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| Simon Undertakes to Prove that the Creator of the World is Not Blameless.
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Homily XIX.
Chapter I.—Simon Undertakes to
Prove that the Creator of the World is Not Blameless.
The next day Peter came
forth earlier than usual; and seeing Simon with many others waiting for
him, he saluted the multitude, and began to discourse. But no
sooner did he begin than Simon interrupted him, and said:
“Pass by these long introductions of yours, and answer directly
the questions I put to you. Since I perceive that you1402
| 1402 This passage is
corrupt. Wieseler has proposed to amend it by bold transposition
of the clauses. We make one slight alteration in the text. | (as I know from what I heard at the
beginning, that you have no other purpose, than by every contrivance to
show that the Creator himself is alone the blameless God),—since,
as I said, I perceive that you have such a decided desire to maintain
this, that you venture to declare to be false some portions of the
Scriptures that clearly speak against him, for this reason I have
determined to-day to prove that it is impossible that he, being the
Creator of all, should be blameless. But thus proof I can now
begin, if you reply to the questions which I put to
you.
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