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jaacob_n isaiah_n greek_n as_o chrisostom_n christopher_n theophilus_n latin_a as_o benedictus_n fortunatus_n etc._n etc._n the_o german_n have_v also_o many_o notable_a name_n which_o have_v excellent_a signification_n it_o be_v meet_v for_o godly_a parent_n to_o give_v their_o child_n such_o name_n as_o the_o remembrance_n of_o they_o may_v provoke_v they_o to_o virtue_n as_o often_o as_o we_o hear_v our_o name_n so_o oft_o ought_v we_o to_o think_v that_o in_o our_o holy_a baptism_n we_o be_v receive_v into_o the_o household_n of_o christ._n if_o we_o be_v name_v by_o the_o name_n of_o holy_a man_n let_v we_o endevore_fw-mi ourselves_o by_o faith_n and_o holiness_n of_o life_n to_o follow_v their_o step_n there_o be_v other_o name_n also_o which_o be_v give_v according_a to_o their_o office_n whereof_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o write_v in_o this_o place_n but_o why_o obed_n be_v call_v the_o son_n not_o of_o mahlon_n but_o of_o bohaz_n his_o natural_a father_n s._n augustine_n 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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