The Christian-man's calling: or, A treatise of making religion ones business. Wherein the nature…

Now what an argument is here, to dissuade thee from going rashly or unpreparedly to the Table of the Lord. That which is a worthy receivers ⟨p. 263⟩meat, will be thy poison; the same red Sea of Christs blood, which is salvation to others (they pass safely through it into the land of promise) will be damnation to thee. King John, ¹as our English Chroniclers write, ²was poisoned by a cup of Wine. The Emperor Henry the seventh was poisoned by the bread in the Sacrament, through the treachery and treason of a Monk. The Israelites did all eat the same spiritual meat, and did all drink the same spiritual drink, but with many of them God was not well pleased, for they were overthrown in the Wilderness, 1 Cor. 10.3, 4.5. Those that eat and drink in Christs presence, were punished with everlasting perdition, Mat. 7.23. And do not please thy self because thou feelest no such poisonous operation at present in unworthy receiving, that therefore thou needst not fear it. They that eat Italian Figs, carry their death about them, though they fall not down dead suddenly.

Now what an argument is here, to disswade thee from going rashly or unpreparedly to the Table of the Lord. That which is a worthy receivers ⟨p. 263⟩meat, will be thy poison; the same red Sea of Christs blood, which is salvation to others (they pass safely through it into the land of promise) will be damnation to thee. King John, ¹as our English Croniclers write, ²was poisoned by a cup of Wine. The Emperour Henry the seventh was poisoned by the bread in the Sacrament, through the treachery and treason of a Monk. The Israelites did all eat the same spiritual meat, and did all drink the same spiritual drink, but with many of them God was not well pleased, for they were overthrown in the Wilderness,