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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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15. Make conscience of idle, vain, unhonest and ungodly thoughts: for these are the seeds and beginnings of actual sin in word & in deed. This want of care in ordering and composing of our thoughts, is often punished with a fearful temptation in the very thought, called of Divines, Tentatio blasphemiarum, a tentation of blasphemies.
15. Make conscience of idle, vaine, vnhonest and vngodly thoughts: for these are the seedes and beginnings of actuall sin in word & in deed. This want of care in ordering and composing of our thoughts, is often punished with a fearefull temptation in the very thought, called of Diuines, Tentatio blasphemiarum, a tentation of blasphemies.
16. When any good motion ⟨p. 63⟩or affection riseth in the heart, suffer it not pass away, but feed it by reading, meditating. praying.
16. When any good motion ⟨p. 63⟩or affection riseth in the heart, suffer it not passe away, but feede it by reading, meditating. praying.
17. Whatsoever good thing thou goest about, whether it be in word or deed, do it not in a conceit of thy self, or in the pride of thy heart, but in humility, ascribing the power whereby thou doest thy work, and the praise thereof to God, otherwise thou shalt find by experience, God will curse thy best doings.
17. Whatsoeuer good thing thou goest about, whether it be in word or deed, do it not in a conceit of thy selfe, or in the pride of thy heart, but in humility, ascribing the power whereby thou doest thy worke, and the praise thereof to God, otherwise thou shalt finde by experience, God will curse thy best doings.