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IT is also evident from Exod. 12. 11. that the Paschall Lambe* 1.1 was called the Lords Passeover, whereas it was but a signe, and representation of the Passeover: As also, Circumcision was called the Lords covenant, Gen. 17. 11. whereas it was only a signe, and seale of i••. Then as neither the Lambe was the Passeover it self, nor Circumcision the Covenant it self, it is but weakly inferred
by these people (from the words of our Saviour) that the bread should be the body of Christ, Mat. 26. 26. so that it must needs follow from hence, that the Sacrament of the Lords Supper is only a signe, or representation of the body of Christ; yea, the Apostle Paul expounding them words of our Saviour in the in∣stitution of the Sacrament (viz. This is my body) exhorteth us to doe it in remembrance of him. And that so oft as we eate this this bread, and drink this cup, we shew the Lords death till he come, 1 Cor. 11. 26.
If then it be but a signe, and representation of his death, it is not his absolute death; for if it were so, then must Christ be really s••aine, and crucified at every Sacrament, which God forbid we should imagine, and therefore the Apostle saith, it is a remem∣brance of the Sacrifice of his body, and blood which was shed for Beleevers; and so also did the Fathers of the Church expound them words of our Saviour, Hoc est corpus meum, to be a figure of his body.
And there is none so childish, but knoweth that the figure of Christ is not Christ himself; nor the Picture of Peter, Peter himself, and yet neverthelesse we call the picture by the name of the party they represent; as when we see the picture of Peter, we say, this is Saint Peter, and yet we should take him to be a foole that should think this figure or picture to be the corporall body of Peter himself as he was living, it being only the represen∣tation of him, and so of any other.
The ••••gne cal∣led by the name of the thing signified.