The Christian exercise of fasting, priuate and publike plainly set forth by testimonies of holy Scriptures, and also of old and late writers: wherein is shewed how religious families priuatly, and the congregations publikely, haue humbled themselues before almightie God, making vse of iudgements past, auoyding euils present, and preuenting future calamities, &c. Together with sundrie abuses of fasting in three generations of hypocrites: the first in the dayes of the prophets: the second in the dayes of Christ: the third in the dayes of Antichrist. Hereunto also are added some meditations on the 1. and 2. chapters of Iob, to comfort and instruct all such as be afflicted with any crosse, either inwardly in minde, or outwardly in bodie. By H. Holland, minister and preacher of Gods word.

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The Christian exercise of fasting, priuate and publike plainly set forth by testimonies of holy Scriptures, and also of old and late writers: wherein is shewed how religious families priuatly, and the congregations publikely, haue humbled themselues before almightie God, making vse of iudgements past, auoyding euils present, and preuenting future calamities, &c. Together with sundrie abuses of fasting in three generations of hypocrites: the first in the dayes of the prophets: the second in the dayes of Christ: the third in the dayes of Antichrist. Hereunto also are added some meditations on the 1. and 2. chapters of Iob, to comfort and instruct all such as be afflicted with any crosse, either inwardly in minde, or outwardly in bodie. By H. Holland, minister and preacher of Gods word.

Author

Holland, Henry, 1555 or 6-1603.

Publication

At London :: Printed by the widow Orwin for William Young, and are to be sold at his shop in Canon lane neere the great north-doore of Paules Church, at the signe of the white Horse,

1596.

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Subject terms

Bible. -- O.T. -- Job I-II -- Commentaries.

Fasting -- Early works to 1800.

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"The Christian exercise of fasting, priuate and publike plainly set forth by testimonies of holy Scriptures, and also of old and late writers: wherein is shewed how religious families priuatly, and the congregations publikely, haue humbled themselues before almightie God, making vse of iudgements past, auoyding euils present, and preuenting future calamities, &c. Together with sundrie abuses of fasting in three generations of hypocrites: the first in the dayes of the prophets: the second in the dayes of Christ: the third in the dayes of Antichrist. Hereunto also are added some meditations on the 1. and 2. chapters of Iob, to comfort and instruct all such as be afflicted with any crosse, either inwardly in minde, or outwardly in bodie. By H. Holland, minister and preacher of Gods word." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A03464.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 2, 2024. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• list
• To the right worshipfull and his very Christian good friend, master Robert Chester, Esquier, &c. mercie and peace in Iesus Christ.
• To the Christian Reader, mercie and peace in Iesus Christ.
• ❧The Christian exercise of fa∣sting, according to the Scriptures.
  • The sense.
  • The first Question. VVhat a religious fast is, and how described according to the Scriptures.
    • The confirmation of this description followeth.
  • The second Question. VVhat a priuat fast is, how it may be best de∣scribed according to the Scriptures.
    • The proofe.
  • The third Question. VVhat moued the faithfull, (whose practise is commended by Gods spirit for instruction and imita∣tion) in elder ages, to exercise priuat fastings, and whether we may not, and must not doe the like, in the like occasions.
    • 1. Of preparation before the word and Sacrament.
      • Preparation of the minde.
    • 2. Attention and reuerence in hearing the word, and participation of the Sacrament.
    • 3. Meditation after the word and Sacrament.
    • Meditation after the Sacrament.
  • The fourth Question. ❧ What a publike and generall fast is, and for what causes the same is to be published, and by whom in the Church.
    • The Argument, occasion and time of Joels prophecie.
    • part
    • part
    • part
    • part
    • 2. The place is Sion.
    • 3. Sanctifie a fast.
    • 4. Call a solemne assembly.
    • part
    • part
      • 1. Of the place where the priests must pray, be∣tweene the porch and the altar.
      • 3. The prayers of the faithfull assembled, must be well watered with teares.
      • 4. The forme of their confession: Spare thy people, and giue not thine heritage to reproch, &c.
    • part
  • The fift question of the abuse of fasting.
    • The abuse of fasting in the dayes of the Prophets.
    • The abuse of fasting in the daies of Christ: or the second generation of hypocrites.
    • 3. The abuse of fasting, in the daies of Antichrist, or the third generation of hypocrites.
    • The Romish fast, described and taught by schoole-men, commanded by popish lawes, and practised in the Popes dominions: is this which followeth
• title page
• To the right vertuous and god∣ly Gentlewoman, Mistris A. St.
• The first Chapter of Job.
• An exposition of the first chapter of Iob.
  • verse - 1
    • His name was Iob.
    • 1. Iob was sound, or vnspotted, in∣tire, or perfect.
    • 2. Iob was an vpright man, or a iust man.
    • 3. Iob feared God.
    • 4. Iob eschewed euill.
  • verse - 2
  • verse - 3
  • verse - 4
  • verse - 5
  • verse - 6
  • verse - 7
  • verse - 8
  • verse - 9
    • Vse. Search thine heart continually, and sound thy loue, faith and feare.
  • verse - 10
    • In this 10. verse we may obserue:
    • q. Of Gods prouidence.
    • Vse of the doctrine of Gods prouidence.
  • verse - 11
  • verse - 12
  • verse - 13
  • verse - 14-15
  • verse - 16
  • verse - 17
  • verse - 18-19
    • Here may some questions be demanded.
  • Here begins the fourth and last part of this chapter.
  • verse - 21
  • verse - 22
• chapter - 2
  • verse - 1-3
  • verse - 4
  • Verse 5.
  • verse - 6
  • verse - 7
  • verse - 8
  • verse - 9
  • verse - 10
    • Of the gouernment of the tongue.
  • verse - 11-13
    • Vse.
  • verse - 12
  • verse - 13