holy table

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But the greatest part of them imitating that which they admired, drew near to the tribunal of penance, and the holy table.

From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 16 by Scott, Walter, Sir

Come to yonder holy table this day, and there claim your share in Christ, who is absent from you in the body, but ever present in the spirit. 

From Discipline and Other Sermons by Kingsley, Charles

Then the three knights took up the holy table and the Sangreal and went into the city; and there, in a chapel, they buried Sir Percival's sister right solemnly.

From King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table by Unknown

On no holy stone Were menaces engraved: no holy table Declared the thunders of the law.

From Niels Klim's journey under the ground being a narrative of his wonderful descent to the subterranean lands; together with an account of the sensible animals and trees inhabiting the planet Nazar and the firmament. by Gierlow, John

The church, in order that it might fulfil its functions and guard the holy table, must have the right of excommunication.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09 by Johnson, Rossiter