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☞ Note that the angel saith, thou shalt conceive. He saith not, heaven shall conceive. And the angel like as the Prophet used this word conceive, to declare that the flesh which Christ ⟨image 35⟩had, was truly and naturally taken of the substance of his mother Mary the virgin. For to conceive, is none other thing, than a woman to be a very true & natural mother by ministering part of her corporal substance to her child, whereof also the child is formed and made. Now on this manner by the working of the holy ghost without the seed of man did this blessed virgin conceive Christ, it therefore truly followeth, that Christ brought not his body with him from heaven but received it of the natural substance of his mother Mary. And because we should not doubt of this thing, the angel calleth Jesus Mary's son. If Christ had not ta ken his humanity of the blessed Virgin, of her nature and substance, and so be made very true and perfect man, the angel had not said truth, when he called Christ her son. For neither should Mary have been Christs mother, nor Christ Mary's son. And so should the angel have brought a false and a lying message from God, which is the self truth. But let God be true, and all heretics liars.

☞ Note that the aungell sayth, thou shalt conceyue. He sayth not, heauen shall conceyue. And the aungell like as the Prophet vsed this word conceiue, to declare that the flesh whiche Christ ⟨image 35⟩had, was truly and naturally taken of the substaunce of his mother Mary the virgine. For to conceiue, is none other thyng, than a woman to be a very true & naturall mother by ministryng parte of her corporall substaunce to her childe, wherof also the child is formed and made. Now on this maner by the workyng of the holy ghost without the sede of man did this blessed virgine conceyue Christ, it therfore truly foloweth, that Christe brought not hys body with hym from heauen but receyued it of the naturall substaunce of his mother Mary. And because we should not doubt of this thyng, the aungell calleth Iesus Maries sonne. If Christ had not ta ken his humanitie of the blessed Uirgine, of her nature and substaunce, and so be made very true and perfect man, the aungell had not sayd truth, when he called Christ her sonne. For neyther should Mary haue bene Christes mother, nor Christ Maries sonne. And so should the aungell haue brought a false and a lying message from God, whiche is the selfe truth. But let God be true, and all heretikes lyers.