Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Ver. 13. Bind him hand and foot] He that comes into Christ's table without a wedding garment on his back shall not go out without fetters on his feet. Neither shall it help him, that he hath eaten and drunk in Christ's presence; for his meat is sauced, and his drink spiced with that bitter wrath of God, Job 20:23. He shall be taken as here, from the table to the tormentor. Look to it therefore, and come not hand overhead. The very heathens saw, and could say, that God was not to be served slightly or slubberingly, but with all possible preparation beforehand, ουκ εν παροδω προσκυνειν, αλλ ' οικοθεν παρασκευασμενοι. Plut.