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.
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- 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.
- Author
- Perkins, William, 1558-1602.
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- Printed at London :: By Iohn Legate, Printer to the Vniuersitie of Cambridge. 1611. And are to be sold in Pauls Church-yard at the signe of the Crowne by Simon Waterson,
- [1611]
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- Sermons, English -- 17th century.
- Salvation -- Early works to 1800.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A09436.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 30, 2025.
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To the right ho∣nourable and vertuous Lady the Ladie Margaret, Coun∣tesse of Cumberland, Grace and Peace.
RIght Honourable, the kingdome of heauen, of which the scripture spea∣keth so oft, is proper∣ly a certaine state or condition, whereby wee stand in the fauour and loue of God, in and by Christ. And this kingdome is compared to a Graine of Mu∣sterd-seede, to teach vs that a man is euen at that instant al∣readie entred into the kingdome of heauen, when the Lord that good husbandman hath cast but some little portion of faith or repentance into the ground of the heart; yea, though it be but
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as one graine of musterd-seede. Of this little graine I haue pen∣ned this Treatise, in quantitie answerable thereto: and I now present the same to your Ladi∣shippe, not to supplie your want, (for I hope you are stored with many graines of this kinde) but to performe some dutie on my part. Hoping therefore that your Ladiship will read and ac∣cept the same, I take my leaue, commending you to the blessing and protection of the Almigh∣tie.
Your Honours to command, W. Perkins.