A journal of meditations for every day in the year gathered out of divers authors / written first in Latine by N.B. ; and newly translated into English by E.M. in ... 1669.

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Title: A journal of meditations for every day in the year gathered out of divers authors / written first in Latine by N.B. ; and newly translated into English by E.M. in ... 1669.
Author: N. B., 1598-1676.
Publication: [S.l. :: s.n.],; 1669.
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Subject terms: Meditations.; Devotional literature.
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Of Christs Fasting, Mat. 4. Luc. 4.

* 1.1COnsider 1. And when he had fasted fourty daies, and fourty nights, afterward be was hungry. Con∣sider how Christ joyned Fasting, and Mortification to his Prayer in the Desart; for Prayer, and Morti∣fication,

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are as two Sisters, helping one the other: Prayer quickneth Mortification, and Mortification refineth Prayer, as Fire doth Gold. In this man∣ner, therefore,* 1.2 Christs prayer ascended by the De∣sart, as a little rod of smoke of the Aromatical Spices of Myrrhe and Frankincense: Endeavour that yours may ascend in like manner; and remember what the Angel said,* 1.3 Prayer is good with Fasting and Alms.

* 1.4Consider 2. Our Lord fasted with that rigour, in the beginning of his Preaching, to teach us, that the beginning of a spiritual life (much more of an Apostolical one) ought to be taken from taming our sensual appetite. Hence the antient Fathers, as Cassian witnesseth, ordained, that the first Spiritual Lesson should be of taming this appetite; for he that cannot master these palpable, and grosser Vices, how will he be able to subdue those that are more subtil and secret? See therefore how you are in this point, and ponder that of the wise man; He that loveth good chear shall be in poverty (to wit spi∣ritual) he that loveth wine, and fat things, shall not be rich.

Consider 3. The many fruits of Fasting, that you may give your self to it, as far as your health and strength of body will permit. 1. It tameth the rebellion of the flesh. 2. It purifieth the mind, and makes it fit for heavenly contemplation. 3. It appea∣seth Gods wrath and indignation. 4. It satisfieth for sin. 5. It is meritorious of eternal life. 6. It often obtains likewise temporal blessings. 7. It is the De∣vils scourge. 8. It is the food and nourishment of all Virtue.

Notes

* 1.1

Mat. 4.2.

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* 1.2

Cant. 3.6.

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* 1.3

Tob. 12.8.

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* 1.4

Pro. 21.27

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