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Mark the word Of, & it shall destroy, that fond opinion of them that ⟨image 13⟩say, true it is, we grant ye Christ is of the seed of David, yet it followeth not he should take of the nature, and substance of the sacrate virgin. Note well the words, and they shall satisfy thee. Unto this objection and other I will answer unto here after, in the end of the oration. Now to the prove of our proposition, read the first of Saint Luke, and mark the greeting of Elizabeth unto the holy virgin being great: Blessed said she is the fruit of thy womb. This holy woman calleth Christ the fruit, but whereof, & from whens had she this fruit of heaven, or other where? no truly: but it was the fruit of her own belly, then of her own substance, or else it were a manifest lye to call Christ the ⟨image 14⟩fruit of her belly. Nether I think, there is no man that would call a thing the fruit of a tree, that never had the nature of a tree. What man was ever so found to say, that a Pear were the fruit of a Cherry tree. Or who is he that can say, that Jesus of Nazareth taking his humanity from heaven or of some other thing beside his mother, can truly call him, the fruit of his mothers womb. The scripture sayeth: Christ is her son, and she is his mother, not a feigned mother, but a true and very natural mother.

Mark ye word Of, & it shal destroy, yt fond opiniō of them yt ⟨image 13⟩say, true it is, we graūt ye Christ is of the sede of Dauid, yet it foloweth not he shuld take of the nature, and substaunce of the sacrate virgin. Note well ye wordes, and they shall satisfye the. Unto this obieccion and other I wyll answere vnto here after, in the ende of the oration. Now to the proue of our proposytion, reade the fyrst of Saint Luke, and marke the gretinge of Elizabeth vnto the holy vyrgyne beyng great: Blessyd said she is the fruyte of thy wombe. Thys holye womanne callyth Christ the fruite, but wherof, & from whens had she this fruite of heauen, or othere where? no treulye: but it was the fruyte of her owne belye, then of her owne substaunce, or else it were a manifest lye to call Christ the ⟨image 14⟩fruyte of her belye. Nether I thynke, there is no man that would call a thing the fruite of a tre, that neuer had the nature of a tre. What man was euer so founde to saye, that a Pere were the fruyt of a Chery tre. Or who is he that can say, that Jesus of Nazareth takyng his humanite frō heauen or of some other thinge besyde hys mother, can truely call him, ye fruit of hys mothers wombe. The scripture sayeth: Christe is her sonne, and she is hys mothere, not a faynyd mother, but a true and verye naturall mother.