sanctifie your selves] By this is meant, that they should doe their parts, for an holy preparation of themselves to receive both abilitie, and authoritie to governe the people. wept in the eares] The weeping of the eyes is most apparent to the eye; but weeping with a noise (as there might be) was to be perceived by the eare: but this is a speech after the manner of men, for God hath neither eares, nor eyes, nor any such carnall parts as we have, since he is a most pure spirituall essence.