MOreover, those that are Crucified to the world, are most fruitfull unto others, and bles∣sings to all within their reach. They can part with any thing to do good with. They are rich to God and their Brethren, if they be rich, and not to themselves. If a mortified man have hundreds or thousands by the year, he hath no more of it for himself, then if he had a meaner estate. He takes but necessary food and ray∣ment; he shunneth intemperance and excess: Nay he often pinch∣eth his body, if needfull, that he may tame it, and bring it into subjection to the Spirit: and the rest he layes out for the service of God, so far as he is acquainted with his will. Yea his neces∣sary food and rayment which he receiveth himself, is ultimately not for himself, but for God: Even that he may be sustained by his daily bread for his daily duty, and fitted to please his Master that maintaineth him. If they have much they give plenteously:
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.
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If they have but little, they are faithfull in that little: And if they have not silver and gold, they will give such as they have, where God requireth it.
But the unmortified worldling, is like some spreading trees, that by drawing all the nutriment to themselves, and by dropping on the rest, will let no other prosper under them. They draw as much as they can to themselves: For themselves is their care and daily labour, Psal. 49. 18. They all mind their own things; but not the things of Christ or their Brethren. Getting, and Having, and Keeping is their business; and as swine, are seldom profitable till they die.