Hilary of Arles, on Jas 1:1

“James the servant of God, and of our Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.”

“Christ deigned to reveal himself to James after his passion, and eventually it became proverbial to say: "He appeared also to James." James refers to himself as a servant, but we must remember that there are two kinds of servitude, voluntary and involuntary. The involuntary servant is a slave who fears punishment, and therefore his service does not spring from love. But the voluntary servant is really no different from a son.”

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