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greek_a we_o render_v it_o if_o he_o will_v perform_v unto_o thou_o the_o part_n of_o a_o kinsman_n well_o let_v he_o do_v the_o kinsman_n part_n and_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a singular_o well_o si_fw-la te_fw-la voluerit_fw-la propinquitatis_fw-la jure_fw-la retinere_fw-la bene_fw-la res_fw-la acta_fw-la est_fw-la si_fw-la autem_fw-la ille_fw-la noluerit_fw-la ego_fw-la te_fw-la absque_fw-la ullâ_fw-la dubitatione_n suscipiam_fw-la where_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o verb_n gaal_n in_o this_o place_n be_v exact_o the_o same_o with_o jibbem_fw-la in_o deuteronomy_n though_o the_o first_o be_v of_o a_o more_o extensive_a signification_n than_o the_o latter_a as_o likewise_o what_o our_o interpreter_n do_v here_o call_v perform_v the_o kinsman_n part_n be_v there_o by_o they_o style_v perform_v the_o husband_n part_n all_o which_o be_v mighty_o corroborate_v by_o the_o testimony_n of_o josephus_n antiq._n l._n 5._o xi_o who_o tell_v this_o very_a story_n mention_n together_o with_o it_o the_o lose_n of_o the_o shoe_n and_o spit_v in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o refuser_n in_o pursuance_n of_o the_o law_n make_v in_o that_o behalf_n deut._n 25._o 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mr._n selden_n read_v right_o after_o drusius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v boaz_n appeal_n to_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o elder_n bid_v they_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o refusal_n of_o the_o near_a kinsman_n and_o then_o instruct_v ruth_n in_o pursuance_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n to_o take_v off_o his_o shoe_n and_o spit_n in_o his_o face_n which_o do_v he_o immediate_o marry_v she_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o they_o all_o but_o mr._n selden_n will_v not_o allow_v this_o to_o be_v any_o thing_n better_o than_o a_o mistake_n of_o josephus_n confusio_fw-la say_v he_o planissimè_fw-la binarum_fw-la legum_fw-la quarum_fw-la altera_fw-la de_fw-la haereditate_fw-la alienatâ_fw-la seu_fw-la emptores_fw-la invitante_fw-la redimendà _fw-la altera_fw-la de_fw-la fratriâ_fw-la ducendâ_fw-la est_fw-la but_o i_o think_v i_o have_v make_v it_o pretty_a plain_n already_o that_o it_o be_v mr._n selden_n himself_o be_v in_o the_o mistake_n not_o josephus_n and_o i_o can_v but_o observe_v that_o it_o be_v that_o learned_a gentleman_n misfortune_n to_o side_n with_o josephus_n only_o in_o his_o error_n as_o when_o he_o tell_v we_o the_o adoptive_a child_n be_v to_o be_v of_o the_o same_o name_n with_o his_o imputative_a father_n but_o when_o he_o speak_v reason_n as_o he_o do_v certain_o in_o this_o case_n to_o oppose_v he_o for_o josephus_n do_v not_o deliver_v this_o out_o of_o any_o authentic_a record_n as_o be_v apparent_a by_o this_o that_o we_o have_v already_o find_v he_o in_o several_a mistake_n but_o it_o be_v only_o his_o own_o opinion_n or_o perhaps_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o learned_a man_n of_o his_o time_n that_o this_o place_n be_v to_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o leviratus_n and_o so_o he_o add_v the_o description_n of_o this_o ceremony_n de_fw-fr svo_fw-la as_o be_v a_o part_n of_o that_o law_n and_o which_o he_o think_v be_v never_o omit_v in_o case_n the_o person_n to_o who_o the_o challenge_n be_v make_v refuse_v to_o accept_v it_o only_o this_o indeed_o be_v much_o to_o be_v wonder_v at_o as_o a_o very_a great_a inconsistency_n in_o josephus_n that_o he_o shall_v acknowledge_v the_o marriage_n of_o boaz_n and_o ruth_n to_o have_v be_v make_v in_o consequence_n and_o pursuance_n of_o that_o law_n of_o moses_n by_o which_o the_o brother_n be_v to_o propagate_v the_o name_n and_o memory_n of_o the_o brother_n and_o yet_o understand_v that_o expression_n that_o his_o name_n be_v not_o put_v out_o of_o