"11.. . . he [Simon Magus] feigned and counterfeited faith in Christ, even going so far as to receive baptism. 12. And what is surprising, the same thing is done even to this day by those who follow his [Simon Magus's] most impure heresy. For they, after the manner of their forefather, slipping into the Church, like a pestilential and leprous disease greatly afflict those into whom they are able to infuse the deadly and terrible poison concealed in themselves. The most of these have been expelled as soon as they have been caught in their wickedness, as Simon himself, when detected by Peter, received the merited punishment." [Eccl Hist, Book II, Ch 1, Sect 12]
11.". . . he [Simon Magus] feigned and counterfeited faith in Christ, even going so far as to receive baptism. 12. And what is surprising, the same thing is done even to this day by those who follow his [Simon Magus's] most impure heresy. For they, after the manner of their forefather, slipping into the Church, like a pestilential and leprous disease greatly afflict those into whom they are able to infuse the deadly and terrible poison concealed in themselves. The most of these have been expelled as soon as they have been caught in their wickedness, as Simon himself, when detected by Peter, received the merited punishment. . . .
6."We have understood that Simon was the author of all heresy. From his time down to the present those who have followed his heresy have feigned the sober philosophy of the Christians, which is celebrated among all on account of its purity of life. But they nevertheless have embraced again the superstitions of idols, which they seemed to have renounced; and they fall down before pictures and images of Simon himself and of the above-mentioned Helena who was with him; and they venture to worship them with incense and sacrifices and libations." [Eccl Hist, Book II, Ch 1, Sect 11,12... Ch 13, Sect 6]