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A10793	Of the foolishnes of men in putting-off the amendement of their liues from daie to daie a godlie and profitable treatise for the present time; written in the Latine tongue by that reuerend and worthie member of Christ his church in this age, Iohn Riuius. Newlie translated by Thomas Rogers.; De stultitia mortalium, in procrastinanda correctione vitæ. English	Rivius, Johann, 1500-1553.; Rogers, Thomas, d. 1616.	1582 (1582)	STC 21066; ESTC S105156	60,254	183

OF the foolishnes of men in putting-off the amendement of their liues from daie to daie A godlie and profitable treatise for the present time Written in the Latine tongue by that reuerend and worthie member of Christ his Church in this age Iohn Riuius Newlie translated by Thomas Rogers Ecclesiast 5 7. Make no tarrying to turne vnto the Lorde and put not off from daie to daie for suddenlie shall the wrath of the Lord breake foorth and in thy securitie shalt thou be destroyed and thou shalt perish in the time of vengeance Imprinted at London for Andrew Maunsel and are to be solde at his shop at the west end of Paules Church ¶ To the most noble Prince and Lord Maurice Duke of Saxonie Elector of the sacred Empire Landgraue of Thuring Marques of Misna c. his most gratious Prince Iohn Riuius wisheth S. AMong all euils well-nigh infinite which to the astonishment of euerie man haue taken strength this daie in the world the securitie of men in delaying the amendment of their sinfull life is not the least which when I remember and call into minde which often I doo I am not a little amazed And surelie forsomuch as the life of man as holie Iob dooth witnes and experience dooth confirme is but verie short and a Christian should euermore consider that presentlie he either must or maie die for our Sauiour willeth vs to watch continuallie to be readie against death the foolishnes of men in prolonging repentaunce from daie to daie maie well make all men to wonder vnlesse they be of the sect of Epicures supposing the soule to die with the bodie and after death no parte of man to remaine For otherwise he which hath anie care of his owne saluation and beleeueth there be after death both rewardes for the godlie and punishments for sinners cannot chuse but not onlie for his owne part continuallie thinke of repenting while sinnes maie be forgiuen but also in respect of others maruelouslie muze at their follie which neglect a thing so profitable and so necessarie and the more a great deale for that no man liuing is sure he shall liue I saie not vntil night but an houre more no not a minute or moment of time But to saie nothing of the yonger and lustier sort who thinke they maie haue whatsoeuer they hope for though fondlie and foolishlie they doo so what doo doting and bald men in their old age when they should spend the time which they haue to liue in none other cogitations and workes but such as pertaine vnto the attainement of saluation Surelie they thinke as little of death as yong men doo and so deferre the amendment of their life and neuer thinke while time is to repent as though they could promise manie yeeres moe to themselues which thing notwithstanding they should rather wish than hope for Yea which is more wonderfull and showeth more plainelie the dotage of old men they blush not at foure score yeeres of age to marrie wenches vnder sixteene yeeres What more I am ashamed it greeueth me to saie it so I maie liue and so I maie haue Christ mercifull vnto me Then what wantonlie delicatelie riotouslie they spend the time they loue they make good cheere they plaie the whore-masters they are sweete in ointments they take their pleasure and as an old man in the Poet saith Because my daies be short which I haue heare to liue To women wine and pleasant sport my selfe I minde to giue The same doo our old men in words commonlie in deedes openlie saie and confirme by their life Neither doo they which commit these hainous offences euen with hoare heads for whie should I be afraide to speake it make anie great accoumpt with themselues or care of reforming their manners but are Christians in name onlie but in deede and life nothing so To come to the crooked old women which haue had manie husbands what doo they Surelie euen they too when they are most old and full of wrinckles make death a banquet as the Poet saith that is they be not afraide to marrie yet againe whereas in deede if they were touched with anie care of their saluation they should do better if with Anna the Prophetisse of whom Luke 2 36 37. maketh mentiō they neuer went out of the temple but serued God with fasting and praiers night and daie I speake not of the yonger women for whom according to the sentence of Paule 1. Tim. 5 14. 1. Cor. 7 8 9. it is better that they marrie then to burne but of old and aged women who in respect of their yeeres can beare no children For they after the manner of doting old men of whom I haue spoken bid honestie fare-well and care little what becommeth them Such a mischeef is in example They alledge for them-selues solitarines and pouertie and other as they thinke iust causes at those yeeres and likelie but pretend they what they will yet shall they neuer prooue their intemperancie good either before God or men howsoeuer they cloake and couer the same We dallie too much with our selues we doo yeelde too too much to our weakenes or lust rather we suffer our selues ouer easelie to be snarled by the allurements of the flesh we cast not awaie the tendernes of our minde we resist not the snares and ingines of Satan by continuall praier we tame not our bodie with abstinence and fasting Hence come the teares as it is saide and this maketh such old marriages in those yeeres which call for a new life and a new conuersation For it were time then not to thinke of the short time which is to be spent but of the life to come which alwaie shall indure When thinke you they will begin to amend and haue regard of their saluation When will they repent When will they prepare themselues vnto death which marrie euen when they are going to the graue Either I am deceaued or this is not the waie vnto heauen as the Tragicall Poet dooth saie Alack alack whether is the godlines of Christians gone Howe fewe are they if there be anie at all which call into minde the shortnes and vncertaintie of this life death alwaies at hand the iudgement seate of Christ the last iudgement euerlasting felicitie in the heauens the torments and cursed state of hell Neither the regarde of the kingdome of God and of an happie life dooth stir vp vnto godlines nor the feare of hell and euerlasting destruction either reclame from offending or terrefie from sinne Neither doo moste men giue credit to the woord of God and religion or if they beleeue it through a vaine hope of Gods pardon toward the obstinate and such as perseuere in sinne they moste foolishlie doo flatter themselues neither doo they endeuor by little and little to caste off wicked custome which in manner is turned into another nature Slothfulnes and securitie hath inuaded them being drunke as it were with prosperitie they are lead awaie and fed with