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they_o be_v accuse_v of_o theft_n the_o thief_n be_v take_v their_o innocency_n be_v show_v to_o all_o man_n but_o this_o be_v far_o otherwise_o s._n paul_n in_o the_o 2._o chap._n to_o titus_n the_o elder_a woman_n likewise_o as_o have_v be_v speak_v before_o of_o old_a man_n that_o they_o be_v in_o such_o behaviour_n as_o become_v holiness_n not_o false_a accuser_n not_o give_v to_o much_o wine_n but_o teacher_n of_o honest_a thing_n that_o they_o may_v instruct_v the_o young_a woman_n to_o be_v sober_a mind_v that_o they_o love_v their_o husband_n that_o they_o love_v their_o child_n that_o they_o be_v discreet_a chaste_a keep_v at_o home_n good_a and_o subject_a unto_o their_o husband_n that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v not_o evil_o speak_v of_o he_o say_v it_o be_v not_o enough_o for_o old_a woman_n to_o live_v well_o but_o he_o command_v they_o to_o frame_v the_o younger_n to_o upright_o life_n both_o by_o word_n &_o also_o by_o the_o example_n of_o their_o life_n there_o be_v some_o which_o talk_v with_o man_n resort_n to_o dance_n and_o banquette_n say_v that_o by_o this_o mean_v they_o may_v get_v themselves_o husband_n but_o this_o be_v a_o dangerous_a way_n and_o not_o allow_v of_o honest_a and_o godly_a man_n ruth_n regard_v her_o chastity_n do_v join_v herself_o to_o the_o maiden_n teach_v daughter_n by_o her_o example_n to_o obey_v the_o good_a counsel_n of_o their_o parent_n which_o many_o do_v not_o willing_o but_o because_o they_o be_v hot_a and_o be_v carry_v away_o with_o their_o affection_n they_o have_v rather_o hearken_v to_o flatterer_n afterwards_o fall_v into_o many_o trouble_n they_o repent_v and_o do_v bewail_v their_o lot_n too_o late_o but_o those_o which_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v govern_v of_o the_o elder_a they_o do_v find_v plentiful_a fruit_n of_o their_o obedience_n she_o keep_v company_n with_o they_o until_o harvest_n be_v do_v continuance_n at_o one_o work_n be_v praise_v worthy_a and_o that_o a_o man_n may_v become_v constant_a it_o avail_v much_o in_o young_a year_n to_o be_v accustom_v to_o labour_n they_o which_o shift_n from_o one_o labour_n to_o another_o do_v take_v pain_n for_o a_o little_a profit_n she_o return_v unto_o her_o mother_n in-law_n or_o be_v in_o company_n with_o her_o everye_o night_n for_o it_o become_v maid_n to_o be_v at_o home_n at_o night_n and_o no_o other_o where_o she_o will_v not_o that_o her_o mother_n in-law_n shall_v be_v greeve_v for_o she_o let_v not_o child_n through_o their_o night_n wander_v throw_v their_o parent_n into_o sorrow_n who_o sleep_n otherwise_o they_o do_v often_o break_v she_o remain_v with_o she_o seek_v for_o no_o other_o host_n at_o this_o day_n many_o will_v not_o willing_o be_v with_o their_o mother_n much_o less_o with_o their_o mother_n in-law_n what_o if_o they_o shall_v nourish_v they_o poor_a maid_n which_o will_v not_o remain_v with_o their_o kinsman_n but_o have_v rather_o live_v more_o at_o liberty_n out_o of_o their_o sight_n and_o to_o wander_v whether_o their_o mind_n carry_v they_o be_v not_o well_o report_v of_o but_o let_v maiden_n so_o behave_v themselves_o that_o their_o kinsfolk_n or_o they_o which_o be_v of_o their_o affinity_n shall_v have_v no_o just_a cause_n to_o forbid_v they_o or_o cast_v they_o out_o of_o their_o house_n chap._n iii_o the_o 16._o sermon_n 1_o afterward_o naomie_n her_o mother_n in-law_n say_v unto_o she_o my_o daughter_n shall_v not_o i_o seek_v rest_n for_o thou_o that_o thou_o may_v prosper_v 2_o now_o also_o be_v not_o bohaz_n our_o kinsman_n with_o who_o maid_n thou_o be_v behold_v he_o winnow_v barley_n to_o night_n in_o the_o floor_n 3_o wash_v thyself_o therefore_o and_o anoint_v thou_o and_o put_v thy_o raiment_n upon_o thou_o and_o get_v thou_o down_o to_o the_o floor_n let_v not_o the_o man_n know_v of_o thou_o until_o he_o have_v leave_v eat_v and_o drink_v 4_o and_o when_o he_o shall_v sleep_v mark_v the_o place_n where_o he_o lay_v he_o down_o and_o