A supplement to The Morning-exercise at Cripple-Gate, or, Several more cases of conscience practically…

Though their present fasting and mourning hath a good in it beyond the worlds feasting and rejoicing, yet the consequent of it makes it incomparably better. The Bridegroom was once upon earth with his Church, but departed and so gave her occasion of fasting and mourning, but when he comes again, he and his Church shall never fast, and therefore fasting will then never come into season again, as the fast of the 4th 5th 7th 10th month was to the house of Judah joy and gladness, Zach. 8. so all the fasts kept by the people of God here on earth will be (and that incomparably) more joy and gladness to them in heaven, and that for ever.

Though their present fasting and mourning hath a good in it beyond the worlds feasting and rejoycing, yet the consequent of it makes it incomparably better. The Bridegroom was once upon earth with his Church, but departed and so gave her occasion of fasting and mourning, but when he comes again, he and his Church shall never fast, and therefore fasting will then never come into season again, as the fast of the 4th 5th 7th 10th month was to the house of Judah joy and gladness, Zach. 8. so all the fasts kept by the people of God here on earth will be (and that incomparably) more joy and gladness to them in heaven, and that for ever.

But to conclude all, take these two Rules.

1. Fasting being an extraordinary duty, ought to be managed with an extraordinary exercise of grace, Christ would have his Disciples endued with a greater measure of grace, before he would put them upon this duty; This new wine must be put into new bottles, so that as Christ asked James and John concerned his Baptism, are ye able to be baptized with my baptism?