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⟨now⟩ I must pay full dear; I have had my ⟨desires⟩; my filthy lusts I have satisfied, and I ⟨must⟩ be tormented for ever and ever.
A neighbour of his, a very godly old man ⟨hearing⟩ of his way of living, in compassion to ⟨his⟩ soul came to him, and with tears in his ⟨eyes⟩, besought him to have more regard to his ⟨most⟩ precious soul, laying before him the ⟨promise⟩ of God's grace and mercy, freely offered to repenting sinners, aud spake so ⟨feelingly⟩ that Faustus had tears, and promiſed to ⟨him⟩, that he would try to repent. This good ⟨man⟩ was no sooner gone away but Mephostophiles found him pensive and on his bed, now Mephostophiles mustering what had happened ⟨began⟩ to reproach him with breach of covenant to his Lord Lucifer and thereupon almost twisted his neck behind him which made him cry out very lamentably in the mean time ⟨threatening⟩ to tear him to pieces, unless he ⟨renewed⟩ his obligation, which for fear, with much sorrow, he did, in a manner the same as ⟨the⟩ former, which he confrmed by the later-
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