A treatise concerning the Lords Supper

Quest. 3. What if you should see God strike every unworthy Receiver down dead in the place with the bread in his mouth, or with the Cup in his hand, what preparation would you make then? Or if God should inflict some painful and tormenting disease upon every one that comes amiss, how careful would you be then? if God should say •o Death, as Absalom did to his Servants concerning Amnon, 1 Sam. 13 28. Absalom commanded his Servants, saying, mar• ye n•w when Amnons heart is merry with Wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon, then kill him, fear not, have not I commanded you? What if God should say to Death, when such a man is receiving the Sacramental Wine, and I say unto thee, Smite him, then kill him; fear not, I have commanded thee! If God should deal with you as he did with the Israelites, in Psal. 78.30, 31. While the Meat was in their Mouths, the wrath of God came upon them, and s•ew the fattest of them. It would surely be a dreadful sight to se• an unworthy Receiver go down to his Grave, and to Hell ⟨p. 65⟩with the Sacrament in his mouth: Or what if God should do as it is expressed in another case, Job 20.23. When he is about to fill his Belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating. How would you come then? Or what if you should fall down at the Ministers feet, as An• nias and Sapphira at the Apostles feet, if you should dare to come unworthily, what care would you take then?

Quest. 3. VVhat if you should see God strike every unworthy Receiver down dead in the place with the bread in his mouth, or with the Cup in his hand, what preparation would you make then? Or if God should inflict some painful and tormenting disease upon every one that comes amiss, how careful would you be then? if God should say •o Death, as Absalom did to his Servants concerning Amnon, 1 Sam. 13 28. Absa•om commanded his Servants, saying, mar ye nw when Amnons heart is merry with Wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon, then kill him, fear not, have not I commanded you? What if God should say to Death, when such a man is receiving the Sacramental Wine, and I say unto thee, Smite him, then kill him; fear not, I have commanded thee! If God should deal with you as he did with the Israelites, in