The Christians sanctuarie vvhereinto being retired, he may safely be preserued in the middest of all dangers. Fit for all men to read at all times, especially for those that are exercised in the schoole of affliction, in the time of Gods present visitation. Described in two bookes or treatises: I. Of the Christian exercise of fasting. II. Of holy inuocation on Gods name. By George Dovvname Doctor of Diuinitie.

THE ANALISIS OF THE FIRST Treatise, being the Christian Exercise of Fasting.

This Treatise containeth the

• Doctrine of the true and Chri∣stian fast, shewing in
  • Generall what fasting is. §. 1.
  • Particular the sorts of fasting. §. 2. viz. that it is either
    • Naturall.
    • Ciuile.
    • Spirituall: and that is either the
      • Morall or chast fast. §. 3.4.5.6.
      • Religious fast. §. 7.8.9.10, 11.12.13.14.15. where∣of there are two
        • Parts, viz. the
          • Outward and bodily exercise of abstinence. §. 16. where we consider
            • From what we are to abstaine, viz. from
              • Helpes of this life, as from
                • Food wholly §. 17.18.
                • Sleepe in part. §. 19.
                • Better apparell. §. 20.
                • Worldly delights and pleasures. §. 21.
              • Bodily labours and wordly busi∣nesse. §. 22.23.24.
            • For how long we are to abstaine, and what the time of the fast is. §. 25.26.
          • Inward and spiritual ex∣ercise (§. 27.) of prayer joyned with repentance, which we consider
            • Ioyntly. § 28.29.
            • seuerally, viz.
              • Prayer, whereof the
                • Parts are
                  • Deprecation of euill. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. §. 35.
                  • Precation of good. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. §. 36.
                • Properties
                  • Feruencie. §. 37.
                  • Faith. §. 38.39.40.41.
              • Repentance, the parts whereof are
                • Humiliation or penitencie (〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉) which is partly
                  • Inward, and that is the
                    • Sence of our miserie, and sorrow for sin. §. 30.
                    • Humble conceit, and base estimation of our selues. §. 31.32.
                  • Outward as
                    • Lamentation and be∣wayling of our mi∣serie. §. 33.
                    • Confession of our sinne. §.34.
                • Amendment (〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉) which stan∣deth in
                  • Eschewing euill, and fasting from sinne. §. 42.43.44.
                  • Ensuing that which is good, both for the time
                    • Present by pra∣ctising duties of
                      • Pietie to∣wards God. Charitie to∣wards men: but especi∣ally the works of mercie. §. 45.46.
                    • To come by purposing and promising amend∣ment. § 57.
        • Sorts, for it is either
          • Priuat. §. 48.
          • Publicke, where we consider the
            • Appoint∣ment of it
              • By whom. §. 49.
              • Vpon what occasion, as the
                • Obtaining of some publicke blessing §. 50.
                • Remouing of some publick euil, either of
                  • Sinne,
                  • Punish∣ment, ei∣ther
                    • threatned §. 51.
                    • inflicted, as
                      • Sword. Famine. Pestilēce. Captiuitie §. 53.54.
            • Obserua∣tion of it
              • By whom. §. 55.
              • How, viz. that it is to be sanctified as a Sab∣bath of humiliation (§. 56) both
                • Publickly, by the
                  • Minister. §. 57.
                  • People. §. 58.
                • Priuately. §. 59.60.
• Suruey of the Popish and Antichristian fast. §. 61, 62.63.64.