Fasting - Early works to 1800
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Public fasting or, the manner in which Christians should observe a public fast. By Samuel Pike.
Pike, Samuel 1717-1773.Date: 1758
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Apologie du jeûne.
Date: MDCCLXXXVII [1787]- E-books
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A memorial concerning personal and family-fasting and humiliation , presented to saints and sinners: wherein also the nature of personal covenanting with God, is occasionally opened. By ... Thomas Boston, Minister ... at Ettrick. To which is prefixed, A preface, by ... Thomas Boston, Minister at Oxnam.
Boston, Thomas 1677-1732.Date: 1756- Books
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A true and admirable historie, of a mayden of Confolens, in the prouince of Poictiers : that for the space of three yeeres and more hath liued, and yet doth, vvithout receiuing either meate or drinke. Of whom, his Maiestie in person hath had the view, and, (by his commaund) his best and chiefest phisitians, haue tryed all meanes, to find, whether this fast & abstinence be by deceit or no. In this historie is also discoursed, whether a man may liue many dayes, moneths or yeeres, without receiuing any sustenance. Published by the Kings especiall priuiledge.
François CitoysDate: Anno Dom. 1603- Books
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A discourse upon prodigious abstinence : occasioned by the twelve moneths fasting of Martha Taylor, the famed Derbyshire damosell : proving that without any miracle, the texture of humane bodies may be so altered, that life may be long continued without the supplies of meat & drink : with an account of the heart, and how far it is interessed in the business of fermentation / by John Reynolds.
Reynolds, John, of Kings-NortonDate: 1669