Irenaeus Against Heresies Book II If they do maintain that they are more excellent than he, let them prove themselves so by their works, for they have never pretended to anything like [what he describes as occurring to himself]. And for this reason he added, "Whether in the body, or whether out of the body, God knoweth,"[268] Irenaeus Against Heresies Book V because the strength of God is made perfect in weakness,[18] Origen Commentary on John Book X Of the carnal one are the words, "Not what I would that do I practise, but what I hate that do I." And he too who was caught up to the third heaven and heard unspeakable words[14]