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before_o naomi_n thus_o admit_v of_o ruth_n no_o doubt_n with_o great_a comfort_n thus_o paul_n allow_v of_o mark_n 2._o tim._n 4._o 11._o though_o before_o he_o have_v refuse_v he_o act._n 15._o 38._o and_o will_v other_o to_o entertain_v he_o col._n 4._o 10_o 11._o for_o thus_o god_n angel_n deal_v with_o we_o they_o will_v account_v we_o their_o fellow-servant_n when_o we_o turn_v to_o god_n though_o before_o we_o be_v never_o so_o lewd_a yea_o they_o will_v rejoice_v over_o we_o and_o will_v love_o attend_v we_o let_v we_o then_o admit_v of_o such_o as_o god_n also_o himself_o do_v accept_v of_o us._n ii_o that_o god_n leave_v not_o his_o in_o distress_n or_o altogether_o comfortless_a naomi_n go_v out_o with_o husband_n and_o child_n and_o lose_v they_o she_o return_v not_o alone_o but_o god_n send_v she_o one_o to_o accompany_v she_o and_o to_o comfort_v she_o and_o where_o man_n company_n to_o help_v and_o comfort_n fail_v there_o god_n will_v send_v his_o angel_n as_o with_o 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thessalonian_o which_o yet_o he_o do_v not_o then_o because_o satan_n hinder_v he_o 1._o thes_n 2._o 18._o by_o this_o may_v we_o learn_v to_o know_v the_o difference_n between_o solid_a resolution_n and_o sudden_a flash_n raw_a and_o undigested_a purpose_n between_o true_a resolution_n and_o such_o as_o be_v make_v in_o show_n but_o in_o substance_n prove_v nothing_o so_o never_o see_v in_o the_o effect_n iv_o in_o this_o their_o travel_n to_o canaan_n and_o therein_o to_o bethlehem_n note_v three_o thing_n their_o unity_n fervency_n and_o constancy_n they_o go_v together_o love_o they_o cease_v not_o to_o go_v on_o they_o do_v not_o linger_v they_o take_v no_o by-path_n neither_o forget_v they_o whither_o they_o be_v go_v till_o they_o come_v unto_o bethlehem_n in_o canaan_n as_o these_o thus_o go_v to_o canaan_n so_o shall_v we_o unto_o the_o spiritual_a canaan_n and_o heavenly_a bethlehem_n we_o must_v go_v in_o unity_n 1._o cor._n 1._o 10._o and_o be_v of_o one_o heart_n act._n 1._o 14._o and_o 2._o 1_o 46._o and_o 4._o 24._o in_o a_o godly_a fervency_n rom._n 12._o 11._o tit._n 2._o 14._o ezech._n 3._o 14._o as_o eliah_n nehemiah_n the_o angel_n of_o ephesus_n revel_v 2._o 1_o 2._o and_o as_o our_o saviour_n who_o the_o zeal_n of_o god_n house_n have_v eat_v up_o and_o we_o must_v go_v in_o a_o constant_a spirit_n and_o not_o be_v weary_a of_o well-doing_n gal._n 6._o for_o he_o that_o continue_v to_o the_o end_n shall_v be_v save_v to_o conclude_v the_o observation_n from_o these_o word_n note_v how_o bethlehem_n the_o house_n of_o bread_n yea_o canaan_n a_o land_n flow_v with_o milk_n and_o honey_n and_o no_o lack_n in_o it_o deut._n 7._o 8_o 9_o and_o 11._o 9_o 11_o 12._o and_o 27._o 3._o be_v make_v so_o barren_a as_o naomi_n be_v fain_o to_o go_v into_o moab_n for_o relief_n and_o yet_o now_o be_v make_v fruitful_a again_o answerable_a to_o the_o name_n whence_o see_v how_o the_o lord_n can_v make_v a_o fruitful_a land_n barren_a psal_n 107._o 33_o 34._o for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n and_o again_o can_v turn_v barrenness_n into_o plenty_n of_o his_o mercy_n and_o goodness_n psal_n 107._o 35_o 36._o therefore_o to_o have_v the_o continuance_n of_o god_n mercy_n take_v heed_n of_o sin_n when_o we_o enjoy_v they_o praise_v he_o for_o they_o &_o when_o