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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

it come to passe that God will take pitie vppon thee forgiue thy sinnes and receiue thee into fauour for hys sonnes sake For he is our aduocate with god who maketh intercessiō for vs and reconcileth and pacifieth our heauenly father being offended at our sinne and wickednes as Iohn in his first Epistle generall teacheth East of therefore all regard of popishe indulgences of that superstitious worship of S. Barbarie and of the habit and clothing of S. Fraunces by which thinges no man can haue any hope to obtain saluation Flie vnto Christ himselfe who is our mediator and aduocate as I haue sayd the throne of grace the reconciliation for the sinnes of the worlde the Lambe which was slaine from the beginning of the world briefly our righteousnes sanctification and redemption as the Apostle saieth to the Corinthians Doe not then that I may returne to my purpose doe not I saye prolong the amendment and reformation of thy maners trustinge to indulgences and other such trifles especiallye in such shortnes of this life the houre of most certain death being so vncertain Which death forasmuch as it is dayly imminent by reason of the vncertaine chaunces which be incident vnto vs may euen at this very instant come vpon thee vnlooked for surely by reason of the shortnes of our life as it is saide of one it can neuer be farre of Howe daungerous a thing is it then to liue in that state in which if sudden death ouertake thee there is no more hope of thy saluation That thou mayst auoid this daunger see thou alwayes liue godlily acknowledge thy sinnes flie humbly to God for mercy aske pardon and forgiuenes and throughe Christe hope and looke for saluation from god Resort also often to the ministers of Gods word and aske of them godly instructions and spirituall comforte And that thou mayst be stirred vp to remember the promises concerning remission of sinne and be more more confirmed concerning the good wyll of God towarde vs come often to the Lordes table and as Christe hath instituted feede of that body which was once offered for the sinnes of mankinde and drinke that blood which was shed for the remission of our sinnes and so being mindfull of the Lords death giue heartye thanks to God for so great benefites and sing hymnes and prayses vnto him both priuatly with thy selfe at home and publikely in the assembly of the faithfull abroade A most fruitful admonition to auoid euill company NOw that I may goe forward to other matters endeuor as much as thou may alwayes to seuer thy selfe from the companye of the wicked and to associate thy selfe as neere as can be wyth the vertuous and godlye And as one admonisheth bee conuersaunt with suche as may make thee better admit such into thy companye as thou mayste amende It is a matter of no smal importance whose familiaritie thou vsest and with whom thou daily liuest For as we are infected with the company of the wicked as with a certen contagion so by dayly liuing together with the vertuous and such as feare God we are almoste reformed and amended Be therefore familier and a frend with these latter as for the other thinke thou oughtest to haue nothinge to doe with them The same doth Salomon commaund in his Prouerbs Paule also writing to the Corinthians doth so earnestly dehort from the companye and societie of the wicked in all thinges that he will not haue vs so muche as to resort to the table with them If anye that is called a brother be a fornicatour or couetous or a worshipper of Idoles or a rayler or a drunkard or an extorsioner with him that is such see that yee eate not There be in deede other causes I graunt why he will haue such to be auoyded either lest we shoulde seeme to allowe their lewdnes and wickednes or that such when they see all men shunne their companye may be ashamed and amende but surely this is not one of the smallest causes least the contagion of their vices shoulde infect others if any haue familiaritie with them For as a little leuen leueneth a greate lumpe of dough so oftentimes the example of one dooth marre and infect a great number Nowe althoughe it be in deede difficult and hard to forsake the aquaintance and familiaritie of them with whō thou hast long liued delightfully and pleasantly thou must notwythstanding with might and maine attempte the same and verye diligentlye endeuour to sequester and seuer thy selfe from the companye of such Onely be willing and earnest in the matter and without doubte it wil goe better forward then thou lookest for And because according to the greeke prouerbe the beginning is halfe of the whole and again as Horace saith he that hath well begunne hath halfe done see in any case thou doe beginne and doubt not of the successe by considering the difficultie If as it commonly falleth out thou doe eftsones thinke vppon the feastes mery meetings and such other vaine and fond delights which thou hast had with them if thou often euen against thy will remember thy mery mates and companions see thou doe then forthwith call to mynde the shortnesse of this lyfe death that hangeth ouer our heads euery houre the laste iudgement the tribunall seate of the Lord hell fire and eternall condemnation and so as the saying is driue out one nayle with another If thou call to mind these thinges and do thus speake with thy selfe Thy felowes pleasaunt companions inuite thee vnto them suppers dinners and mery meetings allure thee what doe I If thou doe earnestly say this with thy selfe what doe I then reason after a sort gathering her strength will subdue thy desire and thy will wyll yeelde to reason exhorting to that which is best Take therfore time as I haue sayde to thinke vpon these thinges and deale aduisedly in them when any such thinge come into thy minde by the suggestion of Satan cast of all remissenes of mynd neither doe straighte giue place to thy desire nor runne whither the deuill would driue thee Doe the companyons inuite thee to drinke and make mery with them See thou then cal to mynde that which our Sauior saith in a certen place Take heede saith he that your heartes be not ouercome with surfetting drunkennes Also that which Paule saieth Be not drunke with wine wherein is excesse and again drunkerds and gluttons shal not inherite the kingdome of heauen Also that which Peter saieth Be sober and vigilant moreouer that saying of Esayas Woe be vnto them that rise vp early to folow drunkennes Remember that thou must obey the authoritie of God and his Apostles rather then follow the will of wicked mē and that thou must yeld vnto reason exhorting vnto that which is best rather then consent to the deuill mouing thee to that which is worst finally that thou muste rather resist that euill spirite then grieue the holy spirite of god Do not therefore doe 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 t●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

