The Clementine Homilies by Unknown
Chapter IX.--Simon Attacks Peter.
No sooner had he reached Beyrout than an earthquake took place; and the multitude, running to Peter, said, |Help us, for we are afraid we shall all utterly perish.| Then Simon ventured, along with Appion and Anubion and Athenodorus, and the rest of his companions, to cry out to the people against Peter in public: |Flee, friends, from this man! he is a magician; trust us, he it was who caused this earthquake: he sent us these diseases to terrify us, as if he were God Himself.| And many such false charges did Simon and his friends bring against Peter, as one who could do things above human power. But as soon as the people gave him a moment's quiet, Peter with surprising boldness gave a little laugh, and said, |Friends, I admit that I can do, God willing, what these men say; and more than that, I am ready, if you do not believe what I say, to overturn your city from top to bottom.|
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