go_v and_o uncover_v the_o place_n of_o his_o foot_n and_o lay_v thou_o down_o and_o he_o shall_v tell_v thou_o what_o thou_o shall_v do_v this_o chapter_n do_v consist_v of_o three_o especial_a part_n in_o the_o first_o the_o council_n be_v contain_v which_o naomie_n give_v unto_o ruth_n how_o she_o shall_v procure_v bohaz_n to_o be_v her_o husband_n in_o the_o other_o be_v set_v down_o how_o ruth_n obey_v her_o mother_n in-law_n and_o what_o she_o obtain_v how_o she_o be_v accept_v of_o bohaz_n and_o send_v away_o in_o the_o three_o how_o she_o return_v unto_o her_o mother_n in_o law_n show_v to_o her_o all_o thing_n orderly_a which_o befall_v unto_o she_o many_o thing_n be_v contain_v in_o this_o chapter_n which_o pertayn_a to_o make_v of_o marriage_n in_o which_o the_o great_a point_n of_o our_o happiness_n or_o unhappiness_n in_o this_o life_n be_v contain_v as_o concern_v the_o council_n of_o naomie_n first_o she_o do_v promise_v ruth_n her_o help_n that_o she_o will_v provide_v for_o she_o a_o good_a marriage_n i_o seek_v rest_n say_v she_o for_o thou_o for_o so_o she_o do_v call_v marriage_n she_o do_v add_v that_o it_o may_v be_v well_o with_o thou_o the_o meaning_n be_v i_o will_v join_v thou_o with_o a_o good_a and_o a_o meet_a husband_n that_o thou_o may_v know_v where_o thou_o shall_v tarry_v and_o that_o thou_o may_v hereafter_o get_v thy_o live_n without_o so_o great_a labour_n she_o do_v not_o promise_v she_o a_o idle_a life_n abound_v with_o delight_n she_o do_v not_o say_v that_o she_o be_v without_o all_o trouble_n of_o which_o this_o world_n be_v full_a to_o the_o mitigate_a of_o the_o which_o the_o lord_n have_v appoint_v marriage_n gen._n 2._o the_o lord_n say_v it_o be_v not_o good_a for_o man_n to_o be_v alone_o let_v we_o make_v he_o a_o help_n god_n will_v that_o it_o be_v well_o with_o they_o and_o that_o they_o have_v rest_n yet_o many_o through_o their_o own_o fault_n do_v procure_v themselves_o great_a trouble_n as_o when_o they_o do_v nourish_v suspicious_a jealousy_n etc._n etc._n also_o marriage_n have_v trouble_v belong_v to_o it_o especial_o where_o there_o be_v many_o child_n yet_o they_o have_v mo_z trouble_n who_o despise_v this_o institutution_n of_o god_n do_v wallow_v in_o whoredom_n and_o addultery_n naomie_n do_v not_o advife_fw-mi her_o that_o she_o shall_v live_v a_o sole_a life_n for_o it_o be_v better_a that_o a_o strange_a widow_n shall_v marry_v with_o some_o one_o of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n here_o be_v a_o example_n of_o gratitude_n propound_v to_o we_o in_o naomie_n in_o the_o first_o chapter_n she_o do_v wish_v for_o a_o happy_a marriage_n for_o both_o her_o daughter_n in-law_n now_o that_o occasion_n be_v offer_v she_o omit_v nothing_o that_o she_o may_v provide_v a_o good_a husband_n for_o she_o who_o have_v deserve_v so_o well_o of_o she_o there_o be_v some_o which_o will_v be_v marvelous_a liberal_a only_a in_o promise_n but_o they_o do_v nothing_o indeed_o oftentimes_o when_o they_o may_v benefit_n their_o friend_n without_o trouble_v themselves_o they_o will_v not_o do_v it_o but_o if_o other_o do_v it_o they_o will_v envy_v they_o next_o let_v parent_n learn_v to_o provide_v husband_n for_o their_o daughter_n and_o wife_n for_o their_o son_n for_o this_o care_n belong_v to_o they_o child_n ought_v not_o in_o this_o matter_n to_o follow_v their_o own_o wicked_a affection_n but_o to_o use_v the_o counsel_n of_o their_o parent_n let_v not_o parent_n tyrannical_o constrain_v their_o child_n to_o many_o against_o their_o will_n naomie_n do_v confer_v with_o ruth_n her_o daughter_n in-law_n of_o marriage_n marriage_n to_o which_o child_n be_v unwilling_o drive_v have_v seldom_o happy_a end_n the_o manner_n be_v after_o set_v down_o how_o naomie_n procure_v
