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unto_o you_o in_o horeb._n deut._n 4.15_o yea_o when_o god_n send_v his_o son_n visible_a in_o the_o flesh_n yea_o when_o he_o make_v he_o most_o conspicuous_a in_o the_o transfiguration_n whether_o do_v he_o commend_v he_o to_o the_o ear_n or_o to_o the_o eye_n not_o to_o the_o eye_n but_o to_o the_o ear_n this_o be_v my_o belove_a son_n in_o who_o i_o be_o well_o please_v hear_v he_o it_o be_v hear_v he_o not_o see_v he_o mat._n 17.5_o away_o then_o with_o all_o teach_n of_o image_n they_o be_v teacher_n of_o lie_n hab._n 2.18_o the_o holy_a ghost_n appear_v in_o tongue_n to_o signify_v kind_a of_o teach_v he_o intend_v namely_o of_o the_o ear_n not_o of_o the_o eye_n god_n will_v have_v no_o appearance_n from_o the_o dead_a therefore_o no_o dead_a appearance_n to_o teach_v we_o but_o this_o to_o be_v alsufficient_a for_o all_o they_o have_v moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n let_v they_o hear_v they_o lu._n 16.29_o 3._o he_o be_v comfort_n to_o the_o blind_a why_o for_o the_o happiness_n of_o the_o soul_n come_v by_o the_o ear_n not_o by_o the_o eye_n their_o loss_n therefore_o of_o bodily_a sight_n do_v not_o deprive_v thâ—m_n of_o spiritual_a light_n but_o the_o ear_n may_v suffice_v for_o that_o so_o long_o then_o as_o they_o have_v the_o benefit_n of_o hear_v the_o loss_n of_o sight_n shall_v not_o be_v grievous_a in_o this_o they_o lose_v vanity_n but_o in_o that_o they_o obtain_v verity_n this_o gain_n may_v very_o well_o drown_v that_o loss_n the_o prophet_n pray_v o_o turn_v away_o my_o own_o eye_n lest_o they_o behold_v vanity_n ps_n 119.37_o and_o if_o in_o stead_n of_o be_v turn_v away_o they_o be_v quite_o take_v away_o the_o odds_n be_v not_o great_a see_v all_o in_o