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.

And then he allegeth agenst him self / that the miracles were wrought by god / to confirme his doctrine and to testifie that the preacher therof was a true mesinger. But the miracles that confirme praienge to saintes / doo not confirme gods doctrine. But mannes imaginacions. For there was neuer man yet that came forth and saide / loo / the soules of the sayntes that be deed