The governance of virtue teaching all faithful christia[n]s, how they ought daily to lead…The gouernaunce of vertue teaching all faythful christia[n]s, how they oughte daily to leade…

☞ What can be spoken more plainly, to declare and prove, that Christ came of the seed of David as concerning his flesh? If Christ be the fruit of Davids belly, I mean concerning his posterity (for Mary the mother of Christ, came of the stock and kindred of David) so doth ⟨image 30⟩it evidently follow that Christ passed not through the womb of his mother without any part• king of y• natural substance of his mother as y• water passeth and runneth through the pipe, and yet receiveth no part of the pipes substance, but rather that he took a perfect body of substance of his mother, and so became true and perfect man. Otherwise should not he have ben the fruit of Davids belly, neither should God have kept his oath and promise made unto David. But let God be true and all heretics liars.

☞ What cā be spoken more playnly, to declare and proue, that Christ came of the sede of Dauid as concernyng his fleshe? If Christe be the fruite of Dauids belly, I meane concernyng his posteritie (for Mary the mother of Christe, came of the stock and kindred of Dauid) so doth ⟨image 30⟩it euidently followe that Christ passed not thorow the wōbe of his mother without any part• king of y• natural substāce of his mother as y• wa ter passeth and runneth thorowe the pype, and yet receyueth no part of the pypes substaunce, but rather that he tooke a perfect body of substaunce of his mother, and so became true and perfect man. Otherwise should not he haue ben the fruite of Dauids belly, neither should God haue kepte hys othe and promise made vnto Dauid. But let God be true and all heretikes lyers.

The Prophet Isaiah doth lively describe,