An exposition of the Symbol or Creed of the Apostles according to the tenor…An exposition of the Symbole or Creed of the Apostles according to the tenour…

Furthermore the mother of Christ is described by her quality, a virgin, and by her name Mary. She was a virgin, first that Christ might be conceived without sin and be a perfect Saviour: secondly, that the saying of the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled,¹ Behold a virgin shall conceive & ⟨p. 171⟩bear a son: according as it was foretold by god in the first giving of the promise, the seed of the woman, not the seed of the man, shall bruise the serpents head. Now the Jews, to elude the most pregnant testimony of the Prophet say, that Alma signifieth not a virgin, but a young woman which hath known a man. But this is indeed a forgery. For Isaiah there speaks of an extraordinary work of God above nature, whereas for a woman having known man to conceive, is no wonder. And the word Alma, through the whole bible is taken for a virgin,² as by a particular search will appear.

Furthermore the mother of Christ is described by her qualitie, a virgine, and by her name Mary. Shee was a virgine, first that Christ might bee conceiued without sinne and be a perfect Sauiour: secondly, that the saying of the prophet Esai might be fulfilled,¹ Behold a virgin shal cōceiue & ⟨p. 171⟩beare a sonne: according as it was foretold by god in the first giuing of the promise, the seed of the woman, not the seed of the man, shall bruise the serpents head. Now the Iewes, to elude the most pregnant testimonie of the Prophet say, that Alma signifieth not a virgin, but a young womā which hath knowne a man. But this is indeede a forgerie. For Esay there speakes of an extraordinarie worke of God aboue nature, whereas for a woman hauing knowne man to conceiue, is no wonder. And the worde Alma, through the whole bible is taken for a virgin,² as by a particular search will appeare.

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