David had twenty-four columns of marble around his banqueting
room, and he chained a bandit and an old enemy to each column,
and in the presence of his enemies feasted. Christ enables the
soul to chain hate, envy, lying, avarice, gluttony, jealousy,
evil-speaking, sloth, and then the soul exclaims, Thou hast
spread me a table in the midst of mine enemies! (Text.)--N.
D. HILLIS.
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