the Ark of the Covenant had formerly stood. Fire had already been
lighted there, and Jesus poured some blood upon the hearth,
consecrating it as an altar; and the remainder of the blood and the fat
were thrown on the fire beneath the altar, after which Jesus, followed
by his Apostles, walked round the supper-room, singing some psalms, and
consecrating it as a new Temple. The doors were all closed during this
time. Meanwhile the son of Simeon had completed the preparation of the
lamb. He passed a stake through its body, fastening the front legs on a
cross piece of wood; and stretching the hind ones along the stake. It
bore a strong resemblance to Jesus on the cross, and was placed in the
oven, to be there roasted with the three other lambs brought from the
Temple.

The Paschal Lambs of the Jews were all immolated in the vestibule of
the Temple, but in different parts, according as the persons who were
to eat them were rich, or poor, or strangers.5 The Paschal Lamb
belonging to Jesus was not immolated in the Temple, but everything else
was done strictly according to the law. Jesus again addressed his
disciples, saying that the lamb was but a figure, that he himself would
next day be the true Paschal Lamb, together with other things which I
have forgotten.

When Jesus had finished his instructions concerning the Paschal Lamb
and its signification, the time being come, and Judas also returned,
the tables were set out. The disciples put on travelling dresses which
were in the vestibule, different shoes, a white robe resembling a
shirt, and a cloak, which was short in front and longer behind, their
sleeves were large and turned back, and they girded up their clothes
around the waist. Each party went to their own table; and two sets of
disciples in the side rooms, and our Lord and his Apostles in the