15. For both to prophesy and to cast out devils, and to do great acts upon the earth is certainly a sublime and an admirable thing; but one does not attain the kingdom of heaven although he is found in all these things, unless he walks in the observance of the right and just way. The Lord denounces, and says, “Many shall say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Thy name, and in Thy name have cast out devils, and in Thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.”45 Matt. vii. 22. There is need of righteousness, that one may deserve well of God the Judge; we must obey His precepts and warnings, that our merits may receive their reward. The Lord in His Gospel, when He would direct the way of our hope and faith in a brief summary, said, “The Lord thy God is one God: and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength. This is the first commandment; and the second is like unto it: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.”46 Mark xii. 29–31. He taught, at the same time, love and unity by His instruction. He has included all the prophets and the law in two precepts. But what unity does he keep, what love does he maintain or consider, who, savage with the madness of discord, divides the Church, destroys the faith, disturbs the peace, dissipates charity, profanes the sacrament?
XV. Nam et prophetare et daemonia excludere et virtutes magnas in terris facere sublimis utique et admirabilis res est, non tamen regnum coeleste consequitur quisquis in his omnibus invenitur, nisi recti et justi itineris observatione gradiatur. Denuntiat Dominus et dicit: Multi mihi dicent in illo die: Domine, Domine, nonne in tuo nomine prophetavimus, et in tuo nomine daemonia exclusimus, et in nomine tuo virtutes magnas fecimus? Et tunc dicam illis: Numquam vos cognovi; recedite a me, qui operaminiiniquitatem (Matth, VII, 22, 23). Justitia opus est ut promereri quis possit Deum judicem: praeceptis ejus et monitis obtemperandum est, ut accipiant merita nostra mercedem. 0511C Dominus in Evangelio suo, cum spei et fidei nostrae viam compendio breviante dirigeret: Dominus Deus tuus, inquit, Deus unus est; et: Diliges Dominum Deum tuum de toto corde tuo, et de tota anima tua, et de tota virtute tua. Hoc est primum mandatum; et secundum simile huic: Diliges proximum tuum tamquam te . In his duobus praeceptis tota lex pendet et prophetae (Marc. XII, 29-31). Unitatem simul et dilectionem 0512A magisterio suo docuit, prophetas omnes et legem praeceptis duobus inclusit. Quam vero unitatem servat, quam dilectionem custodit aut cogitat, qui, discordiae furore vesanus, Ecclesiam scindit, fidem destruit, pacem turbat, charitatem dissipat, sacramentum profanat?