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A02166	The repentance of Robert Greene Maister of Artes. Wherein by himselfe is laid open his loose life, with the manner of his death	Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592.	1592 (1592)	STC 12306; ESTC S119749	13,805	32

The Repentance of Robert Greene Maister of Artes. Wherein by himselfe is laid open his loose life with the manner of his death AT LONDON Printed for Cutbert Burbie and are to be sold at the middle shop in the Poultry vnder Saint Mildreds Church 1592. The Printer to the Gentlemen Readers GEntlemen I know you ar not vnacquainted with the death of Robert Greene whose pen in his life time pleased you as well on the Stage as in the Stationers shops And to speake truth although his loose life was odious to God and offensiue to men yet forasmuch as at his last end he found it most grieuous to himselfe as appeareth by this his repentant discourse I doubt not but he shall for the same deserue fauour both of God and men And considering Gentlemen that Venus hath her charmes to inchaunt that Fancie is a Sorceresse bewitching the Senses and follie the onely enemie to all vertuous actions And forasmuch as the purest glasse is the most brickle the finest Lawne the soonest staind the highest Oake most subiect to the wind and the quickest wit the more easily woone to folly I doubt not but you will with regarde forget his follies and like to the Bee gather hony out of the good counsels of him who was wise learned and polliticke had not his lasciuious life withdrawen him from those studies which had been far more profitable to him For herein appeareth that he was a man giuen ouer to the lust of his owne heart forsaking all godlines one that daily delighted in all manner of wickednes Since other therefore haue forerun him in the like faults and haue been forgiuen both of God and men I trust hee shall bee the better accepted that by the working of Gods holy spirit returnes with such a resolued Repentance being a thing acceptable both to God and men To conclude forasmuch as I found this discourse very passionate and of woonderfull effect to withdraw the wicked from their vngodly waies I thoght good to publish the same and the rather for that by his repentance they may as in a glasse see their owne follie and thereby in time resolue that it is better to die repentant than to liue dishonest Yours C.B. To all the wanton youths of England Robert Greene wisheth reformation of wilfulnes WHen I consider kinde Cuntrimen that youth is like to the spring time of mans age readie in the bloome to be nipped with euerie misfortune and that a yong man is like to a tender plant apt to be wrested by nurture either to good or euill as his friendes like good Gardeners shall with care indeuour his education seeing in the prime of our yeares vice is most ready to creepe in and that want of experience committeth sundrie wanton desires I thoght good to lay before you a president of such preiudiciall inconueniences which at the first seeming sweete vnto youth at the last growe into fruits of bitter repentance For a yong man led on by selfe will hauing the raines of libertie in his owne hand foreseeth not the ruth of follie but aimeth at present pleasures for he giues himselfe vp to delight and thinketh euerie thing good honest lawfull and vertuous that fitteth for the content of his lasciuious humour hee foreseeth not that such as clime hastely fall sodainely that Bees haue stings as well as honie that vices haue ill endes as well as sweete beginnings and whereof growes this heedles life but of selfe conceit thinking the good counsell of age is dotage that the aduice of friends proceeds of enuie and not of loue that when their fathers correct them for their faults they hate them whereas when the blacke Oxe hath trod on their feete and the Crowes foote is seene in their eies then toucht with the feeling of their owne follie they sigh out had I wist when repentance commeth too late Or like as waxe is ready to receiue euerie newe fourme that is stamped into it so is youth apt to admit of euery vice that is obiected vnto it and in young yeares wanton desires is cheefely predominate especiallie the two Ringleaders of all other mischiefes namely pride and whoredome these are the Syrens that with their inchanting melodies drawe them on to vtter confusion for after a young man hath suckt in that sinne of pride hee groweth into contempt and as he increaseth prowde in his attyre so he is scornfull in his lookes and disdaines the wholsome admonition of his honest freends whose aduice he supposeth to be doone of malice and therefore esteemeth his owne waies best and had rather hazard his life than to loose an intch of his credit Pride is like to fier that will die and goe out if it bee not maintained with fewell and yet lay on neuer so bigge logges it consumes them all to ashes so pride craues maintenance or els it will fade and had a young man neuer so great reuenues pride at last will reduce it to begger you for it is such a sinne as once got into the boane it will step into the flesh he that once ietteth in his brauerie if he haue no meanes to maintaine it it will leaue no bad course of life vnattempted but hee will haue corners to vphold his follie Heereof growes coossenages thefts murthers and a thousand other pettie mischiefes and causes many proper persons to bee trust vp at the gallowes purchasing thereby infamy to themselues and hart breaking sorrow to their friends and parents for euer Companion to this vice is lust and lecherie which is the viper whose venome is incurable and the onely sinne that in this life leadeth vnto shame and after death vnto hell fire for he that giueth himselfe ouer to harlots selleth his soule to destruction and maketh his bodie subiect to all incurable diseases These two vices do not onlie waste a mans substance but also consumeth his bodie and soule and maketh him attempt to do any mischiefe for his maintenance therein If happely the young man hath any grace and is loth to take any vnlawfull wayes the ordinary course of his copesmates is straight to call him coward and cast him out of their fauour or els by svveete persvvasions and flattering vvordes make him forsake God and all good meanes of life vvhatsoeuer this is the manner life and course of such as vvill not listen to the graue aduice of their parents but seeke therby to bring their graie haires vvith greefe vnto theyr graues This ensuing discourse gentle Reader dooth lay open the graceles endeuours of my selfe vvho although I vvere for a long time giuen ouer to the lust of my ovvn hart yet in the end Gods grace did so fauourablie worke in me that I trust heerein thou shalt perceiue my true and vnfained repentance Accept it in good part and if it may profit anie I haue my desire Farewell R. G. The Repentance of Robert Greene Maister of Arts. AS there is no steele so stiffe but the stamp will pierce no flint