Q. 36. What is the meaning of these words “He was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the virgin Mary”?
A. That God’s eternal Son, who is, and continues [a] true and eternal God, [b] took upon him the very nature of man, of the flesh and blood of the virgin Mary, [c] by the operation of the Holy Ghost; [d] that he might also be the true seed of David, [e] like unto his brethren in all things, [f] sin excepted. [g]
Q. 36. What profit dost thou receive by Christ’s holy conception and nativity?
A. That he is our Mediator; [a] and with His innocence and perfect holiness, covers in the sight of God, my sins, wherein I was conceived and brought forth. [b]