these things by the only strēgth of nature flie vnto God for helpe assistance acknowledge thine infirmitie and weaknes pray dayly vnto God humbly and hartely that he will giue thee his holy spirit which Christe hath promised in the gospell that he will giue vnto vs if we aske it of him If thereforr thou desire that the same spirit may be shed on thee abundantly through Iesus Christe then those thinges that could not be done by the strength and power of nature shall by his ayde helpe be accomplished Onely let there be no faulte in thy selfe neither yeelde thou willinglye to thine euill desires but haue an especiall care to shake of all remissenes of mynd For the holye ghost doth not helpe suche as bee slothfull and sluggishe and sit idle with their handes folded together but such as are doing and put to all their strength and endeuour and counteth thē worthy of his helpe which labour to represse and subdue their naturall corruption and haue a continuall combat and fight with the euil affections of their minde Let vs not doe then as that contriman did whiche is mentioned in a certen fable who when the carte that he draue stucke fast in the myre called to God for helpe he himselfe in the meane season standing idle and doing nothing Moreouer let the presence of God in euerye place which thou canst by no meanes auoyde greatly feare thee from sinning and stirre thee vp to liue holilye and vertuouslye seing thou must nedes haue God a witnes be holder of al thine actions If so be thou wouldest not haue a man to come in vnto thee when thou committest any vnsemely or dishoneste thinge howe muche more oughte that reuerence and shame which shoulde be in thee for that God beholdeth thee reuoke thee from sinne and wickednes Thou fearest to haue man know of thy sinne darest thou then attempt any thinge the Lord God beholding thee which thou durste not commit in the sight of man especially seeing that whom thou haste nowe a witnes and beholder of all thy doings him thou shalt haue in time to come thy censor and iudge One of the heathen admonisheth that we must so liue as though we liued in the sight of men that we must so thinke as though men might alwaies see into the depth of our heart And againe the same heathen man saith So saith he doe all thinges as though some man behelde thee It is profitable vndoubtedlye for thee to sette a keeper ouer thy selfe and to haue one whom thou mayste beholde and whom thou mayste thinke to be priuie to all thy cogitations A greate parte of sinne is taken awaye if there be a witnes present wyth him that is aboute to sinne These thinges saieth that heathen man whiche let euerye one thinke spoken to himselfe If thou therefore purpose to doe any dishonest or vngodlye thinge before thou attempte the same thinke thus with thy selfe What doe I Shall I enterprise to doe that GOD beinge witnesse thereof and beholdinge me whiche I durste not doe in the sight of a mortall man Shall I by this deede procure the displeasure of the Lord GOD when I woulde not willinglye lose the fauour of a man that is my friende Shall I greeue the holye Spirite of GOD that that wicked spirite maye reioyce ouer me Hath Christe therefore redeemed me with his blood that I shoulde voluntarilye yeelde my selfe to the seruitude of Satan hath he therefore deliuered mee from sinne that I shoulde wittinglye and willingly fall into the same againe Hath hee therefore made me an heyre of the kingdome of heauen that I shoulde throughe myne owne defaulte depriue my selfe of suche an inheritance Where is nowe that ardent loue towardes GOD Where is reuerend feare and honest shamefastnesse Where is pietye and fayth Doe I thus thanke God for his innumerable benefytes Doe I thus thanke Christe for my saluation purchased Doe I thus geue my selfe to bee guided of the holye Ghoste Doe I come wyth these deedes to the table of the Lorde Do I thus looke for the comminge of Christe Shall death fynde me in thys wise occupied Shall I thus come to the iudgemente seate of God Doe I so muche fauour my selfe that euell desyres preuayle againste me the infirmitie of the fleshe ouercommeth mee and synne reigneth in my bodye Am I so voyde of all vigour and vallour that lyke an effeminate person I resiste not these motions of the mind Doe I so see that that is better and follow that which is worse of these other like thinges for who can rehearse all if thou dayly thinke with thy selfe thou shalte not easily commit any thing which is vnsemely or dishonest To conclude then what soeuer thou art about to doe be verily perswaded that God is present as he is in deede and doth behold all thinges that thou doest him see thou feare let the reuerence which thou oughtest to giue vnto him who is in euerye place keepe thee from doing any euill For as one sayeth He vvitnes is and arbiter he all thinkes doth behold and see VVhich in mans minde conceiued are before him all shall iudged be This also may moue thee much to liue well if thou continually consider that in thy spiritual regeneration thou wast made the sonne and heyre of God and which is the greatest dignitye the brother of Christ and an heire annexed with him For who is not greatly inflamed vnto godlines who dooth not with a certaine reuerend feare and shame fastnes detest sinne and wickednes when he calleth to minde that hee hath God to his father Doe not therefore do not I saye euer forget this benefite he that hath adopted thee to be his sonne se thou loue reuerence and honour and not offende in anye thinge whatsoeuer Submit thy selfe to hys wyll follow his commaundements obeye hys precepts Thinke that not onely the participation of his inheritance but also the imitation of his goodnes and vertue doth pertaine vnto thee so that albeit thou canst not by imitating attain to the excellencie of the goodnes which is in this thy heauenly father yet must thou in will come as neere as may be and count it a most vnsemely thing to degenerate therfrom If thou doe any thing vnawares that may displease this thy father as the frailty weakenes of mankind is greate let the same strike such greefe into thy mind that thou wilt thinke thy selfe worthy of any punishment who haste offended so gracious a father and be not quiet in mynd before thou hast by true and heartye repentance pacified him So farre is it of that thou shouldest euer wittingly sinne or commit any offence against thy conscience And surely he that remembreth that he is the sonne and heyre of God the brother of Christ and heyre annexed with him is terrified frō sinne wickednes not so much with drede of the last iudgemēt of eternall torments of the fire that shall neuer goe out as with feare of offending