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…

☞ The godly and virtuous woman Elizabeth, wife to Zachary the priest, said to Mary her Cozen, being newly conceived with child, through the operation of the holy ghost: blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. And whence happeneth this unto me, y• the mother of my lord should come unto me? what soever this holy woman saith here, it must needs be believed as an infallible truth. For she speaketh not of her own head, but as she was filled with the holy ghost. In this her salutation: she calleth Christ the fruit of Mary's womb. If Christ be the fruit of Mary's womb as undoubtedly he is, then is ⟨p. 27⟩Christ made of the substance of Mary, and is her true and natural son, or else were it a manifest lye to call Christ the fruit of her womb. Who is so mad, to call a thing the fruit of a tree, that never had the nature of a tree? Were it not double madness to call a pear the fruit of a cherry tree? so great a fondness and a greater lye had it been to call Christ the fruit of Mary's womb, if he had brought his body with him from heaven or from any other place. But as it is truly said this pear is the fruit of a pear tree, because it had his being and natural substance of the nature and substance of a pear tree, so likewise is it truly said Christ is the fruit of Mary's womb, because he had his being and natural substance as concerning his humanity of the nature and substance of Mary. Let God therefore be true, and all heretics liars.

☞ The godly and vertuous womā Elizabeth, wife to •acharie the priest, said to Mary her Co sen, beyng newly conceiued with childe, thorow the operacion of the holy ghost: blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruite of thy wombe. And whence happeneth thys vnto me, y• the mother of my lord shoulde come vnto me? what soeuer thys holy woman sayth here, it muste nedes bee beleued as an infallible truth. For she speaketh not of her owne head, but as she was filled wt the holy ghost. In this her salutacion: she calleth Christe the fruite of Maries wombe. If Christe bee the fruite of Maryes wombe as vndobutedlye hee is, then is ⟨p. 27⟩Christ made of the substaunce of Mary, and is her true and naturall sonne, or els were it a manifest lye to call Christ the fruite of her wombe. Who is so madde, to call a thyng the fruite of a tree, that neuer had the nature of a tree? Were it not double madnes to call a peare the fruite of a chery tree? so greate a fondnes and a greater lye had it bene to call Christ the fruite of Maries wombe, if he had brought his body with hym from heauen or from any other place. But as it is truly sayd thys peare is the fruite of a peare tree, because it had hys beyng and naturall substaunce of the nature and substaunce of a peare tree, so likewise is it truly said Christ is the fruite of Maries wombe, because he had hys beyng and naturall substaunce as concernyng hys humanitie of the nature and substāce of Mary. Let God therefore be true, and all heretikes lyers.