The application of redemption

Plain Application and powerful conviction […] together. ⟨p. 194⟩Let the house of Israel know that God hath made him Lord and Christ whom ye have crucified; you are the men I mean, this is your sin I mention. Thus our saviour the great Prophet of His Church, who spake as never man spake and best knew how to deal with deceitful hearts, he layeth his finger upon the sore, and mark how he pincheth with particulars, as his ordinary manner of dispensation was to the Churches; Rev. 3. 2. I know thy works, thou hast a name to be alive but thou art dead. I say thou art hypocritical, and I know what I say, and I tell thee openly what I know, thou hast a form of profession but thou hast no heart nor life nor power of religion in thy course; He that could not err in what he did teach, he teacheth what Ministers should do in their dispensation; And there was nothing more usual with our Saviour, then to point out particular sins and sinners; Woe be to you Scribes, Pharisees, Hypocrites. Math. 23. and therefore he doth not closely and covertly as it were give a kind of intimation, afar off what he would, and leaves […] to pick and search out his meaning; but tells them their own in English as we say: plucks them out by the pole goes not behind the door to tell men their faults, but gives in testimony against their sin and that to their teeth; Luke. 16. 15. when the Pharisees in an impudent manner, began to mock at him, he lets fly point blank, You are they that justify your selves but the Lord knows your hearts; Yea it was the charge he gives to all his prophets, when they were to deal with the Jews and to dispense his counsels unto them, Hos. 2. 1. 2. Plead with your Mother plead, tell her she is not my Wife. [Plead] is a Law term, call her by name, summon her into the court of Conscience, follow the suit against her Lay the charge and plead the Acton against her particular sins. Thus Stephen Acts. 7. 51. Ye stiff-necked and hard hearted, ye have always resisted the holy Ghost, as your Fathers did so do ye. So ⟨p. 195⟩