February 24 Lewis Bayly 6

Trust not either late repentence or long life. Not late repentance because it is much to be feared lest the repentance which the fear of death enforces dies with a man dying and the hypocrite who deceived others in his life may deceive himself in his death. God accepteth none but free will offerings and the repentance that pleaseth him must be voluntary and not of constraint. Not long life, for old age will fall upon the neck of youth and as nothing is more sure than death so nothing is more uncertain than the time of dying.

Lewis Bayly 1575-1631