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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10791	A guide vnto godlinesse moste worthy to bee followed of all true Christians: a treatise wherein is set forth the folly of man in prolonging the amendment of his sinful life, togither with the chiefe causes thereof, and souereigne remedies againste the same. Written in Latin by Iohn Riuius: Englished by W.G.; De stultitia mortalium, in procrastinanda correctione vitæ. English	Rivius, Johann, 1500-1553.; Gace, William.	1579 (1579)	STC 21064; ESTC S100606	51,601	134

sclaundering theft extortion sacriledge surfetting riot dronkennes vsurie and such like sinnes neither onely all idle rayling vaine foule filthy light fond foolishe rash vnmodest presumptuous wordes and all other whereby godly eares are iustlye offended but also the secrete wills of meÌ„ vngodly wishes thoughtes wicked affections and such as disagree with the lawe of God as wrath hatred contentioÌ„ enmitie spite enuye euel will pride couetousnes desire of that which is an other mans and not our owne and other of like sort Who is there then that verelye beleueth that the last iudgement shall come whom the remeÌ„braunce thereof doth not reclaime from sinning and retaine in his dutie being otherwise ready and prone to offende Well sayd one of the auncients Whether I eate sayth he or drinke or doe anye thinge els me thinkes I heare that voyce alwayes sound in mine eares Arise yee dead and come vnto iudgement As often as I thinke vpon the day of Iudgement I tremble for feare in my whole heart and body c. If therefore the fleshe stirreth vp anye man to lust and filthy pleasures if to gluttony and surfeiting if to other vices and naughtines lette him remember the day of the last iudgemente If prosperitie as it often commeth to passe doth puffe vp any if riches do make any proud and insolent if honour dignitie rule doe cause anye to bee ouer stoute and presumptuous let such straight call to mind the iudgement seate of god If wrath stirre vp anye to take reuenge if enuye and malice possesse anye mans minde if auarice moue thee to fraude or extortion if the world allure any to ambition pride riot if the deuill prouoke anye to blaspheme God and to other sinnes and wicked dedes let him thinke vpon the voyce of the Archangell let him beleeue that he shall plead his cause before the iudgement seat of God let him earnestly dread the sentence of the iudge that condemneth the wicked to eternall fire I would to God I would to God I say this day of iudgemente did neuer slippe out of the mindes of men then would we all endeuour to doe our duety Princes would procure the prosperitie and se to the safetie of the people which God hath committed vnto ihem they woulde defende and preserue their libertie they would establishe and maintaine good and wholesome lawes in their common wealth Againe the people would shewe themselues obedient and loyall to their princes they woulde not grudge at their rule and aucthoritie they would not refuse to pay tribute custome they woulde giue vnto them due feare and honour Euerye man would loue his wyfe as himselfe Wiues would reuerence their husbandes and be subiect vnto them as vnto their head Parents would bring vp their children in the discipline and nurture of the Lord as the Apostle Paule teacheth Children on the otherside would obey their parents in the Lorde and giue vnto them due reuerence and honour Seruaunts woulde obeye them that are their maisters according to the fleshe with feare and trembling and singlenes of their hearts as vnto Christe as the Apostle Paul admonisheth Masters would deale more gently curteously with their seruants knowing that they themselues also haue a maister in heauen Pastors would haue that care of the Lordes flocke which they oughte Rich men would relieue the penurie of the poore with their substaunce Widowes would giue themselues day and night vnto prayer Poore men woulde suffer their pouertie patientlye seeing it pleaseth the Lorde they shall liue in that state He that hath a wife would be as thoughe he hadde none He that is single woulde haue care of those thinges that pertaine to the Lorde What shoulde I make manye wordes Euerye one would doe his duety from his heart if that day of the last iudgemente did neuer departe out of our mindes when as God wil require of vs an account of our whole life and all our actions and will reward and punishe euerye one according to his desert We see in the time of a great plage or sicknes wheÌ„ death is daily before our eyes how careful all are to reforme and amende their life at the least such as doe not falsely vsurpe the name of Christians What then Oughte we not at all times at all houres yea and almost euery moment to thinke of the amendment of our lyfe to be touched with vnfained and bitter greefe of mind for our sinnes and to pacifie gods wrathe with earnest and harty repentaunce seeing that by reason of the vncertaine chaunces which be incident vnto vs in this life death is dayly imminent wee ought to be verely perswaded that almost euery houre it is present and doth hang ouer our heads Let him