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name_n of_o god_n be_v honour_v by_o our_o life_n and_o praise_v in_o our_o death_n when_o our_o widow_n be_v provide_v for_o our_o child_n maynetayn_v our_o family_n nourish_v and_o our_o soul_n be_v bless_v then_o the_o kinsman_n say_v this_o second_o question_n of_o marriage_n be_v propound_v the_o kinsman_n in_o these_o word_n answer_v that_o he_o can_v redeem_v the_o inheritance_n upon_o that_o condition_n and_o give_v a_o reason_n thereof_o because_o then_o to_o save_v another_o he_o shall_v destroy_v his_o own_o mean_v if_o he_o have_v but_o one_o child_n by_o ruth_n that_o shall_v be_v for_o machlon_n her_o decease_a husband_n and_o so_o his_o own_o name_n shall_v be_v forget_v in_o his_o inheritance_n whereby_o we_o see_v that_o he_o oppose_v the_o fear_n of_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o own_o name_n against_o the_o severe_a commandment_n of_o god_n and_o doubt_v that_o if_o he_o follow_v the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o faithful_a his_o land_n may_v lack_v a_o heir_n his_o house_n a_o master_n 38.9_o and_o himself_o a_o son_n the_o like_a unto_o this_o be_v that_o of_o onan_n the_o second_o son_n of_o judah_n when_o he_o shall_v have_v take_v the_o wife_n of_o his_o decease_a brother_n will_v not_o perform_v his_o duty_n toward_o she_o but_o abuse_v in_o filthiness_n his_o own_o body_n because_o he_o will_v not_o benefit_n his_o brother_n be_v therefore_o just_o slay_v by_o the_o lord_n and_o i_o fear_v that_o a_o great_a many_o be_v sick_a of_o this_o disease_n that_o love_v the_o world_n above_o the_o word_n their_o land_n above_o the_o law_n of_o god_n their_o child_n more_o than_o charity_n require_v who_o think_v they_o be_v bear_v for_o no_o body_n but_o only_o for_o themselves_o but_o especial_o in_o marriage_n they_o have_v rather_o have_v the_o land_n than_o the_o man_n the_o portion_n than_o the_o woman_n like_o this_o man_n which_o be_v willing_a to_o take_v the_o inheritance_n but_o unwilling_a to_o marry_v the_o widow_n for_o this_o cause_n they_o oppress_v both_o child_n and_o widow_n they_o prefer_v their_o private_a gain_n before_o public_a godliness_n who_o for_o their_o posterity_n some_o be_v occupy_v in_o bribery_n some_o in_o usury_n some_o in_o extortion_n and_o many_o in_o unlawful_a bargain_v who_o only_a and_o chief_a care_n be_v for_o nothing_o but_o that_o they_o may_v die_v rich_a but_o better_a be_v poor_a lazarus_n at_o his_o death_n than_o all_o the_o rich_a glutton_n in_o the_o world_n for_o wealth_n make_v not_o to_o die_v well_o but_o rather_o choke_v the_o soul_n with_o infatiable_a care_n only_a religion_n be_v the_o sure_a badge_n of_o a_o godly_a man_n who_o riches_n be_v poverty_n who_o pleasure_n pain_n and_o who_o reward_n be_v salvation_n but_o this_o man_n be_v well_o content_v to_o
may_v cry_v and_o not_o be_v hear_v and_o this_o shall_v in_o this_o verse_n be_v the_o second_o part_n of_o their_o joy_n in_o so_o much_o as_o now_o ruth_n have_v bring_v forth_o a_o son_n it_o be_v better_a to_o naomi_n then_o seven_o son_n for_o seven_o be_v take_v for_o many_o &_o not_o for_o any_o definite_a number_n as_o when_o david_n say_v that_o he_o praise_v god_n seven_o time_n a_o day_n y_o it_o be_v many_o time_n every_o day_n also_o they_o protest_v in_o this_o verse_n 119.164_o that_o it_o rejoice_v they_o to_o see_v naomi_n so_o comfort_v with_o the_o birth_n of_o this_o child_n as_o that_o now_o her_o life_n be_v restore_v whereas_o before_o it_o be_v die_v like_o a_o old_a stubble_n which_o have_v no_o green_a twig_n upon_o it_o but_o now_o this_o one_o be_v shoot_v forth_o she_o reviu_v and_o gather_v comfort_n in_o her_o old_a year_n by_o this_o we_o see_v the_o duty_n of_o parent_n which_o be_v to_o rejoice_v when_o their_o child_n increase_v and_o they_o see_v their_o child_n child_n these_o jewish_a woman_n no_o doubt_n but_o