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And so at length it shall be made open and manifest, that this tragedy which is played concerning Benno in Misnia is played only by mere lies & deceits, of the devil both in words and also in deeds / wherefore look thou that thou do take heed to thy self, and think thus in thy mind / though we do grant also these things to be true and undoubted, yet that not ⟨image 38⟩withstanding sith it is a thing not greatly profitable, and which thou mayest be without full well, see that thou do keep thy money to the relieving and helping of thy children and of poor folks, which have principally need thereof / and upon whom it shall be best bestowed. But now much more thou oughtest to do this, sith it is evident and undoubted, that this thing is not only unprofitable, but also falsely feigned, deceitful & plainly devilish / yea consider and look well upon the fashion of them thine own self (if thou wilt) which if they did any thing at all unfeignedly and heartily intend and seek the honour and glory of god & of saints: without doubt they should find mo than two thousand occasions ⟨image 38⟩by which they might succour and relieve their neighbour / of which every one should be six hundred times more commendable, than all that pomp & royalty wherewith Benno was translated and made a saint. But now seeing that they despising their neighbour and nothing regarding his necessity, are all together set upon this thing: every man may easily perceive that they are blind & mad, and by the canonisation of Benno do seek their own profit and glory, & thy money. How be it I do hope, that they are come after that time, ¹(as it is commonly said in the proverb) and that they have all in vain spread a net before the birds eyes, as Solomon saith in the first chapter of the proverbs. But if thou will worship ⟨image 39⟩saints duly, & praise them worthily: thou shall do thing as far forth as the ensamples of scriptures shall teach & prescribe unto thee, ²of which scriptures thou mayest see after what manner the grace & the benefits, which have ben given of god unto the saints, are propounded and laid forth before god, whether it be in petition, or in thanks giving, or else in complaint / as for example. Moses prayeth in the .xxxiii. chapter of Exodi, wham he saith.