israel_n as_o if_o the_o child_n be_v to_o be_v of_o the_o same_o name_n with_o his_o adoptive_a father_n when_o as_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o the_o son_n of_o ruth_n by_o boaz_n be_v not_o call_v mahlon_n but_o obed_n which_o name_n be_v from_o habad_a servivit_fw-la and_o be_v give_v he_o as_o i_o conceive_v for_o this_o reason_n to_o denote_v that_o he_o be_v a_o servant_n to_o mahlon_n to_o continue_v his_o name_n upon_o his_o inheritance_n and_o propagate_v his_o memory_n by_o a_o new_a succession_n of_o descendant_n from_o his_o loin_n to_o after_o age_n which_o be_v still_o a_o further_a confirmation_n of_o what_o i_o have_v endeavour_v to_o prove_v but_o it_o may_v be_v still_o object_v that_o ruth_n be_v a_o stranger_n a_o moabitish_a woman_n neither_o boaz_n nor_o any_o other_o jew_n can_v marry_v she_o it_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v agreeable_a to_o any_o law_n that_o it_o be_v express_o contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n deut._n 7._o 3._o neither_o shall_v thou_o make_v marriage_n with_o they_o thy_o daughter_n thou_o shall_v not_o give_v unto_o his_o son_n nor_o his_o daughter_n shall_v thou_o take_v unto_o thy_o son_n but_o this_o if_o it_o have_v be_v a_o good_a objection_n may_v have_v be_v urge_v by_o he_o that_o be_v near_o of_o kin_n to_o the_o family_n of_o elimelech_n than_o boaz_n be_v and_o since_o it_o be_v not_o we_o have_v more_o reason_n to_o conclude_v that_o she_o be_v then_o proselyte_v and_o naturalize_a and_o become_v as_o one_o of_o the_o jew_n themselves_o which_o it_o be_v certain_a she_o do_v passionate_o desire_v ruth_n 1._o 16._o and_o ruth_n say_v entreat_v i_o not_o to_o leave_v thou_o or_o to_o return_v from_o follow_v thou_o for_o whither_o thou_o go_v i_o will_v go_v and_o where_o thou_o lodge_v i_o will_v lodge_v thy_o people_n shall_v be_v my_o people_n and_o thy_o god_n shall_v be_v my_o god_n and_o in_o this_o case_n there_o be_v no_o reason_n why_o he_o may_v not_o take_v she_o to_o his_o wife_n especial_o if_o you_o consider_v that_o such_o marriage_n be_v
rabbin_n when_o they_o interpret_v those_o word_n if_o brethren_n dwell_v together_o and_o one_o of_o they_o die_v ou_fw-fr ben_fw-mi een_fw-mi lo_o and_o have_v no_o son_n so_o lax_o as_o if_o it_o be_v indifferent_a either_o to_o a_o son_n or_o daughter_n neither_o be_v it_o any_o argument_n for_o he_o in_o this_o case_n that_o the_o 70_o and_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a have_v render_v it_o in_o such_o general_a word_n by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o by_o liberi_fw-la or_o that_o st._n matthew_n and_o st._n mark_n speak_v of_o this_o very_a thing_n use_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d instead_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o general_a word_n as_o they_o be_v in_o themselves_o extend_v to_o a_o great_a latitude_n of_o signification_n so_o they_o may_v be_v restrain_v when_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o subject_a treat_v of_o do_v require_v it_o as_o if_o a_o man_n who_o have_v no_o daughter_n shall_v use_v the_o word_n liberi_fw-la or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d speak_v of_o his_o own_o child_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o in_o this_o case_n these_o word_n however_o extensive_a their_o full_a signification_n be_v must_v be_v restrain_v to_o signify_v only_o the_o male_a issue_n because_o we_o suppose_v he_o to_o have_v no_o other_o so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v proper_o only_a son_n or_o male_a child_n and_o yet_o when_o josephus_n make_v the_o near_a of_o kin_n of_o the_o family_n of_o elimelech_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nothing_o hinder_v but_o that_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o this_o place_n either_o boy_n or_o girl_n in_o common_a or_o perhaps_o only_a girl_n if_o the_o man_n