Matthew Poole and continuators on Luke 1:28

28 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women.

Virgins betrothed, until the Consummation of their Marriage, were ordinarily kept in their Friends House, thither came this Angel, and saith, Hail thou that art highly favoured. The Word Translated Hail signifies Rejoyce thou, or is as much as God save thee. It is not the form of a Prayer (as the Papists use it) but an ordinary Salutation, as much as, God save you or, Good-morrow is amongst us, Thou that art highly favoured, [non-Latin text not transcribed], the word comes originally from [non-Latin text not transcribed] which signifyeth in Scripture two things. 1. The free Love, and favour of another bestowed on any, that it is taken, v. 30. thou hast found favour, Eph. 1.6. to the Praise of the Glory of his Grace. 2. It signifies good Habits in the Soul, as 2 Pet. 3.18. grow in Grace, Col. 3.16. Singing with Grace in your Hearts. Hence the Verb, a Participle from which the word here used is, may signify two things. Either thou hast received Grace or favour [illegible: 1 letter]rom God, or, 2. Thou that [illegible: 1 span] habits. The first seems to be its sense in this place▪ it followeth in the verse. Blessed art thou, so also it is expounded [illegible: 1 span] thou hast found favour with God. So as the Virgin was the object of Divine Grace, as we are, and therefore not to be prayed to, as the Fountain of Grace, she her self had nothing but what she received. This whole verse seemeth to be only a Salutation, there is nothing of a Prayer in it, the Angel doth only take notice of her, as a favourite of Heaven, one dear unto his Lord, with whom God was in an especial manner, and whom God blessed above the rate of those ordinary Blessings, with which he blesseth other Women.

Marginal references: Or, God save thee, or rejoyce.; Or, thou that hast obtained favour. Or, thou that art freely be [illegible: 2 letters]ved. Or, much grace.