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Nearly related to this is what our church seems peculiarly to mean by the term abstinence, which may be used when we cannot fast entirely by reason of sickness or bodily weakness.This is the eating little, the abstaining in part, the taking a smaller quantity of food than usual.I do not remember any scriptural instance of this.But neither can I condemn it.For the Scripture does not.It may have its use and receive a blessing from God.
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4. Nearly related to this, is what our church seems peculiarly to mean by the term abstinence: which may be used when we cannot fast entirely by reason of sickness or bodily weakness. This is, the eating little; the abstaining in part; the taking a smaller quantity of food than usual. I do not remember any scriptural instance of this. But neither can I condemn it. For the scripture does not: it may have its use, and receive a blessing from God.