speak_v by_o the_o experience_n of_o their_o own_o day_n that_o as_o a_o woman_n lie_v at_o the_o point_n of_o death_n be_v recover_v be_v joyful_a &_o thankful_a for_o the_o same_o even_o so_o old_a person_n have_v new_a life_n in_o their_o child_n child_n for_o which_o cause_n they_o ought_v to_o be_v thankful_a to_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o comfort_n of_o their_o child_n who_o may_v likewise_o rejoice_v when_o they_o see_v their_o parent_n delight_n in_o their_o offspring_n thus_o no_o doubt_n but_o abraham_n do_v when_o he_o see_v esau_n and_o jacob_n his_o son_n isaacke_v child_n be_v bear_v about_o fifteen_o year_n before_o his_o death_n this_o do_v jacob_n when_o he_o see_v manasseh_n and_o ephraim_n his_o son_n josephes_n child_n 48.10.11_o kiss_v and_o embrace_v they_o and_o say_v i_o have_v not_o think_v to_o see_v thy_o face_n any_o more_o but_o the_o lord_n have_v let_v i_o see_v thy_o seed_n and_o posterity_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o thank_v god_n for_o see_v thou_o but_o i_o rejoice_v that_o i_o see_v thy_o child_n also_o and_o true_o this_o i_o be_o sure_a will_n godly_a age_a parent_n do_v who_o have_v these_o for_o their_o example_n of_o faith_n &_o conversation_n that_o they_o may_v with_o more_o thankfulness_n praise_v the_o lord_n who_o let_v they_o see_v their_o child_n child_n &_o with_o great_a comfort_n rejoice_v in_o they_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o their_o own_o body_n but_o with_o great_a joy_n and_o most_o willing_a mind_n commend_v their_o wither_a age_n and_o all_o wear_a year_n to_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n who_o have_v multiply_v their_o seed_n in_o this_o life_n and_o will_v glorify_v themselves_o in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v now_o let_v we_o give_v praise_n to_o god_n the_o end_n of_o the_o fifteen_o lecture_n the_o sixteenth_o lecture_n chap._n 4._o ver_fw-la 16.17_o 16_o and_o naomi_n take_v the_o child_n and_o lay_v it_o in_o her_o lap_n &_o become_v nurse_n unto_o it_o 17_o and_o the_o woman_n her_o neighbour_n give_v it_o a_o name_n say_v there_o be_v a_o child_n bear_v to_o naomi_n and_o call_v the_o name_n thereof_o obed_n the_o same_o be_v the_o father_n of_o ishai_n the_o father_n of_o david_n in_o the_o former_a word_n we_o hear_v the_o last_o sabboath_n the_o prayer_n and_o thanks_n give_v of_o the_o people_n or_o the_o woman_n of_o bethlehem_n for_o the_o birth_n of_o this_o son_n of_o bohaz_n and_o the_o comfort_n of_o naomi_n but_o now_o in_o these_o word_n the_o holy_a ghost_n proceed_v to_o the_o education_n and_o circumcision_n of_o the_o child_n in_o these_o two_o verse_n wherein_o the_o holy_a ghost_n deliver_v unto_o we_o these_o thing_n first_o that_o naomi_n take_v the_o care_n of_o the_o education_n of_o this_o child_n verse_n 16._o second_o the_o name_n of_o the_o child_n by_o the_o neighbour_n the_o woman_n of_o bethlehem_n which_o they_o give_v unto_o it_o by_o occasion_n of_o their_o own_o word_n when_o they_o say_v in_o the_o 15._o verse_n that_o he_o shall_v cherish_v she_o namely_o naomi_n and_o therefore_o they_o call_v he_o hobe_v which_o signify_v serve_v thereby_o signify_v that_o he_o shall_v serve_v for_o the_o comfort_n of_o naomi_n of_o these_o part_n let_v we_o brief_o speak_v in_o order_n as_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n shall_v give_v utterance_n and_o the_o time_n permit_v and_o naomi_n take_v the_o child_n after_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n in_o the_o blessing_n of_o ruth_n with_o a_o son_n who_o be_v the_o only_a heir_n unto_o the_o house_n of_o elimelech_n the_o husband_n of_o naomi_n which_o bring_v no_o small_a joy_n to_o the_o old_a woman_n to_o see_v her_o name_n and_o the_o name_n of_o her_o family_n reviue_v in_o the_o birth_n of_o this_o son_n when_o it_o be_v utter_o decay_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o