The sermons of Master Henry Smith gathered into one volume. Printed according to his…The sermons of Maister Henrie Smith gathered into one volume. Printed according to his…

Again, for the signs to be turned into 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 sign, and Christ the thing signified by it:¹ in Circumcision there was a cutting off of the skin, and the cutting off of sin: in the Pass-over there was a Lamb,² & Christ: in the Sabbath there was a day of rest,³ and ⟨p. 87⟩eternal rest:⁴ in the sacrifices there was an offering of some beast, and the offering of Christ:⁵ in the Sanctuary there was the holy place,⁶ and heaven: in the Propitiatory there was the golden covering, and Christ our cover:⁷ in the Wilderness there was a Rock yielding water, and Christ yielding his blood:⁸ in the Apparition there was a Dove, and the holy Ghost:⁹ in the Manna there was bread,¹⁰ and Christ: in Baptism there is very water which washeth us, and Christs blood washing us:¹¹ so in the Supper of Christ there is very bread and Wine for the sign, and the body and blood of Christ for the thing signified, or else this Sacrament is against the nature of all other sacraments.