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A grain of mustard-seed or, the least measure of grace that is or can…A graine of musterd-seede or, the least measure of grace that is or can…
A grain of mustard-seed or, the least measure of grace that is or can be effectual to salvation. Corrected and amended by W. Perkins.A graine of musterd-seede or, the least measure of grace that is or can be effectuall to saluation. Corrected and amended by W. Perkins.
London: printed by John Legate, 1611London: printed by Iohn Legate, 1611
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8. Let thine endeavour be suitable to thy purpose: and therefore do nothing at any time against thy conscience, rightly informed by the word: exercise thy self to eschew every sin, and to obey God in every one of his commandments, that pertain either to the general calling of a Christian, or thy particular calling. Thus did good Josiah, who turned unto God with all his heart, according to all the law of Moses. 1. King. 25. 25. and thus did Zechariah and Elizabeth, that walked in all the commandments of ⟨p. 58⟩God without reproof, Luk. 1. 6.
8. Let thine endeauour be sutable to thy purpose: and therefore doe nothing at any time against thy conscience, ritely enformed by the word: exercise thy selfe to eschew euery sinne, and to obey God in euery one of his commandements, that pertaine either to the generall calling of a Christian, or thy particular calling. Thus did good Iosias, who turned vnto God with all his heart, according to all the lawe of Moses. 1. King. 25. 25. and thus did Zacharie and Elizabeth, that walked in all the commandements of ⟨p. 58⟩God without reproofe, Luk. 1. 6.
9. If at any time against thy purpose and resolution, thou be overtaken with any sin little or great, lie not in it, but speedily recover thy self by repentance: humble thy self, confessing thine offence, and by prayer entreat the Lord to pardon the same, and that earnestly, till such time as thou findest thy conscience truly pacified, and thy care to eschew the same sin increased.
9. If at any time against thy purpose and resolution, thou bee ouertaken with any sinne little or great, lie not in it, but speedily recouer thy selfe by repentance: humble thy selfe, confessing thine offence, and by praier intreat the Lord to pardon the same, and that earnestly, till such time as thou findest thy conscience truly pacified, and thy care to eschew the same sinne increased.