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Moreover David calleth him self here not only the true & faith full servant of God, but also the son of Gods handmaid. Who is this handmaid of God? Verily the universal congregation of Christ, ¹which from the beginning of the world hath served God & believed in him, whose son every one is, that believeth in God. For he is begotten of God, the son of god by faith to that congregation, whose member he is made, & that congregation by preaching begetteth him to God, that believeth the word of god. So ⟨image 75⟩that as the congregation is a mother by begetting and winning other to the faith, so is he that believeth, & is begotten unto the faith, the son of the congregation, as s. Paul writeth to the Galatians, ²My little children, of whom I tra veil in birth again, or with whom I am again with child, until Christ be fashioned in you.

Moreouer Dauid callethe hym selfe here not only the true & fayth full seruaunte of God, but also the sonne of Gods handmayd. Who is this handmayd of God? Uerely the vniuersall congregacion of Christ, ¹whiche from the begynnyng of the worlde hathe serued God & beleued in hym, whose sonne euery one is, yt beleueth in God. For he is begottē of God, the sonne of god by fayth to that congregacion, whose member he is made, & that congregacion by preachynge begetteth hym to God, that beleueth the word of god. So ⟨image 75⟩that as the congregacion is a mother by begettynge and wynnyng other to the fayth, so is he that beleueth, & is begottē vnto the fayth, the sonne of the congregacion, as s. Paule wryteth to the Galathians, ²My lytle chyldren, of whome I tra uayle in byrth agayne, or wt whom I am agayne wythe chylde, vntyll Christe be fasshyoned in you.

1. 1Who is the handmaid of God.