Commentary upon the Prophecy of Isaiah

Here the Prophet confirms the true humanity of Christ; for it was a thing altogether incredible, that he which was God, should be borne of a virgin. So strange a thing agreed nothing at all to humane reason. To the end we should not think then that he imagineth some ghost, he declares the signs of this humanity, by which he shows that Christ shall appear in the very true nature or flesh of men, to wit, because he shall be nourished after the same manner that other little children be. Now the Jews had another manner of nourishing their children then we have, for they used honey, which we commonly use not, and they retain this fashion among them yet to this day, so as they cause the Infant new borne to taste of butter and honey before they give it suck.

HEre the Prophet confirmes the true humanitie of Christ; for it was a thing altogether incredible, that he which was God, should be borne of a virgin. So strange a thing agreed nothing at all to humane reason. To the end we should not thinke then that hee imagineth some ghost, hee declares the signes of this humanitie, by which he shewes that Christ shall appeare in the very true nature or flesh of men, to wit, because he shall be nourished after the same maner that other little children be. Now the Iewes had another maner of nourishing their children then we haue, for they vsed hony, which we commonlie vse not, and they retaine this fashion among them yet to this day, so as they cause the Infant new borne to taste of butter and hony before they giue it suck.