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The Queen of Sheba's eye was pleased with Solomons royalty, but her ear was more ravished with his wisdom, 1 King. 10.7. I believed not the report of thy glory, until mine eyes had seen it: there she saw. But vers. 8. the thing she most admired and blessed, was his wisdom, let into her soul by her ear; Happy are they that hear thy wisdom, Matth. 13.16. Blessed are your eyes, for they see: that was proper to the Disciples: Blessed are your ears, for they hear: that blessing is left to us. But blessed are the hearts that understand and embrace, this is the height of blessedness, Joh. 20.29. Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. We may believe without seeing, but how shall we believe without hearing? For Faith cometh by hearing, Rom. 10.17. But saith Augustine, Seeing is applied to all the Senses. To Tasting, Psalm. Taste and see how gracious the Lord is. To Touching or Feeling, Psal. 16.10. Thou wilt not suffer thine holy one to see corruption: that is, to Feel corruption, Joh. 8.51. He that keeps my sayings, shall never see death, that is, feel destruction. To suffer is sensibly to Feel, yet called, to See, Joh. 20.27. Tange & vide; Reach hither thy finger, and see my hands. Had Thomas his eyes in his fingers! if not, then Seeing is Touching. To Smelling: Olfac, & vide quàm bene oleat; Such and See how sweet the Flower is. Gusta & vide, quàm benè sapiat: Taste and See how well the fruit rellisheth. Tange & vide, Touch and See how I am wounded. […] Audi & vide, Heare and See how pleasant the music is. The phrase is not unknown to the Scriptures, Rev. 1.12. I turned to See the voice that spake with me. To see the voice, for the Person that ought it. Or else, video is put for Intelligo: I see mentally, not elementally.^e