But in a mystical sense, Christ is life, and the devil is death, and he tastes of death, who dwells in sin; even now every one, according as he has good or evil doctrines, tastes the bread either of life or of death. And indeed, it is a less evil to see death, a greater to taste of it, still worse to follow it, worst of all to be subject to it.
Reproduced in full. Translation: Oxford 1841 (Newman), public domain (Public domain).
Also cites: Orig. in Matt. tom., 12, 33, 35