A09432:983
A godly and learned exposition of Christs Sermon in the Mount
A godly and learned exposition of Christs Sermon in the Mount: preached in Cambridge by that reverend and judicious divine M. William Perkins. Published at the request of his executors by Th. Pierson preacher of Gods word. Whereunto is adjoined a twofold table: one, of special points here handled; the other, of choice places of Scripture here quotedA godly and learned exposition of Christs Sermon in the Mount: preached in Cambridge by that reuerend and iudicious diuine M. William Perkins. Published at the request of his exequutors by Th. Pierson preacher of Gods word. Whereunto is adioyned a twofold table: one, of speciall points here handled; the other, of choise places of Scripture here quoted
Cambridge : Printed by Thomas Brooke and Cantrell Legge, printers to the University of Cambridge, 1608Cambridge : Printed by Thomas Brooke and Cantrell Legge, printers to the Vniuersitie of Cambridge, 1608
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UI. Point. The kinds of a religious fast: and they are two; private1 and public. A private fast, is that which is performed privately, either by one man alone, for some of the forenamed occasions peculiar to ⟨p. 332⟩to himself, as Cornelius did (Act. 10. 33.) when he desired to know the true Messias; or by a private family, upon peculiar causes moving them thereto, and so did Esther fast with her maids, Esther, 4. 16. This fast was foretold by 2Zechariah, The land shall bewail, every family apart, the family of the house of David apart, and their wines apart, &c. A public fast, is that which is performed publicly, by divers families assembling, in one or in many congregations: and this public fast is appointed partly by the Church, & partly by the Magistrate: the 3Church must judge of the time and occasion thereof; and the 4Magistrate must authorize and proclaim it. Again, a religious fast may be distinguished otherwaies, in respect of the time of continuance, and manner of abstinence therein: for sometime a religious fast is only from one meal for one day, as Judg. 20. 26. sometime it is from one meal for many days together, as 1. Sam. 31. 13. they fasted seven days together for Saul and Jonathan; abstaining from their dinners, and taking some refreshing in the evening: and so Daniel fasted for three weeks of days, that is, each day from morning till night, Dan. 10. 3. And sometime it is from all kind of sustenance for many days together; so Esther and her maids fasted three days,