that is wise therefore endeuour as I haue sayde so to leade his life as men for the most parte are wont in the time of some great plague or sicknesse at whiche time they being as it were wakened oute of sleepe beginne to haue some minde and care to amende their life to auoyde and detest sinne to loue and embrace vertue and godlines briefely are wont by true repeÌ„tance to pacifie God beiÌ„g iustli offended at their sinnes Let euery one theÌ„ continue such a one being nowe deliuered from feare of the plague as he purposed with himselfe to be when the plague most reigned and raged There is none but he doth confesse that the houre of death is vncertaine albeit it be moste certaine that we shall at one time or other dye Now how foolish a thing is it to feare death hanging ouer our heads euery moment and in the meane season to thinke nothinge of amending of our life But thus it is In aduersitie as in the time of a great plague in the time of famine warre earthquakes in the time of some greeeueous and daungerous disease of the body we acknowledge Gods moste iust wrath indignation against sinne sinne But when we haue the worlde at will thinges are on euery side prosperous we sticke not to abuse his bountie and goodnes neither doe wee then remember death that hangeth ouer our heades euery houre neither the last iudgemente neither the voyce of the Archangell whereof Paule speaketh writing to the Thessalonians neither the sounde of the trumpe of God neither of hell or eternal punishment neither the fire that shal neuer goe out neither that darkenes where shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth The memorie of which thinges ought neuer to depart out of our minde neyther when we rise in the morning nor when we goe to bed at night whether wee dyne or sup whether we are occupyed aboute any earnest matter or recreate our mind with some honest pastime But all these things seme fables to the wicked namely the last iudgement the tribunal seate of the lord that voice of that Archangel the trumpe of God the eternall paines of hell fire And as the heathen did in time past thinke those thinges false w the Poets were wont to speake

and fiue yeres of age become a newe maried man and marye an olde criple to my wyfe doe yet perswade me vnto thys But at this day olde men being almost four score yeeres of age mary wenches that be scarce yet fiftene yeres old So doe they hope no lesse then striplings or yong men that they shall yet liue a long while but how wisely y thing it selfe is able to shewe And perhaps to some it may seme a thing foolish and fond to be woers being so olde as for vs wee determine thereof neyther way onely this I know well that they which mary Virgins at that age albeit they be nowe olde and euen very criples are notwithstanding caried with hope of liuing yet longer This hope therefore is the cause why almoste no man dooth earnestly thinke of reforming his manners or of rendring an accounte to that highe iudge of the life which he hath led All differre and put of from daye to day as muche as they can so profitable and necessary a thing Howe greatly doe I feare least the very heathen shal in the last iudgement vpbraid vs with this slothfulnes who doe so late or almoste neuer at all thinke of reforming our maners amendinge our life Whereas not a fewe of the Heathen in time paste were wonte dayly to vse this custome before they gaue themselues to sleepe to consider with themselues according to Pythagoras precepte what they had done that daye eyther well or ill Which the Poet Virgill speaking of a good wise man hath declared in manner as followeth HE doth not close his eyes to take the sweete and pleasant sleepe Till all things done the day he weyes vvith cogitation deepe Thinking vvhat did I pretermit vvhat haue I done in season VVhat not why was this naughtly done and why that vvithout reason VVhy did that mynde preuaile with me which altred had bin best VVhy vvhen I had the poore releud did greefe possesse my brest VVherefore did I that thing desire vvhich good is to deny VVhy did I gaine preferre before vertue and honesty Hath any man by me bin hurt by vvord or deede this day VVhy doth nature then discipline vvith me beare greater sway Thus weying thinges both sayd and done from morning vntill night That which is euill doth vvorke him greefe but good doth him delight Of this custome Seneca also saieth somewhat which I can not but adde and annexe hereunto He therefore speaking in a certaine place of calling the minde dayly to giue an accounte Sextius did thys saith he the day being ended when he went to his nightly rest he demaunded of his minde in this sort what euill of thine haste thou reformed this day What vice hast thou resisted in what respect art thou better And a little after he addeth What saith he is more goodlye then thys custome to examine the whole day What sleepe foloweth after such examinatioÌ„ of a mans selfe how quiet is it how sound free when the mind is either praysed or admonished the viewer and graue censor thereof doth knowe of the conditioÌ„s of it I vse this custome do dayly examine my selfe When the night is nowe come