucified to themy and they unto the world., In handling this, I (hall briefly fhew you, i. What is included,or,
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