we_o be_v in_o scarcity_n seek_v to_o he_o because_o god_n can_v help_v psal_n 65._o 10_o 11_o 12._o and_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o give_v a_o blessing_n esay_n 41._o 17_o 18._o 2._o chron._n 7._o 14._o and_o beware_v of_o murmur_v in_o want_n 1._o cor._n 10._o remember_v there_o the_o judgement_n yet_o be_v this_o a_o common_a thing_n among_o we_o now_o a_o day_n upon_o any_o unseasonable_a weather_n or_o worldly_a cross_n to_o repine_v which_o yet_o ease_v we_o nothing_o but_o do_v the_o more_o provoke_v god_n to_o punish_v us._n and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v when_o they_o be_v come_v to_o bethlehem_n these_o word_n be_v a_o repetition_n of_o the_o former_a word_n immediate_o before_o thus_o plain_o speak_v the_o holy_a ghost_n declare_v the_o matter_n not_o in_o curiousness_n of_o speech_n but_o in_o evidence_n of_o the_o truth_n that_o all_o the_o city_n be_v move_v about_o they_o that_o be_v all_z the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o city_n a_o figurative_a speech_n as_o in_o mat._n 2._o 3._o there_o be_v a_o general_a come_n together_o to_o see_v they_o such_o a_o move_a be_v sometime_o for_o fear_n mat._n 2._o 3._o sometime_o for_o joy_n 1._o king_n 1._o 45._o mat._n 21._o 10._o and_o of_o a_o wonderment_n act._n 2._o 6._o all_o this_o note_v that_o naomi_n be_v not_o a_o obscure_a person_n before_o but_o a_o woman_n of_o fame_n before_o she_o go_v and_o therefore_o be_v this_o observation_n of_o her_o return_n when_o she_o now_o be_v come_v to_o bethlehem_n by_o which_o we_o may_v understand_v that_o the_o more_o renown_a any_o be_v in_o prosperity_n the_o more_o remarkable_a be_v they_o in_o a_o downfall_n and_o in_o adversity_n this_o experience_n show_v to_o be_v true_a among_o ourselves_o by_o very_o late_a instance_n for_o the_o eminency_n of_o such_o in_o prosperity_n have_v the_o eye_n of_o many_o upon_o they_o friend_n enemy_n equal_n one_o sort_n look_v on_o with_o love_n another_o with_o hatred_n the_o last_o with_o envy_n and_o disdain_n and_o as_o they_o be_v affect_v in_o a_o man_n day_n of_o prosperity_n so_o will_v they_o speak_v and_o show_v full_o themselves_o in_o adversity_n this_o shall_v make_v such_o as_o be_v set_v out_o so_o to_o the_o view_n of_o man_n to_o behave_v themselves_o wise_o in_o every_o estate_n see_v they_o be_v so_o observable_a be_v this_o naomi_n there_o be_v three_o opinion_n of_o this_o and_o it_o may_v be_v that_o the_o company_n be_v mix_v and_o of_o all_o sort_n they_o may_v speak_v the_o same_o word_n but_o with_o differ_v mind_n some_o think_v the_o word_n speak_v in_o contempt_n be_v this_o naomi_n she_o that_o be_v so_o fair_a and_o full_a be_v she_o now_o bring_v down_o if_o this_o may_v stand_v we_o see_v that_o poverty_n bring_v contempt_n even_o upon_o the_o best_a so_o be_v job_n contemn_v by_o base_a fellow_n chap._n 30._o 1_o 11._o so_o be_v david_n of_o nabal_n of_o shemei_n yea_o our_o saviour_n upon_o the_o cross_n solomon_n speak_v of_o the_o poor_a as_o subject_a to_o scorn_v and_o contempt_n prou._n 17._o 5._o and_o 19_o 4._o which_o come_v through_o the_o want_n of_o heavenly_a wisdom_n prou._n 11._o 12._o the_o want_n of_o god_n fear_n job_n 6._o 14._o and_o because_o man_n in_o prosperity_n be_v proud_a and_o do_v sinister_o interpret_v of_o such_o as_o be_v in_o adversity_n do_v adversity_n bring_v contempt_n then_o let_v