I coÌ„sider what I haue don the whole day I cal to mind wey my deedes and wordes I hide nothing from my selfe I passe nothing ouer For why should I feare any of mine errors wheÌ„ I can say se thou do this no more I do now pardon thee In such a disputatioÌ„ thou didst speak too carnestly doe not hereafter deale with the vnskilfull Thou didst admonishe suche a one more freely then thou oughtest and therefore didst thou not ameÌ„d him but offend him Hereafter take heede not onely whether that be true which thou saiest but also whether he to whom thou speakest will suffer the truth to bee spoken vnto him These thinges saith Seneca and many other concerning the same matter which I would to God we did throughly print in our mindes set them before our selues to imitate folow yea did cause our childreÌ„ also to vse this custome Surely if we did this either I am verie much deceiued or els we wold endeuor to lead a life more agreable to a christian professioÌ„ But now what do we we merily banket feast togither we haue tables furnished with dainty delicates wee giue our selues to immoderate eating drinking we do scarce once in a yere require an account of our selues of our life past ether aske pardoÌ„ for our sinnes or determine to return into Gods fauour So farre is it of that daily before wee giue our selues to slepe euery one examineth his own coÌ„scieÌ„ce coÌ„sidereth with himselfe what life he doth lead or being wholy displeased with himselfe doth with weping and mourninge and knocking his breste prostrate on the grounde aske God forgiuenesse promiseth to liue better hereafter by Gods helpe and assistance and endeuoreth to perseuer in his purposed determination to leade a godly life And albeit we doe not these thinges yet in that state that wee are we dare be bolde to take sleepe yea and to sleepe very soundly in which state if soden death shoulde come vppon vs as there is none who certenlye knoweth whether he shall in the morning rise safe out of his bedde or no there were no hope left of our saluation But none of these thinges come into our minde so muche doe wee flatter our selues with hope to liue longe which hope notwithstanding when we see it oftentimes deceiue others how childish are we or rather howe vnwise who thinke our selues exempt out of the number of such as it were by a certaine special priuiledge Of the sixte cause why many that are blinded vvith popishe superstition driue of to amende and reforme their lyfe NOw remayneth the sixt cause why many in the papacie prolonge the amendment of their life but especially such as are of the richer and welthier sort and this is not only that trust which is conceiued of pardon and remission of sinnes by popish bulles and indulgences but also a certaine vain and false hope of deliuerance from the paines of purgatorye by yeerely sacrifices and masses and by the helpes and meanes of Priestes and Monkes also by the almes deedes and good workes of their freendes that are aliue as fastings praiers vigils pilgrimages and other such like For some of theÌ„ both affirme that by indulgeÌ„ces may be obtained remission of sinnes and are not ashamed to say that the soule which is tormented in the fire of purgatory doth flie vnto heauen euen at the verye same instant that y mony is throwne into y bason also do think that the departed are holpen by other mens workes and merites which both the scripture it selfe the auncient fathers do vtterly deny affirming that in this present world one maye helpe another either by prayer or good counsell but that when wee come before the iudgemente seate of Christe euery one muste beare his owne burden and not

made manifeste in the company assembly of all sorts of men had rather the earth should swalow him vppe then to haue so manye witnesses of his sinnes and wickednes how doe we think shall we be affected when the hearts of the wicked being opened all our thoughts purposes and deedes shal be brought to light before the whole world before the angels of god before all the saints If we count it here a miserable wretched thing to be caried to prison what a thing will it be to be cast into eternall torments If it be a dreadfull thing here to be punished with exile or death what a thing will it be to be exiled and banished from that heauenly countrye for euermore and for the body with the soule to be tormented with continual death If it shall be most pleasaunt to the godly to heare when the Sonne of God shall bidde them inherite the kingdome prepared for them from the foundations of the world howe dreadfull and terrible to the wicked thinke we shall that voyce of the Iudge be condemning them to euerlastinge fire prepared for the deuil his angls If wee beleeue these thinges concerning the iudgement to come the reward of the godly and deserued punishment of the wicked Why doe we so liue as thoughe there were neither heauen nor hel If we do not beleeue them why will we be counted and called Christians Let vs therfore shake of this securitie which possesseth our minds y sluggishnes slothfulnes that dulnes drousines which is come vpon vs For we haue not to doe with trifling matters but with such