Other promises made god unto Abraham and unto Jacob of the same seed. To Abraham Gene. 22. In thy seed shall they say all the nations of the earth to be blessed. Unto Jacob, Gen. 26. God saith thus: In thy seed shall all the people of the world be blessed. Here again see we Christ called the seed: for none other purpose doubtless, but only to take away all suspicion & doubt, that the world might have of his humanity. And lest the world might have said, as now a day (the more pity) many doth say, we believe that Christ is of the seed of the fathers, but he brought that seed with him from heaven, or else ⟨image 7⟩wrought the same seed, and made it not out of the sinful nature of the fathers, but some other ways, unknown unto man. The scripture in these promises, and in other that shall follow putteth expressly, this pronoun, Thine, Saying, thy Seed. In thy seed, not in the seed that Christ shall bring from heaven shall be the blessing of all people. Howe can that be Abraham's, or Jacobs seed, that never toke any of their substance, but came from heaven, and was made of an other kind of nature, then Abraham and Jacob was of. Who is able by good authority of the scripture to warrant Christs humanity, in case it be unknown of whom he should take it. As these men knoweth not that denieth Christ ⟨image 7⟩to take the nature of man of the blessed virgin. Unto David God made the like promise of Christ to be borne of his seed. 2. Samuel. 7. When thy days be paste, and thou sleepest with thy fathers, I will suscitat thy seed after thee, that shall come out of thy belly. The same have ye. 1. Paral. 17. and also Psalm. 132. The Lord swore a trueth unto David, and will not go from it. I will set upon thy seat (one) of the fruit of thy belly. Nothing is more clear, then these words. No man doubteth but all these places appertain unto Christ, the Son of the holy virgin. Who is called here the seed of David. Also that it should come out of his own belly, concerning his posterity. Then is Christ called the fruit ⟨image 8⟩of David belly. God did sware he would this do. Except he be for sworn he hath done it, and in that God be preside, we be agreed. Therefore we will not tarry long in the prove thereof, seeing it needeth no probation.
Othere promises made god vnto Abraham and vnto Jacob of the same sede. To Abraham Gene. 22. In thy sede shall they say all the nacyons of the earth to be bsessed. Unto Jacob, Gen. 26. God saith thus: In thy sede shal al ye people of ye world be blessed. Here agayn se we Christe called the sede: for none other purpose doutles, but onelye to take away all suspycion & dout, that the worlde myght haue of hys humanyte. And leaste the worlde myghte haue sayde, as nowe a daye (the more pytye) many doth say, we belieue that Christe is of the sede of the fathers, but he brought that sede with him from heauen, or elles ⟨image 7⟩wroughte the same sede, and made it not oute of the synneful nature of the fathers, but some other wayes, vnknowen vnto man. The scripture in these promyses, and in other that shal folowe putteth expresselye, thys pronown, Thyne, Saying, thy Sede. In thy sede, not in the sede that Christe shall brynge from heauen shalbe the blessing of all people. Howe can that be Abrahames, or Jacobes sede, that neuer toke any of their substaunce, but came from heauen, and was made of an other kind of nature, then Abraham and Jacob was of. Who is able by good auctorite of the scrypture to warraunt Christes humanite, incase it be vnknown of whō he shoulde take it. As these mē knoweth not yt denyeth Christe ⟨image 7⟩to take the nature of man of the blessed virgine. Unto Dauid God made the lyke promyse of Christe to be borne of hys sede. 2. Samuel. 7. When thy dayes be paste, and thou slepeste wyth thy fathers, I wyll suscitat thy sede after the, that shall come out of thy bely. The same haue ye. 1. Paral. 17. and also Psalm. 132. The Lorde swore a trueth vnto Dauid, and wyll not go fromit. I wyll set vpon thy sete (one) of the fruyte of thy belye. Nothinge is more clere, then these wordes. Noman douteth but all these places appertayne vnto Christ, the sonne of the holye virgine. Who is called here the sede of Dauid. Also that it shoulde come out of hys owne belye, concernynge his posterite. Thē is Christ called the fruit ⟨image 8⟩of Dauid belye. God did sware he would thys do. Except he be for sworne he hathe done it, and in that God be presyde, we be agryed. Therfore we wyll not tarye long in the proue therof, seinge it neadeth no probation.
