5
No power of the fire might give them light: neither could the bright flames of the stars endure to lighten that horrible night.
6
Only there appeared unto them a fire kindled of itself, very dreadful: for being much terrified, they thought the things which they saw to be worse than the sight they saw not.
7
As for the illusions of art magick, they were put down, and their vaunting in wisdom was reproved with disgrace.
8
For they, that promised to drive away terrors and troubles from a sick soul, were sick themselves of fear, worthy to be laughed at.
9
For though no terrible thing did fear them; yet being scared with beasts that passed by, and hissing of serpents,