And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must go and see it: I pray you have me excused.
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Tertullian of Carthage
AD 220
Giving his invitation; only then inviting, when already compelling to his banquet; appointing one and the same hour both for the supper and the invitation. But when invited, they excuse themselves.
"I have bought a field-and I have bought some oxen-and I have married a wife."