as concerne the saluation of our soules y inheriting of the kingdome of Heauen the life blessed and immortall Now now therefore I say while we liue and are in helth while there is yet time for pardon while we haue him an aduocate in heauen whom hereafter wee shall haue a iudge let vs endeuour to amend our life and not differre so long till sinnes rather forsake vs then we them Neyther let vs euer be vnmindfull of the daye of Iudgemente and the dreadefull voice of the Iudge bidding the wicked departe from him neither of the pains of hell and that euerlasting fire Let vs haue alwayes in mind the shortnes of our life the certaintie of Death the vncertaintie of the houre thereof which is such that no man can promise to him selfe that he shall liue till to morowe no not so much as one moment longer Whereupon well surely sayth Seneca it is vncertaine saith he in what place death looketh for thee therefore looke thou for it in euery place Wherefore the lesse certaine and continuing that the life of men is so much more while they maye oughte they to thinke of repentance Remedies againste the second cause for which men driue of to amend their life vvhich was sayde to be hope of Gods mercy pardon WHereas vpon hope and truste of Gods goodnes and clemency thou prolongest the amendment of thy life that we may nowe speake some thing againste the seconde cause thou oughtest in no wise to be moued thereby so to do Christ when he came called sinners in deede but to repentance of their former lyfe not vnto libertie and licence to sinne As God is mercifull so dooth he graciouslye forgiue howbeit them that repente not such as obstinately perseuer in wickednes Christ bare our sinnes in his body on the tâ—ee saith S. Peter I graunt it but what addeth he that we being deliuered from sinne should liue vnto righteousnes Christe gaue himselfe for vs sayth Paul writing to Titus There is none that denyeth that but what foloweth in the same place that he might redeeme vs from all iniquitie and purge vs to be a peculiar people vnto himselfe zealous of good works Christ hath washed vs from our sinnes in his bloude as Iohn saieth in hys Reuelation I confesse it but not to this ende that we should againe defyle our selues wyth the filthinesse of sinne and wickednesse We haue Christe an aduocate with the Father howebeit if wee repente our former lyfe and so flye vnto him I will thou wilt say hereafter lament mine euill life But how knowest thou whether thou shalt liue one momente longer much lesse so long while thou bewaile thy sinnes and amend thy life Call to mind what God saith to that riche man mencioned in the Gospell who in great prosperitie promised himselfe to liue yet manye yeeres Thou foole sayeth God this night will thy fetch away thy soule from thee Thou haste cause to feare leaste the same happen vnto thee I hope thou wilt say it will be better with me then so But what if this hope deceiue thee for here one may worthely crye O vayne and deceitful hope Nowe if thys come to passe whiche I woulde in no wyse shoulde thou shalt perishe for euer and willinglye caste thy selfe into euerlastinge destruction And thou canst not denye but it maye come to passe in so greate vncertaintye of thy lyfe What follye is it then to bringe thy saluation in doubte by differring and prolonginge that thinge whereby thou mayst presently prouide for the same Why dooste thou not therefore foorthwith amende thy lyfe rather then with so greate perill of thy saluation nourishe such vaine and deceitfull hope God is mercifull thou wilt saye True it is but he is also iuste Whereas then thou trusteth in hys mercy why doost thou not also feare his iustice I haue no pleasure in the death of a sinner saieth the Lorde by the Prophet It is true but what dooth he adde by by after But that he turne from hys waye and lyue Turne then vnto the Lorde as Ioel exhorteth wyth all thine heart wyth fasting weepinge and mourninge Turne thee to the Lord thy God for he is gracious and mercifull flowe to anger and of greate goodnesse as the same Prophet sayeth Hereunto maketh that sayinge of Ezechiell If the vngodly wyll turne away from all hys sinnes that he hath done and kepe all my statuts and doe the thing that is iudgemente and righte doubtlesse he shall liue and not dye And a little after Haue I any pleasure in the death of a sinner saith the Lorde God shall he not liue if he returne from his wayes To the same effect tendeth that saying of Esai Let the vngodly man forsake his owne wayes and the vnrighteous his owne imaginations and turne againe vnto the lord so shal he be merciful vnto him and to our God for he is verye ready to forgiue The Prophet declareth that God is gentle and mercifull but to such as repente acknowledge their sinnes Doe thou therefore first repent returne vnto goodnes aske pardon of thy sinnes with weeping and mourninge be sorye euen from thy heart for thy offences committed forsake thine owne way and turne vnto the Lord thy God and then conceiue sure truste of thy saluation neither despeire of pardon neither doubte of Gods goodnes and clemencye In

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