By the Croft of aril?. 45 not have denyed him Baptifm , but would have let him in. But when hehearerh that the world mutt be renounced , and Chrift tells him of felling all, and looking for a reward in another world, [ hegoes away forrowful, for he Way very rich. ] The man Would have hadpardon and falvation, but he muff need; be Rich, or at leaft keep fomething. And they that are fo fet upon it that they ',loft and [ will be rich, do fall into tempta' ion and a frare , and into manyfoolifh andhurtful liefft, which drown men in defiru on and perdition.] i Tim. 6.9. And [ he that maketh haft to be rich , fha.'l not be innocent,] Prov. 28. 2o. But the Crucified' world is a dead and ineffec`ival thing. It cannot draw a man from Chrift or duty, It cannot draw a man into any known fin (fo far as it is Crucified.) It is as Sa;rpfon when his hair was cut : its power is gone. Thoufands whole hearts were changed bygrace, could fell all and lay the price at theApoftles feet, and could fore fake all and take up their Crofs and follow a Crucified Chrift to thedeath, and could rejoyce in tribulation, and glory that they were counted worthy to fuller; thoughhe that was unmortified do go away forrowful. Worldly Intereft Both command the Religion and life of the unmortified man, becaufe it is the pre- dominant Intereft in his heart; But its contrary with the mor- tified Believer : His fpiritual Intereft being predominant;doth Rulehim as to all the matters of this world. 3. If you are Crucified to the world, your care for worldly things is Crucified. It is not in vain that Chrift eaprefly coma mandeth his Difciples, [Take no thoughtfor your life what ye ¡ball eat, or Whatye (bail drink, nor yet for your body what you /had put on, ] t 3'lat. 6. 25, 3i. And `Phil. 4. 6. [ Re careful for no- thing. j And i Pet. 5. 7. [ Cating all your care on him, for he caretb foryou.] I know this is a hard faying to flelh and blood and therefore they ftudy evafions by perverting the plain Text , and would null and evacuate the exprefs commands of Chrift by fquaring them to that carnal interet and reafon which they are purpofely given todeftroy. But youwill lay, Maift we indeed give over caring ? I anfwer, r . You muff be in care about your own duty, both in matters of the firit and fecond Table, and how to manage your worldly affairs molt innocently and fpiritually and to attain the Ends propounded in them by God. But this is none of the care that is now in Quettion, i Cor. 7.3 2. There 9 3 is 1
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