Lactantius,
Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. VII, The Divine Institutes…
(1885)
“ Therefore the Holy Spirit of God, descending from heaven, chose the holy Virgin, that He might enter into her womb. [1] But she, being filled by the possession [2] of the Divine Spirit, conceived; and without any intercourse with a man, her virgin womb was suddenly impregned. But if it is known to all that certain animals are accustomed to conceive [3] by the wind and the breeze, why should any one think it wonderful when we say that a virgin was made fruitful by the Spirit of God, to whom whatever He may wish is easy? ”
