But when she saw him, she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered what kind of salutation this might be.
      1. Though she is a virgin, she shall have the honour of being a mother: "Thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and thou shalt have the naming of him; thou shalt call his name Jesus," Luke 1:31; Luke 1:31. It was the sentence upon Eve, that, though she should have the honour to be the mother of all living, yet this mortification shall be an allay to that honour, that her desire shall be to her husband, and he shall rule over her,Genesis 3:16. But Mary has the honour without the allay.