Therefore, having returned to the East, there, as from the very beginning of his principate, with the utmost care and zeal he expelled the heretics and handed over the Churches to the catholics; and this he did with such moderation that, scorning revenge, he consulted only for the catholics concerning the restoration of the Churches, so that the right faith might advance without hindrance to its preaching. He showed himself common toward the priests of God; he displayed a royal disposition toward all in faith, religion, and munificence; he was easy of access and, without imperial pomp, offered himself to the humble for conversation; by his exhortation and largesses, the Churches in very many places were adorned and built sufficiently and magnificently; he furnished much to those who asked, but more often offered it of his own accord.
The worship of idols, which from the institution of Constantine and thereafter had begun to be neglected and destroyed, collapsed under the same emperor's reign. For these things he was so dear to God that divine providence conferred upon him a special gift. For in the parts of the Thebaid He filled a certain monk, John by name, with a prophetic spirit, by whose admonitions and answers the emperor would inquire whether it were better to keep peace or to wage war.