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.

THE CONTENTS.

• THe Text opened: Doctrines deduced: and Method propounded. pag. 1. to 5
• What is not this Crucifying of the world: by way of Caution to avoid extreams, Sect. 2. p. 5
• In what respects the world must be Crucified to us: 1. As the creature would be mans felicity, or any part of it, Sect. 3. p. 10
• 2. As it is set in competition with God, or in the least degree of co∣ordination with him, p. 11.
• 3. As it standeth at enmity to God and his waies. 4. As it is the matter of our flesh pleasing and fuel of conscupiscence. 5. As an Independant or separated good, without its due Relations to God. p. 14. 15
• Eph. 2. 12. Psal. 39. 6. & 73. 20. considered, p. 18, 19
• The different successes of sanctified and unsanctified studies and knowledge, p. 17, 21
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• The creatures Aptitude to tempt us is inseparable, p. 22
• Wherein the world's Crucifixion consisteth as to our acts? We must use the world as it 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Christ, Sect. 4. p. 24
• More particularly, 1. To esteem the world as an enemy to God and us, Sect. 5. p. 31
• How this enmity may be apprehended, p. 32
• 2. A deep habituate apprehension of its worthlesness and insufficiency, p. 33
• 3. A kind of Annihilation of it to our selves, p. 35
• How we must be Crucified to it. The difference between this and Natural Death, Sect. 6. p. 36
• 1. Our undue Estimation of the world must be Crucified, p. 37 2. And our inordinate cogitations. 3. And affections, p. 39 1. Our Love. 2. Desire. 3. Expectations. 4. Our Delight, p. 43. So in the Irascible, 1. Displacency and hatred, &c. p. 43
• 4. Our inordinate Seeking and Labour, p. 47
• Divers Objections and Questions answered, Sect. 7. p. 48
• How the Cross of Christ doth Crucifie the world. And 1. How it is done by the Cross as suffered by Christ, Sect. 8. p. 50
• 2. How by the same Cross believed in and considered, p. 54
• 3. How by the Cross which we suffer in Obedience and Conformity to Christ, p. 57
• The point proved by experience, Sect. 9. p. 59
• Reasons of the absolute necessity of being Crucified to the world, and it to us. 1. From Gods interest, which it contradicteth, Sect. 10. p. 60
• 2. From our own interest, Sect. 11. p. 64
• The Uses. 1. To inform us, 1. That it is the use of the Cross of Christ to Crucifie the world, Proved. p. 68. How his doctrine doth it, p 72. And his works, p. 73
• 2. Wherever the Cross of Christ is effectual, the world is Cruci∣fied, Sect. 13. p. 74
• Use 2. What it is to be a Christian indeed, and what a distance such are at from the world, Sect. 14. p. 77
• Tryal whether we are dead to the world. Eight signs by which we may know whether the world or God be our End, Sect. 15. p▪ 80, 81
• Ac••oser Application for Conviction of worldly hypocrites, Sect. 16. p. 88
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• Further Application for Conviction of worldlings, Sect. 17. p. 94
• Convincing Evidences produced, p. 98 Specially to the greater sort.
• Ten Articles of Aggravation of the worldlings sin, p. 105
• Further prest for conviction, p. 115
• Use of Exhortation, to Crucifie the world, Sect. 18. p. 120. Spe∣cially to Gentlemen,
• Yet closelyer urged, p. 124
• Twelve Questions to evince the folly of worldlings, p. 128 &c.
• The duty further charged home, Sect. 19. p 138
• The Living world will be your own tormentor, p. 139
• An instance in point of Reputation and Honour, p. 141, &c.
• Directions for successful Crucifying the world, p. 148
• Direct. 1. Make use of the Cross of Christ hereto, p. 149
• Direct. 2. Receive not a false picture of the world into your minds, but think of the creature truly as it is, p. 152
• Direct 3. Crucifie the flesh, which is the Master Idol, p. 154
• Direct. 4. Keep your minds intent on the greater things of everlast∣ing life, p. 157
• Direct. 5. Understand the right use and end of the creatures, and make it your business to employ them accordingly, p. 158
• Direct. 6. Keep sensible of its enmity and your danger, p. 161
• ... Direct. 7. Be much in the house of mourning, and see the end of all the living.
• Direct. 8. Study to improve afflictions, p. 162
• Direct. 9. Be very suspicious of prosperity, and fear more the smi∣ling then the frowning world, p. 163
• Direct. 10. Be sure to keep off the means of its livelyhood, and keep it under mortifying means, p. 171
• Conclusion of that Use, p. 175
• Use to the sanctified, to use the world as a Crucified thing, Sect. 21. p. 176
• 1. Seek it but as a means to higher things, and not for it self, p. 178
• 2. Be not too eager for it, p. 180
• 3. Suffer it not to Crucifie you with cares and sorrows, p. 181
• 4. Let it not thrust out Gods service, nor be made an excuse for neg∣ligence

• in Religion, p. 182
• 5. Use no unlawful means to get it, p. 185
• 6. Imploy it for the flesh 〈◊〉〈◊〉 improve all for God: uncharitableness reproved, p. 187
• A full answer to the common reproach, that Professors of godliness are the most covetous of all, p. 191
• Use of Consolation. The Benefits of being Crucified to the world, p. 202. to 220

The second PART. Of the Christians Glorying.

• Doct. TRue Christians must with abhorrency renounce all car∣nal glorying, and must glory only in the Cross of Christ, by •…•…om the world is Crucified to them, and they to the world, p. 220. Particularly, 1. True Christians that are Cru∣cified to the world and the world to them by the Cross of Christ, may and must glory therein. How far, and how far not, p. 221
• Proved by Scripture and fourteen Reasons, p. 222
• Use 1. To confute the Antinomian mistake, that tels men they must not glory nor fetch their comfort from any thing in themselves. The case opened. Ten more reasons to prove the point asserted, p. 226, &c.
• Use 2. To discover the errour of too many Christians, that can glory in a state of Exaltation, but not of Crucifixion, or Morti∣fication, p. 231
• ... Observ. 2. When Believers glory in their own Mortification, it must be as it is the fruit of the Cross of Christ, that so all their Glo∣rying may be principally and ultimately in Christ, and not in themselves, p. 235. Twelve Reasons against Glorying in our selves.
• Use: to condemn self-exalting, and provoke to Humility, p. 241
• Observ. 3. To Glory in any thing save the Cross of Christ, and our

• Crucifixion thereby, is a thing that the soul of a Christian should abhor. What is not here excluded from our lawful Glorying, p. 243
• What is excluded. Glory not, 1. In dignities and honours, p. 245 2. Nor in Riches, p. 246. Nor in comeliness or strength 5. Nor in Apparel, p. 247. 6. Nor in Health. 7. Nor in Noble Birth, p. 248. 8. Nor in friends. 9. Nor in meat, drink, dwellings, ease, company, recreation, &c. p. 249. 10. Nor in mens good word: though they be Learned, Godly, &c. p. 250. 11. Nor in Learning, Parts, &c. 12. Take heed in what respect you glo∣ry in Spiritual Mercies, 1. In Ministers, Ordinances, Church, communion, &c. 2. In knowledge. 3. In good works. 4. In ex∣periments of mercy or feelings of comfort. 5. In holy Graces, (whose nature is against carnal glorying.)