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Rh 15.) The heave-shoulder David lifted up his heart to God with; and With the wave—breast, where his heart lay, he used to lean upon his harp when he played. These two-dishes were very fresh and good, and they all ate heartily thereof.

The next they brought up was a bottle of wine, as red as blood. 80 Grains said to them, Drink freely; this is the true juice of the Vine, that makes glad the heart of God and man. So they drank and were merry. (Deut. xxxii. 14. Judg. ix. 13. John xv. 5.)

The next was a dish of milk well crumbed. Gaius said, Let the boys have that, that they may grow thereby. (1 Pet. ii. 1, 2.)

Then they brought up in course a dish of butter and honey. Then said Gaius, Eat freely of this, for this is good to cheer up and strengthen your judgments and understandings. This was our Lord's dish when he was a child: "Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know how to refuse the evil, and choose the good." (Isa. vii. 15.)

Then they brought them up a dish of apples, and they were very good—tasted fruit. Then said Matthew, May we eat apples, since it was they by and with which the serpent beguiled our first mother

Then said Gains,—

Then said Matthew, I made the scruple, because a while since was sick with the eating of fruit. I

Gaius. Forbidden fruit will make you sick, but not what our Lord has tolerated.

While they were thus talking, they were presented with