Thy reckoning is crystal-clear;
Now shalt thou into the heavenly sphere,
Unto the which ye all shall come
That liveth well, before the day of doom.”
So, though the play had been very sad, it ended with beautiful sights and sounds, and before the people in the audience moved, the Messenger stood once more alone upon the stage, warning them to bear the moral of Everyman in mind:
“Forsake pride (he said), for he deceiveth you in the end;
And remember Beauty, Five Wits, Strength, and Discretion:
They all at the last do Everyman forsake,
Save his Good Deeds, there doth he take.
But beware, and they be small