Matthew Poole and continuators on Luke 2:52

52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.

If any ask how he, who was the Eternal Wisdom of the Father (who is the only wi[illegible: 1 letter]e God) increased in Wisdom, they must know that all things in Scripture, which are spoken of Christ, are not spoken with respect to his entire Person, but with respect to the one, or the other Nature United in that Person, he increased in Wisdom, as he did in Age, or Stature, with respect to his Humane, not to his Divine Nature. And, as God daily Magnifyed his Grace and Favour toward him, so he gave him Favour with the Neighbourhood, and People of Galilee, so as that when he came forth to be a Publick Minister, he came forth as a Bishop, (the chief Bishop of Souls especially) ought to do, Having a good Repute even of those who were without. And thus we leave our Saviours History▪ for about eighteen years of which the History of the Gospel tells us nothing.

Marginal references: Ver. 40.; Or, age.