And the same John had his clothing of camel's hair, and a leather belt about his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey.
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Hilary of Poitiers
AD 368
For the preaching of John no place more suitable, no clothing more useful, no food more fitted.
The preacher of Christ is clad in the skins of unclean beasts, to which the Gentiles are compared, and so by the Prophets’ dress is sanctified whatever inthem was useless or unclean. The girdle is a thing of much efficacy to every good work, that we may be girt for every ministry of Christ. For his food are chosen locusts, which fly the face of man, and escape from every approach, signifying ourselves who were borne away from every word or speech of good by aspontaneous motion of the body, weak in will, barren in works, fretful in speech, foreign in abode, are now become the food of the Saints, chosen to fillthe Prophets’ desire, furnishing our most sweet food not from the hives of the law, but from the trunks of wild trees.
