113. And fittingly is the prophet raised by
cords, for the faithful writer said: “The lines are fallen
unto me in pleasant places.” Ps. xvi. [xv.]
6. And
fittingly with rags; for the Lord Himself, when those who had been
first invited to the marriage made excuse, sent to the partings of the
highways, that as many as were found, both bad and good, should be
invited to the marriage. With these rags, then, He lifted the
word of prophecy from the mire.