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he_o despise_v to_o raise_v uppe_o the_o name_n and_o seed_n to_o his_o brother_n the_o old_a hebrews_n do_v â—it_a in_o judgement_n in_o the_o gate_n or_o about_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n all_o man_n behold_v and_o hear_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v do_v as_o this_o day_n also_o in_o many_o place_n public_a judgement_n especial_o of_o lyse_v and_o death_n be_v exercise_v open_o they_o do_v allege_v this_o reason_n wherefore_o the_o senate_n be_v hold_v in_o the_o gate_n that_o every_o man_n may_v quick_o find_v the_o place_n that_o the_o country_n man_n need_v not_o to_o go_v into_o the_o city_n and_o spend_v much_o there_o and_o that_o every_o one_o may_v go_v to_o their_o house_n their_o business_n be_v end_v furhtermore_n that_o many_o witness_n may_v be_v easy_o gather_v of_o they_o that_o go_v out_o and_o in_o or_o the_o gate_n be_v simple_o take_v for_o the_o court_n the_o chaldean_n do_v translate_v at_o the_o gate_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o house_n of_o public_a 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that_o they_o shall_v do_v nothing_o against_o public_a justice_n and_o religion_n for_o short_o god_n will_v take_v a_o account_n of_o their_o deed_n and_o say_n when_o pisistratus_n the_o tyrant_n ask_v solon_n what_o encoragement_n he_o have_v that_o he_o do_v withstand_v he_o so_o sharp_o he_o answer_v old_a age_n valerius_n maximus_fw-la write_v of_o cesselius_fw-la that_o when_o he_o do_v not_o obey_v the_o triumuerie_n &_o do_v speak_v many_o thing_n free_o against_o caius_n caesar_n his_o friend_n warn_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v take_v heed_n to_o himself_o he_o say_v there_o be_v two_o thing_n which_o do_v make_v i_o verio_fw-la bold_a namely_o old_a age_n and_o want_v of_o child_n it_o be_v say_v that_o those_o elder_n sit_v down_o by_o sit_v down_o be_v signify_v that_o judge_n ought_v to_o be_v of_o a_o mind_n quiet_a peaceable_a and_o calm_a not_o to_o be_v trouble_v with_o affection_n and_o that_o attentive_o they_o shall_v hear_v they_o which_o plead_v in_o the_o court_n &_o not_o with_o a_o waver_a mind_n serviuâ—_n note_v lib._n 9_o anei_n in_o ancient_a time_n man_n use_v this_o phrase_n to_o sit_v for_o to_o advise_v to_o care_v for_o and_o to_o consider_v of_o after_o propound_v the_o cause_n he_o say_v naomie_n do_v appoint_v to_o sell_v the_o field_n of_o elimelech_n our_o brother_n the_o hebrews_n do_v call_v cousin_n brethren_n therefore_o i_o will_v bring_v it_o to_o thy_o care_n that_o be_v show_v it_o to_o thou_o that_o if_o thou_o will_v redeem_v it_o according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o kindred_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o dweller_n hereabout_o and_o of_o the_o elder_n of_o my_o people_n thou_o may_v redeem_v it_o because_o there_o be_v none_o near_o and_o if_o it_o do_v not_o please_v thou_o to_o redeem_v 〈◊〉_d i_o will_v thou_o shall_v tell_v i_o he_o by_o and_o by_o answer_v i_o will_v redeem_v boaz_n add_v present_o that_o he_o must_v also_o marry_v ruth_n if_o he_o will_v have_v the_o land_n the_o jew_n have_v their_o peculiar_a law_n of_o inheritance_n and_o succession_n num_fw-la 27._o and_o 36._o chap._n the_o land_n of_o israel_n be_v divide_v into_o 12._o tribe_n of_o which_o every_o one_o of_o they_o have_v their_o possession_n which_o god_n will_v not_o have_v mingle_v and_o the_o inheritance_n of_o one_o to_o be_v transport_v to_o another_o the_o father_n be_v dead_a the_o child_n succeed_v in_o the_o inheritance_n the_o son_n ought_v not_o to_o marry_v wife_n out_o of_o their_o own_o tribe_n the_o daughter_n also_o ought_v not_o to_o marry_v other_o out_o of_o their_o own_o tribe_n if_o any_o man_n die_v without_o child_n the_o brother_n do_v succeed_v but_o if_o they_o have_v no_o brother_n the_o kinsman_n levi_n 25._o chap._n no_o man_n ought_v to_o sell_v the_o inheritance_n of_o his_o possession_n but_o if_o any_o man_n be_v poor_a and_o be_v constrain_v to_o sell_v his_o ground_n he_o ought_v to_o offer_v it_o to_o his_o kinsman_n if_o they_o will_v not_o then_o to_o some_o of_o that_o tribe_n but_o in_o the_o mean_a season_n the_o seller_n have_v get_v money_n he_o may_v always_o redeem_v it_o from_o the_o buyer_n alength_n the_o possession_n return_v to_o their_o old_a master_n in_o the_o year_n of_o jubily_n lyâ—â—noâ—eth_v upon_o this_o place_n that_o woman_n dâ—â—_n not_o inherit_v but_o if_o a_o wife_n remain_v after_o her_o husband_n be_v dead_a without_o child_n she_o be_v to_o have_v part_n of_o the_o inheritance_n to_o maintain_v herself_o and_o she_o may_v sell_v as_o much_o as_o be_v she_o and_o so_o it_o be_v say_v that_o naomie_n will_v sell_v after_o the_o same_o manner_n that_o part_n of_o the_o ground_n &_o of_o the_o field_n which_o be_v leave_v she_o by_o her_o
