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as_o indeed_o it_o deserve_v jarchi_n opinion_n be_v found_v upon_o a_o supposition_n that_o ruth_n be_v not_o yet_o naturalize_v which_o i_o have_v already_o 〈◊〉_d already_o and_o she_o be_v by_o eusebius_n express_o call_v a_o proselyte_n hist_o eccles_n l._n 1._o c._n 7._o where_n speak_v of_o the_o burn_a the_o record_n or_o table_n of_o genealogy_n by_o herod_n he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d disprove_v and_o he_o back_v his_o own_o sentiment_n with_o the_o authority_n of_o abenezra_n and_o may_v have_v do_v with_o that_o of_o joannes_n drusius_n too_o quest_n hebra_fw-la l._n 3._o quest_n 16._o but_o neither_o be_v this_o so_o right_a as_o it_o shall_v be_v it_o not_o be_v likely_a that_o her_o love_n to_o her_o two_o daughter_n in_o law_n shall_v make_v she_o so_o far_o forget_v the_o custom_n and_o usage_n of_o her_o country_n therefore_o let_v we_o try_v some_o other_o way_n and_o see_v if_o that_o will_v succeed_v any_o better_a be_v there_o any_o more_o son_n in_o 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represent_v it_o be_v this_o deut._n 25._o v._o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o we_o have_v these_o word_n and_o if_o the_o man_n like_v not_o to_o take_v his_o brother_n wife_n then_o let_v his_o brother_n wife_n go_v up_o to_o the_o gate_n unto_o the_o elder_n and_o say_v my_o husband_n brother_n refuse_v to_o raise_v up_o unto_o his_o brother_n a_o name_n in_o israel_n he_o will_v not_o perform_v the_o duty_n of_o my_o husband_n brother_n then_o the_o elder_n of_o his_o city_n shall_v call_v he_o and_o speak_v unto_o he_o and_o if_o he_o stand_v to_o it_o and_o say_v i_o like_v not_o to_o take_v she_o then_o shall_v his_o brother_n wife_n come_v unto_o he_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o elder_n and_o loose_v his_o shoe_n from_o off_o his_o foot_n and_o spit_v in_o his_o face_n and_o shall_v answer_v and_o say_v so_o shall_v it_o be_v do_v unto_o the_o man_n that_o will_v not_o build_v up_o his_o brother_n house_n and_o his_o name_n shall_v be_v call_v in_o israel_n the_o house_n of_o he_o 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upon_o ruth_n that_o be_v he_o appeal_v to_o a_o rablin_n or_o which_o be_v all_o one_o to_o a_o man_n that_o understand_v nothing_o of_o the_o jewish_a antiquity_n for_o by_o mr._n selden'_v favour_n there_o be_v no_o manner_n of_o repugnancy_n or_o disagreement_n between_o these_o two_o place_n that_o of_o deuteronomy_n i_o mean_v and_o that_o of_o ruth_n only_o they_o be_v two_o partial_a or_o imperfect_a relation_n of_o the_o whole_a ceremony_n or_o formality_n of_o this_o affair_n from_o the_o place_n of_o deuteronomy_n we_o learn_v what_o the_o woman_n be_v to_o do_v in_o case_n the_o man_n refuse_v to_o accept_v her_o challenge_n she_o be_v to_o pull_v off_o his_o shoe_n and_o spit_v in_o his_o face_n the_o latter_a of_o these_o in_o token_n of_o contempt_n and_o as_o a_o