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Of fastinges, some are priuate, and some publicke. Priuate fastes may be vsed of ones owne accord, when and so often as shall seeme conuenient; so they be referred to the glory of God, and true mortification of the bodie, or bee vsed for the good of our neighbour.
Thus fasted king Dauid, all the time his childe was sicke. After the death whereof, hee surceased from praier and fasting, and ate meate. 2. King. 12. Thus fasted Nehemiah, when
he vnderstood the affliction of the Iewes; he sate downe, wept, and mourned certaine dayes; hee fasted and prayed before the Lord of heauen, Nehem. 1.4. Thus fasted Daniel, when hee perceiued the captiuitie of his countriemen, spoken of by the prophet Ieremie. He confessed his owne sinnes, and the sinnes of the people, and turned to the Lord in fasting & heartie pray∣er, Dan. 9. vers. 2, 3, 4, 5. Publique fasts are appointed either by God in his holy word, or by the magistrate hauing his au∣thoritie. Thus did Samuel appoint the Israelites to fast, at such time as the Philistims did greeuously afflict them, 1. Kin. 7. ver. 3, 6. Thus king Iosaphat proclamed a fast through∣out all Iuda, when the Ammonites, Moabites, and Idume∣ans oppressed them, 2. Par. 20.3, 10, 22. Thus did queene Hester appoint a publique fast to all the Iewes by the mouth of Mardocheus, Hest. 4. v. 16. Thus did the king of Ni∣niueh command a publike fast, after he vnderstood Gods wrath by his prophet Io∣nas, 3. verse 7.