in_o the_o law_n especial_o if_o they_o be_v not_o set_v down_o other_o where_n and_o the_o hebrew_n word_n jabam_fw-la signify_v not_o otherwise_o than_o a_o husband_n brother_n jafamah_n a_o woman_n which_o be_v to_o be_v marry_v in_o this_o case_n by_o the_o law_n of_o affinity_n or_o kindred_n therefore_o this_o law_n be_v first_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o natural_a brethren_n next_o it_o be_v to_o be_v apply_v to_o other_o kinsfolk_n therefore_o that_o other_o judicial_a or_o municipiall_n law_n in_o deuter_n be_v a_o exception_n against_o that_o general_a and_o moral_a law_n in_o levit_fw-la which_o as_o we_o have_v say_v god_n have_v leave_v out_o for_o certain_a peculiar_a cause_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o cause_n wherefore_o we_o shall_v have_v it_o this_o day_n in_o use_n the_o xxii_o sermon_n 6_o and_o the_o kinsman_n answer_v i_o can_v redeem_v it_o lest_o i_o destroy_v my_o own_o inheritance_n redeem_v my_o right_n to_o thou_o for_o i_o can_v redeem_v it_o 7_o now_o this_o be_v the_o manner_n before_o time_n in_o israel_n concern_v redeem_v and_o change_v for_o to_o establish_v all_o thing_n a_o man_n do_v pluck_v off_o his_o shoe_n and_o give_v it_o his_o neighbour_n and_o this_o be_v a_o sure_a witness_n in_o israel_n 8_o therefore_o the_o kinsman_n say_v to_o boaz_n buy_v it_o for_o thou_o and_o he_o draw_v off_o his_o shoe_n that_o kinsman_n when_o he_o hear_v say_v that_o naomie_n will_v sell_v her_o field_n say_v by_o and_o by_o i_o will_v buy_v it_o according_a to_o the_o law_n and_o afterward_o when_o he_o hear_v that_o he_o must_v also_o marry_v ruth_n by_o the_o same_o law_n he_o renounce_v his_o right_n he_o show_v the_o cause_n lest_o he_o shall_v destroy_v his_o own_o inheritance_n but_o how_o shall_v he_o destroy_v it_o peradventure_o ruth_n be_v young_a and_o he_o fear_v lest_o he_o shall_v beget_v many_o child_n of_o she_o whether_o he_o have_v wife_n and_o child_n before_o it_o be_v not_o set_v down_o also_o the_o law_n of_o marry_v thy_o sister_n in-law_n do_v not_o express_v whether_o a_o sister_n in_o law_n ought_v to_o marry_v a_o brother_n have_v a_o wife_n and_o child_n before_o true_o if_o he_o have_v a_o wife_n &_o child_n before_o it_o will_v have_v be_v very_o unprofitable_a to_o have_v marry_v a_o new_a wife_n and_o beget_v more_o child_n for_o child_n beget_v of_o diverse_a mother_n do_v very_o seldom_o agree_v among_o themselves_o furthermore_o he_o see_v that_o ruth_n be_v not_o only_o poor_a but_o also_o that_o he_o shall_v nourish_v naomie_n who_o be_v old_a he_o do_v not_o fear_v that_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v more_o ground_n he_o can_v not_o till_o they_o as_o it_o oftentimes_o come_v to_o pass_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v better_a to_o till_o few_o well_o then_o many_o evil_n for_o he_o will_v have_v the_o field_n but_o not_o the_o wife_n lira_n note_v that_o some_o of_o the_o hebrews_n do_v expound_v it_o of_o the_o child_n that_o shall_v come_v of_o ruth_n if_o he_o have_v marry_v she_o because_o that_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o 23._o chap._n of_o deuter_n the_o ammonite_n and_o moabite_n shall_v not_o enter_v into_o the_o church_n of_o god_n for_o ever_o but_o if_o he_o have_v say_v and_o allege_v this_o he_o have_v say_v untrue_o for_o that_o punishment_n do_v not_o fall_v on_o woman_n or_o by_o consequent_a on_o their_o child_n beget_v of_o a_o man_n of_o israel_n therefore_o it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o child_n he_o have_v already_o by_o another_o woman_n for_o if_o he_o have_v marry_v ruth_n he_o must_v have_v take_v pain_n for_o the_o bring_n uppe_o and_o provision_n of_o his_o child_n now_o have_v by_o other_o that_o he_o call_v blot_v out_o according_a to_o the_o common_a manner_n of_o speak_v which_o be_v speak_v of_o any_o man_n when_o he_o have_v take_v notable_a loss_n it_o be_v say_v he_o be_v destroy_v or_o blot_v out_o he_o do_v not_o offend_v in_o this_o that_o he_o have_v a_o care_n of_o his_o household_n and_o that_o he_o 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