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…

☞ Here as S. Paul declareth evidently, that as the children, that is to say, men be partakers of flesh and blood, so likewise Christ (because he might destroy him that had lordship over death: that is to say, the devil by the death in his own body) was made partaker of the same, that is, of flesh & blood. No man doubteth that our flesh is of the nature and substance of a woman, no more is it to be doubted that Christ toke his flesh of the nature and substance of Mary his mother, seeing the epistle saith that Christ was made per taker of flesh and blood with us. This could he not have ben if he had brought his body with him from heaven, or had taken it of any other then of a natural woman, although a pure and undefiled Virgin.

☞ Here as S. Paule declareth euidently, that as the children, that is to say, men be pertakers of flesh and bloud, so lykewise Christ (because he might destroy him that had lordship ouer death: that is to say, the deuill by the death in his owne body) was made pertaker of the same, that is, of flesh & bloud. No man doubteth that our flesh is of the nature and substance of a womā, no more is it to be doubted that Christ toke his fleshe of the nature and substance of Mary his mother, seyng the epistle saith that Christ was made per taker of flesh and bloud wyth vs. This coulde he not haue ben if he had brought his body with hym from heauen, or had taken it of anye other then of a naturall woman, although a pure and vndefiled Uirgine.

Therefore like as a man taketh his nature of his parents, so likewise toke Christ by human nature of the blessed Virgin his mother. He say eth moreover (He) meaning Christ, in no place taketh on him the angels, but the seed of Abraham taketh he on him.

Therfore lyke as a man taketh hys nature of his parentes, so lykewise toke Christ by humain nature of the blessed Uirgine his mother. He sai eth moreouer (He) meanyng Christ, in no place taketh on him the aungels, but the sede of Abraham taketh he on hym.