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A fruitful treatise of fasting

A fruitful treatise of fasting, wherein is declared what ye Christen fast is, how we ought to fast, & what ye true use of fasting is. Newly made by Thomas Becon.Matthew. vi. When ye fast, be not sad, as the hypocrites areA fruitful treatise of fasting, wherin is declared what ye Christen fast is, how we ought to fast, & what ye true vse of fastyng is. Newlye made by Thomas Becon.Mathew. vi. VVhen ye faste, be not sad, as the hipocrites areTitle page, as transcribed: A fruitful treatise of fasting, wherein is declared what ye Christen fast is, how we ought to fast, & what ye true use of fasting is. Newly made by Thomas Becon. — Matthew. vi. When ye fast, be not sad, as the hypocrites areA fruitful treatise of fasting, wherin is declared what ye Christen fast is, how we ought to fast, & what ye true vse of fastyng is. Newlye made by Thomas Becon. — Mathew. vi. VVhen ye faste, be not sad, as the hipocrites are

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A06783

A fruitful treatise of fasting

A fruitful treatise of fasting wherein is declared what the Christen fast is, how we ought to fast, [and] what the true use of fasting is. Newly made by Thomas Becon.A fruitful treatise of fasting wherin is declared what ye Christen fast is, how we ought to fast, [and] what ye true vse of fastyng is. Newlye made by Thomas Becon.

Thomas Becon 1512–1567

printed by John Day, 1551printed by Ihon Day, 1551

[144] p. · 18k words · STC 1722 · ESTC S114404

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Thomas Becon, A fruitful treatise of fasting (London, 1551). EEBO-TCP A06783.

Contents 29

Title page2
¶The sayings of the holy Scripturee.¶The sayinges of the holye Scripturee.8
Dedication¶To the most reverend father in God, Thomas Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of all England and Metropolitan, Thomas Beacon his humble and faithful s…¶To the moste reuerende father in God, Thomas Archbishop of Caunterburie, Primate of al Englande and Metropolitane, Thomas Beacon his humble and faythefull s…11
¶A treatise of fasting.¶A treatyse of fastinge.106
Chapter 1¶The .i. Chapter.3
Chapter 2¶The .ii. Chapter.3
Chapter 3The .iii. Chapter2
Chapter 4The .iiii. Chapter.3

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Chapter 5

The .v. Chapter.

2

Chapter 6¶The .vi. Chapter.10

Chapter 7The .vii. Chapter3

Chapter 8The .viii. Chapter.4

Chapter 9The .ix. Chapter5

Chapter 10¶The .x. Chapter.3

Chapter 11The .xi. Chapter.6

Chapter 12☞Howe we ought to Fast.The .xii. Chapter☞Howe we oughte to Faste.The .xii. Chapter5

Chapter 13¶The .xiii. Chapter.5

Chapter 14¶The .xiiii. Chapter.4

Chapter 15¶The .xv. Chapter.4

Chapter 16☞Of the true use of fasting. ¶The .xvi. Chapter.☞Of the true vse of fastinge. ¶The .xvi. Chapter.4

Chapter 17The .xvii. Chapter.3

Chapter 18¶The .xviii. Chapter.3

Chapter 19The .xix. Chapter.3

Chapter 20¶The .xx. Chapter.5

Chapter 21¶The .xxi. Chapter.3

Chapter 22¶The .xxii. Chapter.3

Chapter 23¶The .xxiii. Chapter.11

Chapter 24The .xxiiii. Chapter.7

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Title as printed: A fruitful treatise of fasting wherein is declared what the Christen fast is, how we ought to fast, [and] what the true use of fasting is. Newly made by Thomas Becon.A fruitful treatise of fasting wherin is declared what ye Christen fast is, how we ought to fast, [and] what ye true vse of fastyng is. Newlye made by Thomas Becon.
Author: Thomas Becon 1512–1567
Printer: John DayIhon Day
Year: 1551
Imprint: [Imprinted at London : By John Day, dwelling over Aldersgate. These books are to be sold at the shop at the little Cundyte in Cheapside, [1551?]][Imprynted at London : By Ihon Day, dwellyng ouer Aldersgate. These bookes are to bee solde at the shop at the lyttle Cundyte in Chepesyde, [1551?]]
Size: [144] p.
Words: 18,434
Catalogue: STC 1722 · ESTC S114404
Text: EEBO-TCP A06783
Notes: Place of publication and printer's name from colophon; publication date conjectured by STC.
Running title reads: A treatise of fasting.Running title reads: A treatyse of fastynge.
Signatures: A-I.
Some print show-through.
Reproduction of the original in the Folger Shakespeare Library.
Licence: CC0 1.0 (TCP transcription); underlying work in the public domain

Transcription: EEBO-TCP A06783