world_n for_o she_o be_v old_a &_o a_o stranger_n in_o moab_n and_o have_v no_o hope_n of_o any_o more_o child_n neither_o be_v it_o likely_a that_o her_o daughter_n in_o law_n their_o husband_n be_v dead_a will_v return_v from_o their_o country_n and_o kindred_n unto_o a_o strange_a people_n with_o who_o they_o have_v small_a acquaintance_n even_o none_o at_o all_o naomi_n their_o mother_n in_o law_n except_v so_o that_o the_o hope_n of_o her_o posterity_n be_v bury_v in_o moab_n the_o life_n of_o her_o family_n must_v needs_o decay_v in_o bethlehem_n therefore_o her_o return_n to_o her_o own_o country_n be_v a_o favour_n of_o god_n unto_o she_o and_o raise_v up_o the_o mind_n of_o ruth_n to_o be_v partaker_n of_o her_o journey_n and_o companion_n in_o her_o travail_n be_v a_o especial_a comfort_n to_o her_o weary_a age_n but_o provide_v so_o honourable_a a_o marriage_n for_o she_o and_o make_v she_o so_o fruitful_a a_o wife_n in_o short_a time_n be_v the_o life_n of_o naomies_n death_n the_o renew_n of_o her_o family_n the_o restore_n of_o her_o hope_n and_o the_o resurrection_n of_o her_o dead_a son_n for_o the_o continuance_n of_o their_o name_n in_o the_o gate_n of_o their_o place_n and_o therefore_o she_o like_v a_o joyful_a and_o thankful_a grandmother_n for_o discharge_v of_o her_o conscience_n love_n of_o the_o infant_n &_o ease_v of_o her_o daughter_n become_v a_o fellow_n nurse_n for_o the_o better_a education_n of_o the_o child_n out_o of_o the_o which_o we_o note_v first_o that_o as_o we_o have_v hear_v how_o the_o misery_n of_o naomi_n be_v cast_v upon_o she_o together_o so_o now_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n be_v multiply_v in_o the_o same_o in_o great_a measure_n for_o than_o her_o woe_n be_v begin_v by_o the_o death_n of_o her_o husband_n continue_v through_o she_o long_o dwell_v with_o the_o wicked_a moabite_n and_o ripen_v through_o the_o death_n of_o her_o two_o son_n so_o now_o it_o fall_v again_o as_o the_o darkness_n depart_v at_o the_o dawn_n of_o the_o day_n and_o give_v place_n to_o the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n so_o her_o misery_n be_v repeal_v first_o with_o the_o love_a and_o constant_a fellowship_n of_o her_o daughter_n in_o law_n ruth_n who_o be_v as_o a_o careful_a husband_n to_o she_o in_o labour_v for_o her_o live_n and_o a_o bless_a child_n to_o increase_v her_o posterity_n again_o she_o now_o be_v in_o quiet_a dwell_n among_o the_o people_n of_o god_n enjoy_v the_o company_n of_o the_o faithful_a and_o the_o fellowship_n of_o her_o friend_n moreover_o her_o posterity_n be_v restore_v in_o the_o fruitfulness_n of_o ruth_n and_o she_o even_o she_o herself_o live_v to_o see_v the_o day_n when_o all_o this_o fall_v upon_o she_o to_o the_o endless_a comfort_n of_o her_o wither_a age_n and_o present_a praise_n of_o the_o name_n of_o god_n thus_o we_o see_v it_o a_o righteous_a thing_n with_o god_n first_o to_o wound_n and_o then_o to_o heal_v first_o to_o strike_v and_o then_o to_o stroke_v first_o to_o cast_v down_o and_o then_o to_o lift_v up_o for_o this_o be_v certain_o the_o cup_n of_o all_o the_o faithful_a that_o they_o must_v taste_v of_o many_o bitter_a affliction_n before_o they_o come_v to_o the_o possession_n of_o eternal_a blessedness_n yea_o of_o worldly_a misery_n they_o must_v sustain_v some_o cross_n before_o they_o can_v be_v thankful_a enough_o for_o that_o which_o they_o quiet_o enjoy_v so_o we_o read_v of_o job_n how_o in_o one_o day_n he_o have_v his_o corn_n burn_v his_o cattle_n steal_v and_o his_o child_n slay_v 42.12.13_o this_o be_v bitter_a unto_o he_o for_o many_o day_n yet_o in_o the_o end_n he_o be_v restore_v two_o for_o one_o and_o see_v more_o son_n and_o more_o beautiful_a daughter_n yea_o his_o child_n child_n to_o his_o unspeakable_a comfort_n the_o like_a may_v be_v say_v of_o innocent_a
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