have_v none_o but_o such_o notwithstanding_o in_o propriety_n of_o speech_n it_o be_v restrain_v only_o to_o the_o male_a issue_n may_v be_v understand_v from_o both_o which_o instance_n it_o be_v plain_a that_o word_n may_v be_v and_o be_v frequent_o extend_v beyond_o or_o restrain_v within_o a_o much_o narrow_a compass_n nay_o sometime_o take_v quite_o contrary_a to_o their_o natural_a signification_n in_o compliance_n with_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o subject_a about_o which_o the_o discourse_n be_v make_v and_o i_o appeal_v to_o any_o man_n upon_o supposition_n that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o that_o be_v near_a of_o kin_n to_o the_o family_n of_o elimelech_n have_v only_a girl_n for_o his_o child_n whether_o it_o will_v not_o have_v be_v better_a greek_a to_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d than_o any_o thing_n else_o that_o can_v have_v be_v say_v for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o this_o sense_n be_v not_o greek_a and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d express_v the_o sex_n but_o do_v not_o so_o plain_o represent_v the_o relation_n as_o his_o child_n but_o at_o the_o worst_a it_o be_v but_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o seventy_o and_o those_o that_o follow_v they_o that_o the_o word_n ben_fw-mi in_o this_o place_n be_v indifferent_a to_o a_o son_n or_o a_o daughter_n but_o i_o will_v now_o show_v if_o that_o be_v their_o opinion_n that_o they_o be_v by_o no_o mean_n infallible_a though_o their_o authority_n as_o interpreter_n be_v for_o the_o general_a the_o most_o sacred_a and_o the_o least_o subject_n to_o exception_n of_o any_o for_o first_o i_o affirm_v that_o when_o it_o be_v say_v deut._n 25._o 6._o and_o it_o shall_v be_v that_o the_o first-born_a which_o she_o bear_v etc._n etc._n that_o this_o by_o the_o propriety_n of_o the_o sacred_a language_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v only_o of_o the_o male_a issue_n as_o it_o be_v exod._n 11._o 5._o and_o all_o the_o first-born_a in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n shall_v die_v from_o the_o first-born_a of_o pharaoh_n that_o sit_v upon_o his_o throne_n even_o unto_o the_o first-born_a of_o the_o maid-servant_n that_o be_v behind_o the_o mill_n and_o all_o the_o first-born_a of_o beast_n ch._n 12._o 29._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o at_o midnight_n the_o lord_n smite_v all_o the_o first-born_a in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n from_o the_o first-born_a of_o pharaoh_n that_o sit_v on_o the_o throne_n unto_o the_o first-born_a of_o the_o captive_n that_o be_v in_o the_o dungeon_n and_o all_o the_o first-born_a of_o the_o cattle_n now_o that_o by_o the_o first-born_a who_o be_v smite_v by_o the_o destroy_a angel_n only_o the_o male_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v i_o argue_v from_o the_o separation_n of_o the_o first-born_a among_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n in_o memory_n of_o this_o delivery_n exod._n 13._o 2._o sanctify_v unto_o i_o all_o the_o first-born_a whatsoever_o open_v the_o womb_n among_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n now_o if_o it_o be_v prove_v that_o only_o the_o male_n be_v sanctify_v than_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o none_o but_o the_o male_n be_v destroy_v and_o that_o by_o the_o first-born_a none_o but_o the_o male_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v i_o confess_v the_o phrase_n of_o open_v the_o womb_n be_v a_o little_a general_n and_o do_v extend_v to_o female_n as_o well_o as_o male_n but_o it_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v that_o it_o depend_v upon_o what_o go_v before_o bibnei_fw-la jisrael_n which_o i_o take_v here_o in_o the_o most_o strict_a and_o proper_a sense_n whatsoever_o or_o whosoever_o of_o the_o son_n or_o male_n of_o israel_n first_o open_v the_o