Kindness And Discipline

Implecat sine dubio bonitatis ac disciplinae opus beatissumus Petrus, cum et tanquam vere bonus medicus oblatos sibi curaret infirmos, et ut disciplinae coelestis fundator justa puniret ultione mendaces. Probavit nimirum bonitatis ejus gratiam Aeneas ille debilis, qui claudus ab infantia sedens in porta templi atque mendicans, in nomine Jesu Christi, apostoli curantis imperio, antiquam recepit sanitatem. Probaverunt etiam disciplinae ejus severitatem Ananias et Sapphira, qui distrahentes agrum quem vendere nemo cogebat, dum quantitatem pretii mentiuntur apostolo, mortem sibi falsitate mercati sunt. Quo facto edocuit gloriosissimus Petrus inesse sibi bonitatem ac disciplinam, dum et remedium praestat infirmo, et competentem sumit de mendacibus ultionem. Quod eum recte sancteque fecisse coelestis judicii consensus ostendit. De scientiae ejus perfectione quis ambigat qui Christum Dominum vivi Dei esse Filium de coelo sibi Patre revelante cognovit? Et quia bonitas ei ad disciplinam scientiamque non deerat, pascendas illi Dominus suas commendavit oviculas. Tenuit bonitatem ac disciplinam gloriosissimus Paulus, qui, ut ejus scripta testantur, et virgam correctionis, et spiritum  mansuetudinis praetendebat: propter quod faciebat eum omnibus et amabilem bonitas, et disciplina terribilem. Nam ut inter ipsa promordia fidei bonitatem ac disciplinam Christi doceret Ecclesias, et removeri peccantem jussit a communione sanctorum, et eumdem recipi resipiscentem. De scientia autem ejus quid nos dicemus, cum omnes eum noverint in coelestibus didicisse quae doceret in terris, ubi talia se memorabat edoctum, qualia loqui ei mortalibus non liceret? Sanctus Maximus Taurinensis, Homilia CVII Source: Migne PL 57.500-501

The most blessed Peter without doubt fulfilled the work of kindness and discipline, when even like the good physician he had care for the sick who were brought to him, and as one who establishes heaven's discipline he justly punished liars. That infirm Aeneas certainly approved the grace of his kindness, he who was lame from infancy and sat begging in the gateway of the temple, and who in the name of Jesus Christ, by the command of the caring Apostle, received health. 1 His discipline was proved by Ananias and Sapphira who having sold a field no one had forced them to sell, then lied to the Apostle about the amount of money it yielded, and by a lie sold themselves to death. 2 By which deeds the glorious Peter taught that in him there was both kindness and discipline, he who while he provided a remedy for the sick, took up appropriate punishment for deceivers. Which  shows him to be in right and holy agreement with heaven's judgement. And the perfection of his knowledge who doubts, to whom was revealed by the Father the knowledge of Christ Jesus the son of the Living God? 3 And because kindness was his, with no lack of the knowledge of discipline, so the Lord commended him to feed his sheep. 4 And the most glorious Paul also held to kindness and discipline, he who, as his writings testify, carried the stick of correction and spiritual meekness before him, 5 on account of which kindness made him loveable to everyone and discipline fearful. For as among the first things of faith he teaches kindness and discipline to the churches of Christ, and he commands that the sinner be removed from the communion of the saints, 6 and that those repentant should be received. And regarding his knowledge what shall we say when everyone knows that in the heavens he learned what he taught on earth, when such things he recalls learning which he is not permitted to speak among mortals? 7 Saint Maximus of Tours, from Homily 107 1.Acts 9.32-34, Acts 3.1-8 2 Acts 5. 1-11 3 Mt 16.16-17 4 Jn 21.15-18 5 1 Cor 4.21  6 1 Cor 5 7 2 Cor 12.1-4