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and_o when_o it_o come_v near_a he_o drive_v it_o away_o etc._n etc._n also_o look_v in_o the_o 19_o chap_n book_n 4._o i_o can_v also_o bring_v you_o many_o other_o example_n of_o this_o kind_n and_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o that_o boaz_n be_v amaze_v with_o a_o sodayn_n fear_v commend_v himself_o unto_o the_o lord_n for_o godly_a man_n be_v wont_v to_o do_v so_o in_o those_o sudden_a terror_n when_o wicked_a shape_n and_o illusion_n of_o shadow_n appear_v to_o they_o the_o old_a father_n as_o it_o be_v read_v oft_o time_n in_o their_o write_n do_v cross_v themselves_o and_o so_o they_o drive_v away_o devil_n lactantius_n write_v of_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o cross_n in_o the_o 4._o book_n 27._o â—â—ap_n but_o we_o must_v not_o think_v that_o this_o ceâ—â—monie_n of_o the_o cross_n do_v drive_v away_o â—â—â—ils_n of_o itself_o but_o because_o they_o beleeâ—â—â—_n that_o they_o be_v free_v by_o the_o cross_n and_o benefit_n of_o christ_n from_o the_o power_n of_o the_o 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of_o this_o law_n do_v persuade_v her_o daughter_n in_o law_n that_o they_o shall_v go_v home_o for_o if_o she_o shall_v have_v a_o husband_n and_o shall_v have_v hope_n of_o child_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o needful_a for_o they_o that_o they_o shall_v stay_v until_o they_o be_v man_n next_o boaz_n say_v that_o the_o other_o kinsman_n shall_v buy_v the_o ground_n by_o right_n and_o marry_v ruth_n because_o there_o be_v none_o near_o than_o he_o next_o the_o second_o kinsman_n be_v not_o admit_v of_o he_o unless_o the_o former_a refuse_v onan_n be_v punish_v for_o this_o cause_n because_o he_o will_v not_o raise_v up_o seed_n to_o his_o brother_n gen._n 38._o furthermore_o we_o must_v not_o by_o and_o by_o depart_n from_o the_o propriety_n of_o the_o word_n