womb_n that_o be_v be_v first-born_a and_o so_o exod._a 21._o 29._o the_o first-born_a of_o thy_o son_n shall_v thou_o give_v unto_o i_o but_o because_o it_o may_v be_v pretend_v that_o by_o son_n and_o by_o the_o son_n or_o child_n of_o israel_n both_o male_n and_o female_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v as_o it_o be_v certain_a it_o be_v so_o in_o many_o other_o place_n and_o the_o contrary_n can_v be_v prove_v without_o some_o other_o argument_n than_o a_o bare_a supposition_n to_o support_v it_o i_o shall_v now_o desire_v you_o to_o consider_v that_o as_o the_o first-born_a of_o all_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n be_v first_o sanctify_v and_o set_v apart_o in_o gratitude_n for_o that_o deliverance_n which_o they_o have_v when_o the_o first-born_a of_o egypt_n be_v destroy_v so_o afterward_o the_o levite_n be_v single_v out_o from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o tribe_n and_o set_v apart_o instead_o of_o the_o first-born_a of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n numb_a 3._o 12_o 13._o behold_v i_o have_v take_v the_o levite_n from_o among_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n instead_o of_o all_o the_o first-born_a that_o open_v the_o matrix_fw-la among_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n therefore_o the_o levite_n shall_v be_v i_o because_o all_o the_o first-born_a be_v my_o for_o on_o the_o day_n that_o i_o smite_v all_o the_o first-born_a in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n i_o hallow_v unto_o i_o all_o the_o first-born_a in_o israel_n both_o man_n and_o beast_n mine_v they_o shall_v be_v i_o be_o the_o lord_n now_o in_o what_o sense_n it_o be_v that_o the_o levite_n be_v set_v apart_o and_o what_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o do_v by_o such_o their_o separation_n be_v express_v v._o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o of_o the_o same_o chapter_n in_o these_o word_n and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n say_v bring_v the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n near_o and_o present_v they_o before_o aaron_n the_o priest_n that_o they_o may_v minister_v unto_o he_o and_o they_o shall_v keep_v his_o charge_n and_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o whole_a congregation_n before_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n and_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n to_o do_v the_o service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n the_o same_o you_o have_v likewise_o repeat_v again_o c._n 8._o of_o the_o same_o book_n it_o be_v clear_a then_o if_o minister_a to_o the_o sanctuary_n and_o do_v the_o service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v all_o that_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o levite_n be_v set_v apart_o and_o all_o that_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o do_v by_o virtue_n of_o such_o their_o separation_n that_o the_o separation_n of_o the_o first-born_a of_o all_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n who_o person_n the_o levite_n do_v in_o this_o case_n represent_v be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n that_o be_v they_o be_v consecrate_v to_o a_o sort_n of_o priesthood_n and_o their_o business_n be_v to_o be_v conversant_a about_o the_o holy_a thing_n now_o woman_n be_v never_o admit_v into_o the_o priesthood_n or_o set_v apart_o to_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o altar_n either_o before_o the_o law_n or_o under_o it_o any_o more_o than_o they_o be_v now_o under_o the_o gospel_n therefore_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o by_o the_o separation_n or_o sanctification_n of_o the_o first-born_a only_o that_o of_o the_o male_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v again_o woman_n be_v at_o liberty_n to_o marry_v out_o of_o one_o
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