Acta Joannis Acta Joannis 52

[52] And with these words he came near to the old man and said: My Lord will not be weak to spread out his kind pity and his condescending mercy even unto thee: rise up therefore and give glory to God for the work that is come to pass at this moment. And the old man said: I arise, Lord. And he rose and sat up and said: I was released from a terrible life and had to bear the insults of my son, dreadful and many, and his want of natural affection, and to what end hast thou called me back, O man of the living God? (And John answered him: If) thou art raised only for the same end, it were better thee to die; but raise theyseld unto better things. And he took him and led him into the city, preaching unto him the grace of God, so that befor he entered the gate the old man believed.