thing_n which_o shall_v bring_v no_o profit_n to_o they_o that_o read_v it_o it_o be_v true_a that_o one_o place_n be_v more_o profitable_a than_o another_o as_o one_o field_n be_v more_o fruitfull_a than_o another_o and_o one_o river_n have_v more_o 〈◊〉_d in_o it_o then_o another_o but_o there_o be_v nothing_o iâ—_n the_o scripture_n that_o be_v without_o use_n though_o it_o may_v seem_v at_o the_o first_o sight_n to_o be_v altoâ—gâ—ather_o unfruitful_a metal_n lie_v hide_v â—_o hard_o stone_n wholesome_a herb_n be_v founâ—_n in_o sluttishe_a place_n small_a piece_n of_o gold_n be_v sometime_o see_v and_o precious_a stone_n lie_v hide_v among_o the_o barren_a sand_n aristoâ—tle_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 5._o de_fw-fr partibus_fw-la animalize_v wâ—â—teth_v that_o of_o all_o natural_a thing_n there_o be_v north_v so_o vile_a &_o abject_a that_o bring_v no_o some_o profit_n unto_o man_n for_o the_o work_v oâ—_n nature_n be_v not_o wrought_v in_o vain_a but_o aâ—_n thing_n be_v make_v for_o some_o end_n in_o thiâ—_n place_n i_o remember_v heraclitus_n tarenâ—ous_a who_o when_o he_o lodge_v in_o a_o certain_a shepherd_n cottage_n cry_v out_o as_o it_o â—_o say_v come_v in_o hither_o for_o here_o also_o aâ—_n god_n the_o same_o may_v &_o aught_o to_o be_v speak_v of_o those_o place_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v altogether_o barren_a â—_o for_o they_o have_v sometime_o a_o evident_a anâ—_n profitableâ—use_v this_o catalogue_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d may_v peradventure_o seem_v to_o many_o â—o_o be_v unpleasaunt_a and_o unprofitable_a as_o â—hat_n which_o only_o contain_v a_o idle_a catalogue_n of_o name_n but_o for_o this_o cause_n â—as_v this_o whole_a book_n write_v name_o that_o we_o may_v know_v the_o geneâ—â—gie_n of_o david_n and_o so_o consequent_o â—f_a christ_n who_o be_v peculiar_o promise_v â—nto_n he_o and_o true_o this_o catalogue_n be_v of_o so_o great_a moment_n that_o mat._n &_o luc._n translate_v the_o same_o word_n for_o word_n into_o the_o genealogy_n of_o christ._n for_o the_o scope_n â—f_n the_o evangelist_n and_o apostles_n be_v this_o â—hat_n jesus_n be_v the_o christ_n that_o be_v the_o king_n â—nd_v high_a priest_n of_o all_o true_a believer_n â—herefore_o it_o behove_v they_o to_o show_v that_o â—ee_n be_v come_v of_o they_o to_o who_o he_o â—as_v promise_v for_o the_o holy_a ghost_n present_o from_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o world_n â—ligently_o declare_v of_o what_o parent_n â—hrist_v shall_v come_v god_n promise_v our_o 〈◊〉_d parent_n adam_n and_o hevah_n when_o â—ey_n shall_v be_v cast_v out_o of_o paradise_n that_o â—e_a seed_n of_o the_o woman_n that_o be_v the_o â—essiah_n or_o christ_n shall_v break_v the_o use_v of_o the_o serpent_n and_o the_o line_n of_o christ_n descend_v not_o by_o cain_n but_o by_o seth_n to_o noah_n he_o have_v three_o son_n but_o the_o line_n be_v draw_v from_o shem_n to_o abraham_n from_o he_o it_o descend_v not_o by_o ishmael_n but_o by_o isaac_n the_o promise_a sonnâ—_n afterwards_o not_o by_o esau_n his_o first_o bear_v son_n but_o by_o jacob_n who_o otherwise_o be_v call_v israel_n he_o have_v tweluâ—_n son_n at_o his_o death_n by_o the_o inspiration_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n he_o foretell_v unto_o judah_n that_o he_o shall_v have_v the_o kingdom_n &_o the_o sceptre_n or_o rod_n that_o be_v the_o kingly_a power_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o his_o tribe_n nor_o a_o scribe_n or_o a_o lawgiver_n the_o chaldâ—_n interpreter_n translate_v it_o a_o prince_n the_o septuaginte_a a_o captain_n all_o one_o sense_n that_o be_v inferior_a judge_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o his_o foot_n namely_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n that_o be_v they_o shall_v not_o be_v take_v away_o until_o shiloh_n come_v that_o be_v the_o saviour_n and_o messiah_n the_o old_a hebrews_n do_v thus_o expound_v this_o word_n but_o the_o new_a oâ—_n latter_a of_o they_o do_v wonderful_o wreâ—_n this_o place_n and_o do_v devise_v most_o absurd_a sense_n lest_o they_o shall_v be_v compelleâ—_n to_o confess_v that_o the_o messiah_n be_v come_v in_o to_o the_o world_n the_o patriarcke_n add_v and_o the_o people_n shall_v be_v gather_v