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Woe, woe, woe, that ever we were borne. O where is that Dives that would believe this, before he felt the fire in hell, or that would believe the poorest Lazarus in the world, to be better then himself, before that dreadful day come when they cannot help it, if they would never so fain, when repentance is too late? Herod shall then wish that he ⟨image 6⟩were John Baptist. Pharaoh would wish that he were Moses, and Saul would wish that he had been David. Nebuchadnezzar, that he had been Daniel. Hammon to have been Mordecai. Esau would wish to be Jacob, and Balaam would wish he might die the death of the righteous: then he will say, I will give more then Hezekiah: cry more then Esau: fast more then Moses: pray more then Daniel: weep more then Mary Magdalen: suffer more stripes then Paul: abide more imprisonment then Michai: abide more cruelty then any mortal man would do, that it might be, Ite, go ye cursed, might become ye blessed. Yea, I would give all the goods in the world, that I might escape this dreadful day of wrath and judgement, and that I might not stand amongst the go. O that I might live a beggar all my life, and a Leper. O that I might endure all plagues and sores from the top of the head, to the sole of the foot, sustain all sickness and griefs, that I might escape this judgement.

Woe, woe, woe, that euer we were borne. O where is that Diues that would beleeue this, before hee felt the fire in hell, or that woulde beleeue the poorest Lazarus in the worlde, to bee better then himselfe, before that dreadfull day come when they cannot helpe it, if they woulde neuer so faine, when repentance is too late? Herod shall then wish that he ⟨image 6⟩were Iohn Baptist. Pharaoh woulde wishe that hee were Moses, and Saul would wish that hee had beene Dauid. Nabuchadnezzar, that he had beene Daniel. Hammon to haue beene Mardocheus. Esau would wish to bee Iacob, and Balam woulde wish hee might die the death of the righteous: then hee will say, I will giue more then Ezekias: crie more then Esau: fast more then Moses: pray more then Daniell: weepe more then Mary Magdalen: suffer more stripes then Paul: abide more imprisonment then Michai: abide more crueltie then any mortall man woulde doe, that it migh bee, Ite, goe ye cursed, might become yee blessed. Yea, I would giue all the goods in the worlde, that I might escape this dreadfull day of wrath and iudgement, and that I might not stand amongst the goe. O that I might liue a begger al my life, and a Leaper. O that I might indure all plagues and sores from the top of the head, to the sole of the foote, sustaine all sicknes and griefes, that I might escape this iudgement.