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will_v do_v unto_o she_o bohaz_n can_v withstand_v he_o but_o if_o he_o refuse_v then_o will_v bohaz_n perform_v the_o duty_n which_o promise_n he_o confirm_v by_o a_o oath_n as_o the_o lord_n live_v bid_v she_o to_o sleep_v until_o the_o morning_n where_o we_o see_v first_o of_o all_o the_o kindness_n of_o the_o man_n that_o will_v not_o present_o thrust_v a_o poor_a woman_n from_o the_o place_n of_o her_o lodging_n but_o quiet_o suffer_v she_o to_o harbour_v beside_o he_o yea_o and_o bid_v she_o to_o tarry_v at_o her_o rest_n &_o to_o sleep_v until_o the_o morning_n second_o he_o will_v do_v nothing_o which_o may_v prejudice_n the_o cause_n of_o she_o other_o kinsman_n before_o he_o have_v get_v his_o consent_n to_o the_o delivery_n of_o his_o right_n teach_v we_o thereby_o that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o enter_v into_o the_o least_o part_n of_o our_o neighbour_n title_n though_o we_o may_v seem_v to_o have_v as_o great_a right_n in_o it_o as_o bohaz_n have_v in_o ruth_n without_o the_o free_a &_o willing_a agreement_n of_o he_o that_o have_v any_o property_n or_o interest_n therein_o last_o bohaz_n confirm_v his_o promise_n with_o a_o oath_n which_o be_v the_o last_o speech_n unto_o the_o woman_n for_o her_o assurance_n to_o depend_v on_o his_o credit_n and_o the_o last_o thing_n that_o must_v be_v use_v in_o all_o our_o communication_n but_o of_o these_o matter_n we_o have_v already_o speak_v and_o therefore_o thus_o much_o for_o this_o time_n now_o let_v we_o give_v praise_n to_o god_n the_o end_n of_o the_o nine_o lecture_n the_o ten_o lecture_n chap._n 3._o ver_fw-la 14.15.16.17.18_o 14._o and_o so_o she_o lie_v at_o his_o foot_n until_o the_o morning_n and_o then_o she_o arise_v when_o one_o know_v not_o another_o for_o boaz_n say_v let_v no_o man_n know_v that_o a_o woman_n come_v into_o the_o floor_n 15._o and_o then_o he_o say_v give_v i_o the_o sheet_n wherewithal_o thou_o be_v cover_v and_o hold_v it_o up_o then_o he_o measure_v six_o measure_n of_o barley_n and_o lay_v it_o upon_o she_o afterward_o he_o go_v into_o the_o city_n 16._o but_o she_o come_v to_o her_o mother_n in_o law_n which_o say_v who_o be_v thou_o my_o daughter_n and_o she_o declare_v whatsoever_o the_o man_n have_v do_v unto_o she_o 17._o and_o she_o say_v also_o he_o give_v i_o these_o six_o measure_n of_o barley_n for_o he_o say_v thou_o shall_v not_o return_v empty_a to_o thy_o mother_n in_o law_n 18._o then_o say_v she_o be_v of_o good_a comfort_n until_o thou_o know_v how_o the_o matter_n will_v fall_v out_o for_o the_o man_n will_v not_o rest_v unless_o he_o end_v it_o this_o day_n these_o word_n be_v the_o last_o part_n of_o this_o chapter_n wherein_o be_v show_v unto_o we_o how_o boaz_n dismiss_v ruth_n after_o they_o have_v slepte_v till_o the_o morning_n and_o ruth_n return_v joyful_o to_o her_o mother_n again_o the_o word_n contain_v two_o part_n general_o in_o they_o the_o first_o part_n be_v between_o bohaz_n and_o ruth_n verse_n 14.15_o the_o second_o be_v between_o ruth_n and_o naomi_n in_o the_o three_o next_o verse_n follow_v the_o first_o part_n between_o boaz_n and_o ruth_n be_v of_o those_o thing_n which_o they_o do_v together_o in_o the_o barn_n first_o that_o ruth_n lie_v at_o his_o foot_n until_o the_o morning_n secondlye_o that_o she_o arise_v early_o before_o day_n because_o bohaz_n will_v have_v none_o to_o know_v that_o a_o woman_n come_v into_o the_o floor_n after_o they_o be_v both_o rise_v boaz_n give_v to_o her_o six_o measure_n of_o barley_n lay_v they_o upon_o she_o and_o send_v she_o away_o second_o he_o himself_o go_v into_o the_o city_n verse_n 15._o to_o perform_v that_o which_o he_o have_v promise_v unto_o she_o the_o other_o part_n between_o ruth_n and_o naomi_n