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and_o night_n and_o beléeve_v not_o that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n hell_n or_o devil_n he_o think_v that_o body_n and_o soul_n die_v together_o and_o have_v quite_o forget_v divinity_n or_o the_o immortality_n of_o his_o soul_n but_o stand_v in_o his_o damnable_a heresy_n day_n and_o night_n and_o bethink_v himself_o of_o a_o wife_n call_v mephistopheles_n to_o counsel_n which_o will_v in_o no_o case_n agree_v demand_v of_o he_o if_o he_o will_v break_v the_o covenant_n make_v with_o he_o or_o if_o he_o have_v forget_v it_o have_v not_o thou_o quoth_v mephistopheles_n swear_v thyself_o a_o enemy_n to_o god_n and_o all_o creature_n to_o this_o i_o answer_v thou_o thou_o can_v not_o marry_v thou_o can_v not_o serve_v two_o master_n god_n &_o my_o prince_n for_o wedlock_n be_v a_o chief_a institution_n ordain_v of_o god_n and_o that_o thou_o have_v promise_v to_o defy_v as_o we_o do_v all_o and_o that_o have_v thou_o only_o do_v &_o moreover_o thou_o have_v confirm_v it_o with_o thy_o 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such_o to_o live_v neither_o have_v any_o conversation_n with_o they_o for_o it_o be_v a_o abomination_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o that_o such_o person_n have_v no_o part_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n all_o this_o while_n doctor_n faustus_n hear_v he_o very_o attentive_o and_o reply_v father_n your_o persuasion_n like_o i_o wondrous_a well_o and_o i_o thank_v you_o with_o all_o my_o heart_n for_o your_o good_a will_n and_o counsel_n promise_v you_o as_o far_o as_o i_o may_v to_o allow_v your_o discipline_n whereupon_o he_o take_v his_o leave_n and_o be_v come_v home_o he_o lay_v he_o very_o pensive_a on_o his_o bed_n bethink_v himself_o of_o the_o word_n of_o the_o old_a man_n and_o in_o a_o manner_n begin_v to_o repent_v that_o he_o have_v give_v his_o soul_n to_o the_o devil_n intend_v to_o deny_v all_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o lucifer_n continue_v in_o these_o cogitation_n sudden_o his_o spirit_n appear_v unto_o he_o clap_v he_o upon_o the_o head_n and_o wring_v it_o as_o 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with_o his_o own_o blood_n he_o write_v as_o follow_v which_o write_v be_v afterward_o send_v to_o a_o dear_a friend_n of_o the_o say_a doctor_n faustus_n be_v his_o kinsman_n how_o doctor_n faustus_n write_v the_o second_o time_n with_o his_o own_o blood_n and_o give_v it_o to_o the_o devil_n chap._n 49._o i_o doctor_n john_n faustus_n acknowledge_v by_o this_o my_o deed_n and_o hand_n write_v that_o since_o my_o first_o writing_n which_o be_v seventéen_v year_n that_o i_o have_v right_a willing_o hold_v and_o have_v be_v a_o utter_a enemy_n unto_o god_n &_o all_o man_n the_o which_o i_o once_o again_o confirm_v and_o give_v full_o and_o whole_o myself_o unto_o the_o devil_n both_o body_n and_o soul_n even_o unto_o the_o great_a lucifer_n &_o that_o at_o the_o end_n of_o seven_o year_n ensue_a after_o the_o date_n of_o this_o letter_n he_o shall_v have_v to_o do_v with_o i_o according_a as_o it_o please_v he_o either_o to_o lengthen_v or_o shorten_v my_o life_n as_o please_v he_o 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