The holy Eucharist, or, The mystery of the Lords Supper briefly explained

1. For its Poison. Sin hath envenomed us, and that is the reason we ⟨p. 127⟩swell. Why doth one man swell with Pride, another with Passion, another with Lust? he is poisoned. If one had a child whom he dearly loved, mortally poisoned; how would he grieve for it? Our Souls are poisoned, yet we grieve not. How oft do sinners poison the Sacramental Cup!

1. For its Poyson. Sin hath invenomed us, and that is the reason we ⟨p. 127⟩swell. Why doth one man swell with Pride, another with Passion, another with Lust? he is poysoned. If one had achild whom he dearly loved, mortally poyson'd; how would he grieve for it? Our Souls are poysoned, yet we grieve not. How oft do sinners poyson the Sacramental Cup!

2. Sin is a Serpent for the sting of it. 'Tis the [Greek or Hebrew]. Sin at first shows its colour in the glass, afterwards it bites as a Serpent, Prov. 23. 32. Sin is a Serpent with four stings. 1. It stings with guilt, Rom. 3 19. 2. With horror of Conscience, which is Limen inferni; Judas and Spira felt this; all the racks, strappadoes, and tortures in the world are but Ludibria & risus, a sport in comparison of this deadly sting; no outward comforts can ease a Conscience stung with sin, no more than a Crown of Gold can cure the Head-ache.

2. Sin is a Serpent for the sting of it. 'Tis the 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Sin at first shows its colour in the glass, afterwards it bites as a Serpent, Prov. 23. 32