The plain mans path-way to heaven

Phil. I do plainly see, that this sin of idleness is a very gross evil, and the root of many vices: yet for all that, ⟨p. 188⟩there be a great number which think they were borne to live idly; as many young Gentlemen, and such like: which imagine they came into the world for no other purpose, but to hunt and hawk, card and dice, riot and revel; and so spend their days in pleasure and vanity. Again, there be many lazy losels, and luskish youths, both in towns and villages, which do nothing all the day long but walk in the streets, sit upon the stalls, and frequent Taverns and Ale-houses. Many rich citizens, especially women, do ordinarily lye in bed till nine of the clock, and then forsooth rise, and make themselves ready to go to dinner. And after they have well dined, they spend the rest of the day, and a good part of the night also, in playing, prattling, babbling, cackling, prating and gossiping; fie on this idle life. Many profane serving-men also do falsely suppose, that they were borne only to game, riot, swear, whore, ruffle it and roist it out, and to spend their time in mere idleness. But, of all these well said the Heathen Philosopher, Illos pariter indignantur & dii & homines, ¹quisquis otiosus: Both God and men do hate the idle person.

Phil. I do plainly see, that this sinne of idlenesse is a very grosse evill, and the root of many vices: yet for all that, ⟨p. 188⟩there be a great number which thinke they were borne to live idlely; as many young Gentlemen, and such like: which imagine they came into the world for no other purpose, but to hunt and hawke, card and dice, riot and revell; and so spend their daies in pleasure and vanity. Againe, there be many lazy lozels, and luskish youths, both in townes and villages, which doe nothing all the day long but walke in the streetes, sit upon the stalles, and frequent Taverns and Ale-houses. Many rich citizens, especially women, do ordinarily lye in bed till nine of the clock, and then forsooth rise, and make themselves ready to goe to dinner. And after they have well dined, they spend the rest of the day, and a good part of the night also, in playing, prattling, babling, cackling, prating and gossiping; fie on this idle life. Many profane serving-men also doe falsly suppose, that they were borne onely to game, riot, swear, whore, ruflle it and roist it out, and to spend their time in meer idlenesse. But, of all these well said the Heathen Philosopher, Illos pariter indignantur & dii & homines,