In the .xij. he allegeth that S. Hierom
and Augustine prayed to sayntes / and concludeth / that if
any secte be one better then a nother they be the beste. I
answere / though he coude proue that they prayed to saintes
/ yet coude he not proue him selfe therby of the best secte
ner that it were good therfore to praye to saintes. For
first the apostles / patriarkes and prophetes
were sure to befolowed / which prayed to nonne. And agayne /
a good man might erre in many thynges and not be damned / so
that his erroure were not directly
agenst the promises that are in christes bloude
/ nether that he held them maliciously. As if I beleued
that the soules were in heuen immediatly and that they
praid for vs / as we doo one for a nother /
and did beleue that they herd all that we spake
or thought / and vppon that prayed to some saint / to praye
for me / to put him in remembraunce only / as I praye my
neyboure / and with out other trust or confidence and
though al be false / yet shuld I not be
damned / so longe as I had no obstinacie therin
/ for the faith that I
haue in christes bloude shuld swalowe vp that
erroure / tyll I were
better taught / but master More shuld haue
alleged the places where they prayed vn to sayntes.
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