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The whole-armour of GodThe vvhole-armor of God
The whole-armour of God: or A Christians spiritual furniture, to keep him safe from all the assaults of Satan First preached, and now the second time published and enlarged for the good of all such as well use it:whereunto is also added a treatise of the sin against the Holy Ghost. By William Gouge B.D. and preacher of Gods Word in Black Fryers London. ...The vvhole-armor of God: or A Christians spiritual furniture, to keepe him safe from all the assaults of Satan First preached, and now the second time published and enlarged for the good of all such as well vse it:whereunto is also added a treatise of the sinne against the Holy Ghost. By VVilliam Gouge B.D. and preacher of Gods Word in Blacke Fryers London. ...
London: printed by John Beale, 1619London: printed by Iohn Beale, 1619
THE Whole Armour of GOD. › Treatise 3 › Part 2 › Section 105: §. 105. Of set times of Fast.
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This is to be noted against the superstitious weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly set fasts of Papists, who having no respect at all to the occasion, enjoin people for conscience sake to fast every friday, the eves before most of their holidays, every ember week and the time of Lent: at which times may fall out occasions of rejoicing. So common a practise of fasting without due respect had to the occasion, maketh it lose the due respect thereof.
THis is to bee noted against the superstitious weekly, monethly, quarterly, and yearely set fasts of Papists, who hauing no respect at al to the occasion, inioyne people for conscience sake to fast euery fryday, the eues before most of their holydayes, euery ember weeke and the time of Lent: at which times may fall out occasions of reioycing. So common a practise of fasting without due respect had to the occasion, maketh it lose the due respect thereof.
Object. 1The Jews in the time of the captivity had many set fasts in the year, as in the fourth, fifth, seventh, and tenth months.
Obiect. 1The Iewes in the time of the captiuity had many set fasts in the yeare, as in the fourth, fift, seuenth, and tenth monethes.
- 1Zac. 8. 19. Expounded.
Answ. They had special and extraordinary occasions both to fast in those months, and also to continue every year to fast in them so long as they did fast. The occasions were these: In the