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show_v in_o the_o question_n upon_o deut._n 46._o the_o law_n say_v he_o of_o marry_v the_o wife_n of_o a_o brother_n that_o seed_n may_v be_v raise_v up_o to_o the_o brother_n who_o be_v dead_a without_o child_n say_v he_o be_v call_v after_o the_o name_n of_o he_o that_o be_v dead_a and_o his_o name_n shall_v not_o be_v blot_v out_o of_o israel_n that_o be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o dead_a seem_v hereby_o to_o be_v continue_v that_o he_o which_o be_v bear_v be_v call_v by_o this_o name_n whereby_o the_o dead_a be_v call_v to_o who_o after_o a_o sort_n he_o succeed_v etc._n etc._n unless_o it_o may_v be_v understand_v this_o not_o that_o he_o shall_v have_v this_o name_n but_o that_o he_o be_v account_v as_o the_o son_n not_o of_o he_o that_o beget_v he_o but_o of_o that_o dead_a man_n to_o who_o the_o seed_n be_v raise_v and_o who_o heir_n he_o be_v make_v for_o that_o which_o be_v add_v and_o his_o name_n shall_v not_o be_v blot_v out_o of_o israel_n may_v so_o be_v understand_v not_o that_o the_o child_n shall_v consequent_o be_v call_v by_o his_o name_n but_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o seem_v to_o die_v without_o posterity_n and_o therefore_o his_o name_n that_o be_v his_o memory_n remain_v for_o if_o he_o have_v get_v a_o son_n himself_o and_o have_v not_o call_v he_o by_o his_o own_o name_n yet_o his_o name_n be_v not_o blot_v out_o of_o israel_n because_o he_o depart_v not_o out_o of_o this_o life_n without_o child_n and_o the_o brother_n be_v command_v to_o perform_v this_o towards_o his_o wife_n which_o he_o can_v not_o do_v for_o though_o he_o have_v no_o brother_n but_o the_o kinsman_n marry_v his_o wife_n that_o die_v without_o child_n to_o raise_v up_o seed_n to_o his_o brother_n as_o bohaz_n do_v by_o marry_v ruth_n that_o he_o may_v raise_v up_o seed_n to_o his_o kinsman_n who_o wife_n she_o be_v and_o have_v no_o child_n by_o he_o yet_o that_o child_n which_o shall_v be_v bear_v of_o she_o shall_v continue_v the_o name_n of_o the_o party_n 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this_o day_n here_o be_v declare_v what_o bohaz_n do_v after_o that_o the_o kinsman_n who_o name_n the_o holy_a ghost_n of_o purpose_n conceal_v have_v yield_v up_o his_o right_n first_o he_o say_v plain_o that_o he_o have_v get_v the_o possession_n of_o elimelech_n and_o his_o son_n then_o that_o he_o will_v take_v ruth_n the_o moabite_n to_o wife_n and_o that_o not_o for_o lust_n but_o lest_o the_o name_n of_o mahlon_n who_o be_v depart_v shall_v be_v blot_v out_o from_o amongst_o his_o brethren_n that_o be_v his_o kinsman_n &_o from_o the_o gate_n of_o his_o place_n that_o be_v from_o bethlehem_n by_o which_o word_n he_o show_v the_o excellency_n of_o his_o stock_n that_o many_o of_o his_o kindred_n have_v sit_v in_o the_o gate_n that_o be_v have_v be_v judge_n and_o it_o have_v be_v a_o thing_n to_o be_v lament_v that_o so_o noble_a a_o family_n shall_v perish_v which_o may_v in_o time_n to_o come_v yield_v governor_n for_o the_o people_n here_o it_o be_v demand_v whether_o bohaz_n 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