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before_o he_o presume_v to_o deliver_v his_o message_n to_o the_o people_n he_o be_v first_o to_o hear_v and_o then_o to_o testify_v what_o he_o hear_v nemini_fw-la licet_fw-la prophetare_fw-la nisi_fw-la quae_fw-la priùs_fw-la à _fw-la domino_fw-la audierit_fw-la say_v one_o mercer_n mercer_n it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o a_o man_n to_o prophesy_v i_o say_v it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o a_o man_n to_o preach_v but_o such_o thing_n as_o he_o have_v hear_v of_o the_o lord_n but_o do_v the_o lord_n now_o adays_o speak_v that_o he_o may_v be_v hear_v of_o his_o minister_n yes_o and_o i_o untie_v the_o knot_n by_o a_o distinction_n there_o be_v a_o twofold_a hear_n of_o god_n when_o he_o speak_v or_o a_o twofold_a hear_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n auditus_fw-la externus_fw-la and_o internus_fw-la a_o outward_a and_o a_o inward_a hear_n these_o two_o be_v sometime_o sever_v and_o sometime_o they_o be_v join_v together_o for_o some_o there_o be_v that_o do_v hear_v only_o outward_o but_o within_o they_o be_v deaf_a of_o those_o it_o may_v be_v say_v as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o idol_n of_o the_o heathen_a psal_n 115.6_o they_o have_v ear_n but_o they_o hear_v not_o they_o hear_v but_o understand_v not_o what_o they_o hear_v these_o be_v they_o that_o receive_v the_o seed_n by_o the_o way_n side_n matth._n 13.19_o other_o there_o be_v that_o hear_v not_o with_o the_o outward_a ear_n all_o their_o hear_n be_v within_o it_o be_v in_o the_o heart_n there_o they_o hear_v god_n speak_v to_o they_o by_o the_o inspiration_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n such_o be_v the_o hear_n of_o the_o prophet_n of_o old_a beside_o these_o some_o there_o be_v that_o hear_v both_o outward_o and_o inward_o with_o the_o ear_n and_o with_o the_o heart_n such_o a_o hear_n be_v peculiar_a to_o the_o faithful_a of_o who_o i_o understand_v that_o rom._n 10.17_o faith_n come_v by_o hear_v and_o hear_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n faith_n come_v by_o hear_v that_o be_v faith_n be_v breed_v in_o the_o 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gospel_n now_o the_o hear_n whereby_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n hear_v the_o word_n of_o god_n or_o god_n speak_v to_o he_o be_v a_o mix_a kind_n of_o hear_v it_o be_v partly_o inward_a by_o the_o secret_a operation_n of_o the_o bless_a spirit_n and_o partly_o outward_a by_o the_o reveal_v word_n of_o god_n express_v in_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n 12.8_o exod._n 33.11_o numb_a 12.8_o for_o god_n in_o the_o scripture_n speak_v unto_o we_o as_o it_o be_v face_n to_o face_n or_o mouth_n to_o mouth_n as_o plain_o as_o he_o speak_v out_o of_o the_o cloud_n matth._n 17.5_o when_o that_o voice_n be_v utter_v this_o be_v my_o belove_a son_n in_o who_o i_o be_o well_o please_v hear_v you_o he_o and_o sure_o if_o god_n be_v now_o to_o give_v his_o voice_n from_o heaven_n he_o will_v speak_v no_o otherwise_o than_o he_o speak_v in_o the_o scripture_n and_o therefore_o be_v we_o command_v joh._n 5.39_o to_o search_v the_o scripture_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d search_v the_o scripture_n he_o say_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d read_v the_o scripture_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d search_v they_o the_o truth_n and_o sense_n of_o the_o scripture_n be_v profound_a and_o deep_a it_o be_v as_o gold_n that_o lie_v not_o upon_o the_o face_n and_o outside_n of_o the_o earth_n but_o in_o the_o vein_n thereof_o it_o be_v as_o the_o marrow_n the_o pith_n the_o heart_n of_o a_o tree_n that_o be_v not_o in_o the_o bark_n but_o be_v cover_v with_o the_o bark_n off_o must_v the_o bark_n if_o we_o will_v have_v the_o pith_n and_o we_o must_v dig_v deep_a in_o the_o ground_n if_o we_o will_v have_v any_o gold_n so_o must_v our_o search_n be_v with_o diligence_n beyond_o the_o bark_n and_o outside_n of_o the_o letter_n if_o we_o will_v partake_v of_o the_o treasure_n that_o be_v hide_v under_o it_o and_o hear_v god_n speak_v unto_o us._n christ_n confute_v the_o sadducee_n for_o the_o point_n of_o the_o resurrection_n 22.29_o matth._n 22.29_o say_v unto_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d you_o err_v not_o know_v the_o scripture_n imply_v that_o if_o they_o have_v be_v diligent_a in_o the_o search_n of_o they_o god_n will_v therein_o have_v speak_v to_o they_o and_o direct_v they_o in_o that_o truth_n saint_n peter_n ep._n 2._o chap._n 1.19_o commend_v the_o faithful_a of_o his_o time_n for_o their_o diligence_n in_o the_o scripture_n say_v unto_o they_o we_o have_v a_o most_o sure_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o prophetical_a word_n whereunto_o you_o do_v well_o that_o you_o take_v heed_n as_o unto_o a_o light_n that_o shine_v in_o a_o dark_a place_n intimate_v that_o that_o same_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o same_o prophetical_a word_n or_o word_n of_o prophecy_n or_o word_n