Matthew Poole and continuators on Luke 2:33

33 And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him.

Brentius Notes on this Text. Non admirantur quia non Credunt, sed quia credunt, ideo admirantur. They did not admire because they did not believe, but because they believed, therefore they marvelled. They had Revelations what Christ was, the Angel had appeared to Ioseph, to Mary, to Zachary, and Elizabeth, the Wise-men had come from the East (if as some think they came so soon) yet they marvelled, they did not Contemn and mock at these things, but certainly neither did they fully understand them, but in the General believed the Divine Revelation. I do doubt whether before Christ was declared to be the Son of God with Power, by his Resurrection from the Dead, Rom. 1.3, 4. either Mary or Christs own Disciples did steadily and firmly believe, that Christ was the Eternal Son of God, tho it is clear that before that time, they believed him to be sent of God, and a great Prophet, nay the promised Messias, the Christ of God, and generally believed what was spoken of the Messias, and the Christ belonged to him, but whether they did rightly understand that the Messiah was to be God-man I cannot tell. Iohn Baptist seemeth clearest in the Case, Peter also made a famous Confession of it, but many things we Read of Peter afterward which speak even Peters Faith in the case, rather the Embryo of Faith, than a fixed and perfect Faith. But I impose nothing here on my Reader, let him judge as he seeth reason, supposing a fixed firm Faith in this Case, yet they might Marvel, for Christ is to be admired of them that believe,