like as in Christ be two substances that is of God
and man, so are in this magician two substances, that
is of man and of the devil. Then said Simon Magus,
as St. Marcelle and Leo witness, lest I should suffer
any longer this enemy, I shall command my angels that
they shall avenge me on him. To whom Peter said:
I dread nothing thine angels, but they dread me.
Nero said: Dreadest thou not Simon, that by certain
things affirmeth his godhead? To whom Peter said:
If dignity or godhead be in him let him tell now what
I think or what I do, which thought I shall first
tell to thee, that he shall not mow lie what I think.
To whom Nero said: Come hither and say what thou
thinkest. Then Peter went to him and said to
him secretly: Command some man to bring to me
a barley-loaf, and deliver it to me privily.
When it was taken to him, he blessed it, and hid it
under his sleeve, and then said he: Now Simon
say what I think, and have said and done. Simon
answered: Let Peter say what I think. Peter
answered: What Simon thinketh that I know, I shall
do it when he hath thought. Then Simon having
indignation, cried aloud: I command that dogs
come and devour him. And suddenly there appeared
great dogs and made an assault against Peter.
He gave to them of the bread that he had blessed,
and suddenly he made them to flee. Then said Peter
to Nero: Lo! I have showed you what he thought
against me, not in words but in deeds, for where he
promised angels to come against me he brought dogs,
thereby he showeth that he hath none angels but dogs.
Then said Simon: Hear ye, Peter and Paul; if
I may not grieve you here, ye shall come where me it
shall behove to judge you. I shall spare you here.
Haec Leo. Then Simon Magus, as Hegesippus and
Linus say, elate in pride avaunted him that he can
raise dead men to life. And it happed that there
was a young man dead, and then Nero let call Peter
and Simon, and all gave sentence by the will of Simon
that he should be slain that might not arise the dead
man to life. Simon then, as he made his incantations
upon the dead body, he was seen move his head of them
that stood by; then all they cried for to stone Peter.
Peter unnethe getting silence said: If the dead
body live, let him arise, walk and speak, else know
ye that it is a fantasy that the head of the dead
man moveth. Let Simon be taken from the bed.
And the body abode immovable. Peter standing afar
making his prayer cried to the dead body, saying:
Young man, arise in the name of Jesu Christ of Nazareth
crucified, and anon, he arose living, and walked.
Then, when the people would have stoned Simon Magus,
Peter said: He is in pain enough, knowing him
to be overcome in his heart; our master hath taught
us for to do good for evil. Then said Simon to
Peter and Paul: Yet is it not come to you that
ye desire, for ye be not worthy to have martyrdom,
the which answered: That is, that we desire to
have, to thee shall never be well, for thou liest
all that thou sayest.