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Faustus having spun out his twenty-four within a month or two, began to consider  should do to cheat the devil, but could not  any way to prevent his miserable end, which  now near; whereupon he thus cries out to, O miserable wretch that I am! I have myself to the devil for a few years pleasure  satisfy my carnal and devilish desires, and  must pay full dear; now must I have  without any ease; woe is me, for there is no  for me; I dare not, I cannot look for mercy  God; for I have abandoned him, and have  myself to the devil, to be his for ever; and  my time is almost expired; I have had ; my filthy lusts I have satisfied, and I  be tormented for ever and ever.

A neighbour of his, a godly old man, of his way of living, in compassion to his  came to him, and with tears besought him to  more regard to his precious soul, laying before him the promise of God’s grace and mercy,  offered to repenting sinners, and spoke so, that Faustus shed tears and promised to t repent. This good man was no sooner Mephostophiles found him pensive on his bed,  muttering what had happened, began to appr him with breach of covenant to his lord  and thereupon almost twisted his neck  threatening him so dreadfully, that through fe confirmed all that he had done before.