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A lesson of the Incarnation of Christ that he toke, [sic] his humanity in…A lesson of the Incarnation of Christe that he toke, [sic] his humanite in…
A lesson of the Incarnation of Christ that he toke, [sic] his humanity in and of the Blessed Virgin made the twentieth day of June by John Hopper. 1549.A lesson of the Incarnation of Christe that he toke, [sic] his humanite in and of the Blessyd Virgine made the twentithe daye of Iune by Iohn Hoper. 1549.
printed by S. Mierdman for Edward Whitechurch, 1549printed by S. Mierdman for Edwarde Whitechurch, 1549
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We Answer.
We Answere.
¶ Christ as he is very God, so is he very man & according to his godhead he hath ben, is, and ever shall be with out beginning and of this his divine nature speaketh the places afore rehearsed, and not of his humanity. Farther it is the manner of the scripture by cause of the union and conjunction of these two natures in one person, many times to ascribe & put that unto the one nature, which properly is dew unto the other.
¶ Christe as he is verye God, so is he very man & accordyng to hys godhed he hath ben, is, and euer shalbe wyth out begynnynge and of thys hys diuine nature speaketh the places afore rehersed, and not of hys humanyte. Farther it is ye maner of the scripture by cause of the vnion and coniunctiō of these two natures in one person, manye tymes to ascribe & put yt vnto ye one nature, which properly is dewe vnto ye other.
The conclusion.
¶ Seeing the scripture hath in this point as well stablished the truth that Christ our saviour toke his humanity of the blessed Virgin, as also answered all the objections that can be brought against the truth: It shall be the duty and office of as many as love the Lord in Christ with humbleness rather to consent unto the truth: then of affection, to stand at the defence of a lye. The living God grant us his holy spirit, that ones we may all know one thing in Christ Jesus, to our salvation. So be it.