Augustine of Hippo, on Matt 14:22

“And forthwith Jesus obliged his disciples to go up into the boat, and to go before him over the water, till he dismissed the people.”

“(Quæst. Ev. i. 15.) Or; That the disciples here say, It is a phantasm, figures those who yielding to the Devil shall doubt of the coming of Christ. That Peter cries to the Lord for help that he should not be drowned, signifies that He shall purge His Church with certain trials even after the last persecution; as Paul also notes, saying, He shall be saved, yet so as by fire. (1 Cor. 3:15.)”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.