unto_o he_o that_o be_v the_o gentile_n shall_v also_o come_v unto_o the_o messiah_n and_o believe_v in_o he_o though_o this_o propheâ—ie_n seem_v to_o speak_v only_o of_o the_o continuance_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n and_o not_o evident_o and_o plain_o to_o say_v that_o shaloh_n shall_v come_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n yet_o other_o prophet_n do_v afterwards_o express_o foretell_v the_o same_o for_o when_o as_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n there_o be_v many_o notable_a house_n as_o caleb_n and_o other_o the_o prophet_n prophesy_v that_o the_o messiah_n shall_v coâ—e_n of_o the_o house_n of_o jesee_n and_o of_o david_n but_o of_o david_n there_o come_v most_o mighty_a king_n after_o his_o family_n be_v as_o it_o seem_v almost_o extinguish_v and_o overwhelm_v yet_o god_n preserve_v he_o a_o light_n and_o foretell_v that_o the_o messiah_n shall_v come_v of_o jeconias_n david_n nephew_n of_o his_o son_n jehoiakim_n he_o beget_v salathiel_n from_o who_o the_o two_o evangelist_n do_v draw_v the_o line_n of_o christ_n unto_o joseph_n unto_o who_o be_v espouse_v the_o holy_a virgin_n who_o baâ—e_o jesus_n christ_n the_o king_n of_o king_n and_o in_o this_o place_n be_v the_o genealogy_n of_o the_o father_n crown_n from_o judah_n the_o son_n of_o jacob_n unto_o david_n pharez_n and_o zarah_n be_v twin_n be_v the_o son_n of_o judah_n of_o thamar_n his_o daughter_n in_o law_n and_o his_o wife_n gen._n 38._o by_o they_o be_v praefigure_v two_o sort_n of_o people_n the_o jew_n and_o the_o gentile_n they_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n with_o their_o father_n and_o there_o pharez_n beget_v esrom_n 2_o esrom_n be_v the_o son_n of_o pharez_n gen._n 46._o he_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n with_o his_o father_n &_o his_o grandfather_n as_o also_o hamul_n his_o brother_n do_v ge_z 46._o of_o who_o posterity_n there_o be_v nothing_o record_v unless_o that_o the_o family_n of_o the_o hamvelit_n take_v their_o name_n from_o he_o num._n 26._o 3_o ram_n who_o in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o chronicle_n and_o by_o the_o evangelist_n be_v call_v aram_n be_v the_o son_n of_o esrom_n bear_v in_o egypt_n after_o the_o death_n of_o jacob_n 4_o aminadae_n the_o son_n of_o ram_n great_a grandfather_n to_o david_n great_a grandfather_n be_v bear_v in_o egypt_n 5_o naasson_n the_o son_n of_o aminadaâ—_n grandfather_n unto_o david_n great_a grandfather_n he_o go_v out_o of_o egypt_n with_o his_o father_n and_o after_o he_o he_o be_v captain_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n in_o the_o wilderness_n where_o he_o beget_v salmon_n num._n 1._o 2._o 7._o 1._o chroâ—i_fw-la 2._o it_o be_v doubt_v whether_o he_o be_v hang_v together_o witâ—_n the_o other_o prince_n in_o the_o field_n of_o moab_n for_o whoredom_n and_o the_o worship_v of_o ball_n peor_n elisah_n aaron_n wife_n be_v his_o sister_n exo._n 16._o some_o do_v write_v that_o elimelech_n the_o bethlehemite_n the_o husband_n of_o naomie_n ruthes_n mother_n in-law_n and_o naasson_n be_v brethren_n but_o lira_n say_v that_o elimelech_n and_o the_o father_n of_o boaz_n that_o be_v salmon_n be_v brethren_n and_o so_o the_o other_o go_v before_o he_o in_o one_o degree_n as_o he_o note_v upon_o 3._o cap._n of_o this_o book_n according_a unto_o this_o opinion_n boaz_n and_o mahalon_n shall_v be_v brother_n child_n which_o seem_v not_o to_o be_v true_a for_o than_o shall_v there_o have_v be_v none_o near_a of_o kin_n than_o boaz_n except_o his_o brother_n if_o he_o have_v any_o for_o these_o two_o son_n dye_v without_o any_o child_n 6_o salmon_n who_o in_o this_o book_n and_o 1._o chroni_n 2._o be_v otherwise_o call_v salmach_n the_o son_n of_o naasson_n grandfather_n to_o david_n grandfather_n be_v prince_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n when_o joshva_n enter_v the_o land_n of_o promise_n this_o man_n take_v rahab_n the_o cananite_n to_o be_v his_o 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