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Again, for the signs to be turned ¹into the thing signified by them, is utterly against the nature of a Sacrament, and makes it no Sacrament, because there is no sign: for every Sacrament doth consist of a sign, and a thing signified, the sign is ever an earthly thing, and that which it signifieth is a heavenly thing. This shall appear in all examples, as in Paradise there was a very Tree for the ²sign, and Christ the thing signified by it. In Circumcision there ³was a cutting off of the skin, and the cutting off of sin. In the Passover there was a Lamb, and ⟨image 76⟩⁴Christ. In the Sabaoth there was ⁵a day of rest, and eternal rest. In the Sacrifices there was an offering ⁶of some beast, & the offering of Christ. In the Sanctuary there ⁷was the holy place, and heaven. In the Propitiatory there was the golden Covering, and Christ our ⁸cover. In the Wilderness there was a Rock yielding water, and Christ yielding his blood. In the ⁹Apparition there was a Dove, and ¹⁰the Holy Ghost. In the Manna there was Bread, and Christ. In ¹¹Baptism there is very Water ¹²which washeth us, and Christs blood washing us; so in the Supper of Christ there is very Bread and Wine for the sign, and the body and blood of Christ for the