{"author":null,"canonical_references":[],"database_sha256":"8cfbe7284c6936871d57c02dc6aa63ebbdfd4722422d539dd9f716e46e91112e","date_end":null,"date_start":null,"edition_year":null,"id":"sermonindex-ecf-3158","native_reference":{"book_number":510,"chapter_from":5,"chapter_to":5,"system":"MyBible module coordinates (mapping unverified)","verse_from":15,"verse_to":15},"public_import_allowed":false,"record_kind":"verse-keyed-module-record","review_required":["English edition and exact text","author/work attribution","dating","verse mapping and citation kind","reuse and attribution","split author quotations and deduplicate"],"review_status":"unreviewed","source_html":"<p><b>Arator</b>: We dwell in the church on earth, which, no one may doubt, signifies a heavenly [church]; but that is more truly [the church] which, at rest above the stars, is called celestial and high. This [earthly church], which is seen in the brief career of an uncertain world, is appointed as the way of life and in this [present] time directs to the eternal [church] those whom it gathers, and to those found acceptable it is the road for going from here to heavenly things. Peter rules both armies, and for their lot he gives the stars to those squadrons led from here, as has been revealed by the words of God, \"What you have loosed,\" he said, \"and what you bind on earth thus remain bound or loosed in heaven.\" This [church] that we see cultivated on soil, therefore, will be a type; what the clouds carry is firm. Peter, ruling both, designs there the body and here the shadow, in order that those sick people whom he freed from vices and offenses might be led unharmed to it [the church above], which endures in heaven [and] will receive the holy throngs cleansed by this [earthly church].<br/><i>— ON THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES 1</i></p><p><b>Bede</b>: So that as Peter came along, at least his shadow might fall on some of them and they would be healed. At that time, Peter visibly raised the sick with the shadow of his body, and even now he does not cease to strengthen the infirmities of the faithful with the invisible shadow of his intercession. And since Peter is the type of the Church, he indeed walks upright himself, but by his shadow accompanying him he raises those that lie down, because the Church, with its mind and love intending towards heavenly things, seemingly runs through the earth shadow-like, and here renews those by temporal sacraments and figures of heavenly things, whom it rewards there with perpetual gifts. Some connect to this place what the Lord said in the Gospel: He who believes in me will do the works that I do, and greater works than these will he do (John 14).<br/><i>— Commentary on Acts</i></p><p><b>John Chrysostom</b>: Wilt thou that I show thee this also from the Apostles more obviously to the sense. Consider Paul, whose garments wrought: Peter, whose very shadows were mighty. For had they not borne a King's image and their radiancy been unapproachable, their garments and shadows had not wrought so mightily. For the garments of a king are terrible even to robbers. Wouldest thou see this beaming even through the body? \"Looking steadfastly,\" said he, \"upon the face of Stephen, they saw it as it had been the face of an angel.\" But this was nothing to the glory flashing within. For what Moses had upon his countenance, that did these carry about with them on their souls, yea rather even far more. For that of Moses indeed was more obvious to the senses, but this was incorporeal.<br/><i>— Homily on 2 Corinthians 7</i></p><p><b>John Chrysostom</b>: \"Insomuch that they brought out into the streets their impotent folk, and laid them upon couches and beds, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.\" For Peter was the wonderful one, and he to whom they more gave heed both because of his public harangue, the first and the second and the third, and because of the miracle; for he it was that wrought the miracle, the first, the second, the third: for the present miracle was twofold: first, the convicting the thoughts of the heart, and next the inflicting of death at his word of command. \"That at the least the shadow of Peter passing by,\" etc. This had not occurred in the history of Christ; but see here what He had told them actually coming to pass, that \"they which believe on Me, the works that I do shall they do also; and greater works than these shall they do.\"</p><p>Great faith, surpassing what had been shown in the case of Christ. How comes this? Because Christ declared: \"And greater works than these shall he do, because I go unto My Father.\" And these things the people do, while the Apostles remain there, and are not moving about from place to place: also from other places they were all bringing their sick on beds and couches: and from all quarters accrued to them fresh tribute of wonder; from them that believed, from them that were healed, from him that was punished; from their boldness of speech towards those their adversaries, from the virtuous behavior of the believers: for certainly the effect produced was not owing to the miracles only.<br/><i>— Homily on Acts 12</i></p>","source_html_sha256":"002d40a609202ed7b75325cd2f50288d7e98eb11677292d9cb947bcf0f346316","source_module":"ECF","source_row_id":3158,"source_url":"https://www.sermonindex.net/commentary/ecf/","text_sha256":"7431cdaa9e710676bb6e4e8854ca1d6e699a635d72f2cf51746d93ab0f67a5ef","translator":null,"work":null}