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A13823 The revvard of religion Deliuered in sundrie lectures vpon the booke of Ruth, wherein the godly may see their daily and outwarde tryals, with the presence of God to assist them, and his mercies to recompence them: verie profitable for this present time of dearth, wherein manye are most pittifully tormented with want; and also worthie to bee considered in this golden age of the preaching of the word, when some vomit vp the loathsomnes therof, and others fall away to damnable securitie. Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625? 1596 (1596) STC 24127; ESTC S105980 250,925 363

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other as they themselues wer first entreated for this too much shamefastnes in many is worthy blame because it doth not onely couer the countenance but also couer the tongue leauing them speecheles when they are to answere their superiors but as these labuoring reapers vse Boaz so also must wee any of our betters which is with reuerence to speake our mindes and godlines to pray for their welfare and therefore wee must put on the spirite of meekenes and euery one esteeme better of another then of our selues But some will say there is no such necessitie of salutation as you would make it for Elisehah sending his seruaunt commaunded him to salute no man by the way and if any saluted him he should not answere them likewise our sauiour Christ sending his disciples to preach willed thē not to salute any by the way therefore it is no such signe of pride as you would make it To the which I aunswere first that Elisehah sent his man in wonderfull hast which respected the life of the Shunamites son therefore he willeth him to admit no let or hindrance in his iourney but with all speed to go forward insomuch as he should not doo the common curtesie to strangers either in salutation or in answer Euen so meaneth our sauior that his disciples being hastilie sent as it were to gather the haruest of the Lorde might admit no delay either in necessary or vnnecessary busines And this teacheth vs that the labor of preaching excelleth all earthly duties yea that all other must serue to it as handmaides and seruaunts to further the course and not hinder the proceedings Therefore this must remaine inuiolable as grounded on the lawe of God and men that curteous and godly salutations are verie commendable Then Boaz. Now in these three verses following insueth the communication had with his seruaunt who Ruth was vnto which his seruant telleth or answereth in the 6. and 7. verses First that it is Ruth which came with Naomi from the country of Moab secondly that shee asked him leaue to gather among the sheaues thirdly that she came but that morning and had continued till that instant Where we see the carefulnesse of Boaz in doing good would know the persons whether they were worthie or not and the faithfulnesse of the seruant which so plainly declared the truth to his master And this is the pure meaning of the wordes other doctrines can none be drawen from hence and therefore let vs giue praise to God for that which hath beene spoken The end of the fifth Lecture The sixt Lecture Chap. 2. Verse 8 9 10 11 12 13 14. 8 Then sayd Boas to Ruth Hearest thou my daughter go to none other field to gather neither go from hence but abide here by my maidens 9 Let thine eies be on the field that they doo reape and go after the maidens Haue I not charged the seruantes that they touch thee not Moreouer when thou art thirstie go vnto the vessels and drinke of that which the seruants haue drawen 10 Then shee fell on her face and bowed her selfe to the ground and sayd vnto him How haue I found favour in thy eies that thou shouldest knowe mee since I am a stranger 11 And Boaz answered and sayd vnto her All is tolde shewed me that thou hast done vnto thy mother in law since the death of thy husband and how thou hast lefte thy father and mother and the land where thou wast borne and art come vnto a people which thou knewest not in times past 12 The Lord recompence thy worke and a full reward bee giuen thee of the Lord God of Israel vnder whose wings thou art come to trust 13 Then she said Let me find fauor in thy sight my Lord for thou hast comforted me spoken to the hart of thy handmaid yet I shall not be like to one of thy maides 14 And Boaz said vnto her At meale time come thou hether and eate of the bread and dippe thy morsell in the vineger and she sate beside the reapers c. IN these wordes the holy Ghost declareth the cōmunication which Boaz had with Ruth for so soone as he vnderstood who she was he turneth his speech from the man to the woman This conference according to the number of the persons hath two partes The first is of Boaz and the second of Ruth The first parte which respecteth Boaz is the singular curtesie he offereth to Ruth ver 8.9.14 Wherin first he biddeth her to gleane freely among his maidens not onely in that fielde but also wheresoeuer the reapers bestowe themselues secondly he commandeth his seruants that they doo her no iniurie but giue her drinke when she is thirstie and himselfe called her to meate and gaue her so liberally that she being sufficed left for her mother The other part which concerneth Ruth is her manner of behauior to this curteous intertainment of Boaz wherein first shee boweth her selfe to the ground verse 10 secondly she confesseth the greatnesse of his kindnesse in the same verse because she was a stranger and her vnworthinesse of anie benefit vers 13 because shee should be as one of his maidens For this speech of Ruth Boaz sheweth the cause of all his curtesie ver 11. because shee had dealt so well with her mother in lawe and had forsaken countrie and kindred to come to the people of God therefore shee deserued to be honourably intreated secondly he prayeth for her ver 12 that the Lord would not frustrate his promise deceiue her hope but recompence her labour and shield her with his wings Of these partes let vs speake in order as the spirit shall giue vtterance and the time permit Then sayd Boaz. So soone as hee vnderstoode who that woman was whereof hee had demaunded his seruant hee turneth his speech vnto her that so soone as might be he might comfort her afflicted pouertie and testifie any good will to a godly stranger where first of al it is commendable that he vouchsafeth to cal so base a person by the name of Daughter for truly this louing word bewrayeth the tender affection of a godly heart forgetting his lofty degree and calling an abiect stranger by the name of daughter which proueth that hee longed to giue vnto her some comfort of kindnes This humble and most tender title of daughter and sonne are very vsual in the scripture for when the Lord would comfort the Church of the Iewes against the blasphemies of Senacherib Rabsakeh he calleth it a virgine the daughter of Sion as if he had said euen as a father is carefull for the wealth of his daughter so do I watch for the welfare of my church in like manner Christ our sauiour comforted the women that wept at his death by the name of the daughters of Ierusalem Out of the which we gather this profitable doctrine that it is one property and duety of an humble minde to speake kindly where it wisheth