That the Son became a human being in this way: he was conceived by the Holy Spirit without male participation and was born of the pure, holy [and ever*] Virgin Mary.
...These articles are not matters of dispute or conflict, for both sides confess them.—SA I:3,4
*Note that the “ever” is not in Luther’s original, but is in the Latin Book of Concord and does reflect both his personal conviction and the general consensus of the Lutheran theologians for some time, as is evident in the writings not only of Martin Chemnitz, but also Herberger and Gerhard; and reflects that the point was not a matter of contention between the papists and the Reformers.
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