Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Series II/Volume XI/John Cassian/Conferences of John Cassian, Part II/Conference XV/Chapter 9

Chapter IX.

How uprightness of life is of more importance than the working of miracles.

of those cures it was said to the blessed Apostles: &#8220;Rejoice not that the devils are subject to you.&#8221; For this was wrought not by their own power, but by the might of the name invoked. And therefore they are warned not to presume to claim for themselves any blessedness or glory on this account as it was done simply by the power and might of God, but only on account of the inward purity of their life and heart, for which it was vouchsafed to them to have their names written in heaven.