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Here then is the natural ground of fasting.One who is under deep affliction, overwhelmed with sorrow for sin and a strong apprehension of the wrath of God, would without any rule, without knowing or considering whether it were a command of God or not, forget to eat his bread, abstain not only from pleasant but even from needful food.Like Saint Paul, who after he was led into Damascus was 3 days without sight and neither ate nor drank.Acts 9:9.
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2. Here then is the natural ground of fasting. One who is under deep affliction, overwhelmed with sorrow for sin, and a strong apprehension of the wrath of God, would without any rule, without knowing or considering, whether it were a command of God or not, forget to eat his bread, abstain not only from pleasant, but even from needful food. Like St. Paul, who after he was led into Damascus, was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink, Acts ix. 9.