Plenitudo fontis, or, Christ's fullness and man's emptiness a sermon / preachedPlenitudo fontis, or, Christ's fulnesse and man's emptinesse a sermon / preached

Al the Creatures in Heaven and Earth cannot help us again to them, yea the best Ordinances are but as pens without ink, or empty Conduit-pipes which give not a drop of true Grace. except Christ who is the Fountain please to convey it by them. You know the Famous Story of Francis Spira, what bitter cries he used upon his Death bed: O that I had but one drop of Faith▪ One of the motions which I have been wont to have, but yet could not have them! But died with those desperate words in his mouth, I am D•mned. Therefore let us take heed how we let such motions rise up like bubbles in us, and break again; or go our like sparks upon wet under, lest often checking, and snibbing, and quenching the Spirit, in the end we be guilty of resisting the Holy Ghost, and God shall swears in ⟨p. 15⟩his wrath that we shall not enter into his rest. [Where by the way observe, that this Doctrine teacheth us not to be idle, and leave all to God, as they slander it] but as Paul maketh the Consequence, because God worketh in you both the will and the deed, therefore work out your Salvation with fear and trembling. Arminius contrarily, our selves work in our selves the Will, and the deed; Therefore we need not work out our Salvation with any such fear and solicitude, since we may do it at our own pleasure and leisure.

Al the Creatures in Heaven and Earth cannot helpe us againe to them, yea the best Ordinances are but as pens without inke, or empty Conduit-pipes which give not a drop of true Grace. except Christ who is the Fountaine please to conveigh it by them. You know the Famous Story of Francis Spira, what bitter cryes hee used upon his Death bed: O that I had but one drop of Faith▪ One of the mottons which I have beene wont to have, but yet could not have them! But died with those desperate words in his mouth, I am D•mned. Therefore let us take heed how we let such motions rise up like bubbles in us, and breake againe; or goe our like sparkes upon wet under, lest often checking, and snibbing, and quenching the Spirit, in the end we be guilty of resisting the Holy Ghost, and God shal swears in ⟨p. 15⟩his wrath that we shal not enter into his rest. [Where by the way observe, that this Doctrine teacheth us not to be idle, and leave al to God, as they slander it] but as Paul maketh the Consequence, because God worketh in you both the wil and the deed, therefore worke out your Salvation with feare and trembling. Armins contrarily, our selves worke in our selves the Wil, and the deed; Therefore we need not worke out our Salvation with any such feare and solicitude, since we may doe it at our owne pleasure and leisure.