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oath_n to_o blaspheme_v i_o now_o whereas_o ruth_n do_v not_o say_v god_n damn_v i_o god_n confound_v i_o i_o will_v i_o may_v never_o stir_v but_o shrowd_v the_o execration_n under_o general_a term_n god_n â—oe_v so_o to_o i_o and_o more_o also_o we_o learn_v it_o be_v not_o good_a to_o particularize_v in_o any_o kind_n of_o punishment_n when_o we_o swear_v but_o only_o to_o express_v the_o curse_n in_o general_a term_n leave_v it_o to_o the_o discretion_n of_o god_n almighty_a to_o choose_v that_o arrow_n out_o of_o his_o quiver_n which_o he_o shall_v think_v most_o â—it_a to_o 'sfoot_o at_o we_o if_o aught_o but_o death_n see_v here_o the_o large_a extent_n of_o a_o saint_n love_n it_o last_v till_o death_n and_o no_o wonder_n for_o it_o be_v not_o found_v upon_o honour_n beauty_n or_o wealth_n or_o any_o other_o sinister_a respect_n in_o the_o party_n belove_v which_o be_v subject_a to_o age_n or_o mutability_n but_o only_o on_o the_o grace_n and_o piety_n in_o he_o which_o 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entreat_v i_o not_o to_o depart_v etc._n etc._n vers._n 18._o and_o when_o she_o see_v that_o she_o be_v steadfast_o mind_v to_o go_v with_o she_o shâ—_n leave_v off_o speak_v unto_o she_o orpah_n and_o ruth_n may_v be_v compare_v to_o two_o strong_a fort_n naomi_n to_o one_o that_o besiege_v they_o who_o make_v threeâ—sore_n assault_v upon_o they_o the_o first_o in_o the_o eight_o verse_n which_o assault_v both_o of_o they_o resist_v with_o equal_a constancy_n the_o second_o in_o the_o eleven_o verse_n to_o which_o orpah_n base_o yield_v and_o accept_v term_n of_o composition_n the_o last_o in_o the_o fifteen_o verse_n which_o ruth_n most_o valiant_o defeat_v and_o stand_v upon_o term_n of_o defiance_n to_o the_o mention_n of_o any_o return_n now_o as_o soldier_n when_o they_o have_v long_o besiege_v a_o city_n with_o the_o loss_n of_o time_n money_n and_o man_n be_v hopeless_a to_o take_v it_o they_o even_o sound_v a_o retreat_n and_o retire_v home_o without_o accomplish_v their_o 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