The coney represents the legalist because he hides the treasure of grace and bears his sharp teeth of the law. He has no grace/wine, just like the rulers of the banquet <ref>[[Joh 2:3]]</ref>

We should not learn from the legalist. The gospel is a gospel of grace and they misrepresent God and the gospel by only teaching the law. Even the symbols of grace, like baptism and communion become hideous legalisms with many rules as to who, how, and when they can be celebrated. Celebrating the symbols is preaching the cross through those symbols. The preaching of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing.<ref>[[1Co 1:18]] For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.</ref> Consider a person who is perishing who goes through baptism. The baptism itself is the preaching of the cross through a symbol. Though the baptism means nothing and has no effect on the unbeliever who was baptized, to us, the symbol is still the very power of God.