Scripture censures the abuse of fasts, not that it may simply condemn fasting itself, but that it may show its true manner and godly use and approve and confirm it by many godly examples. For whatever has clear examples in the Word of God and approved examples of the saints in Scripture must not be numbered among human traditions; but if human traditions have patched any superstitious abuses or wrong opinions onto fasting, these must be discerned and separated from the exercises of fasting as they are taught in testimonies of the Word of God and approved by examples of Scripture. -- Blessed Martin Chemnitz, Examen IV:255
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