Tertullian On Baptism to produce, by means of "holy hands,"[61] Tertullian On Prayer But what reason is there in going to prayer with hands indeed washed, but the spirit foul?-inasmuch as to our hands themselves spiritual purities are necessary, that they may be "lifted up pure"[82] of prayer nothing at all has been prescribed, except clearly "to pray at every time and every place."[160] Acts of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul Then Simon, enraged that he was not able to tell the secret of the apostle, cried out, saying: Let great dogs come forth, and eat him up before Caesar. And suddenly there appeared great dogs, and rushed at Peter. But Peter, stretching forth his hands[23]