Arator, on Acts 12:16

“But Peter continued knocking. And when they had opened, they saw him, and were astonished.”

“Immediately, free from the enemy, he sings the praises of God's work. The first girl demonstrates that he has come back from the darkness because the grace of Christ allowed a similar thing to be, inasmuch as the Lord himself, rising [from the dead], approached the sight of women; the glory of his returning flesh spoke to the sex that his mother has. It is clear from this also that the church, which must carry unrestrained gladness to every flock, recognized its prophet [Peter].”

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