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all_o outward_a profit_n and_o pleasure_n yet_o in_o very_a deed_n they_o be_v not_o with_o we_o but_o against_o we_o and_o so_o must_v be_v account_v of_o where_o thou_o lodge_v i_o will_v lodge_v a_o good_a companion_n say_v the_o latinâ—_n proverb_n be_v pro_fw-la viatico_fw-la i_o may_v add_v also_o pro_fw-la diversorio_n ruth_n so_o be_v it_o she_o may_v enjoy_v naomies_n gracious_a company_n will_v be_v content_a with_o any_o lodging_n though_o happy_o it_o may_v be_v no_o better_o than_o jaâ—ob_n have_v gen._n 28._o and_o yet_o we_o see_v how_o some_o have_v be_v discourage_v even_o from_o the_o company_n of_o our_o saviour_n for_o fear_n of_o hard_a lodging_n witness_n the_o scribe_n to_o who_o when_o our_o saviour_n say_v the_o fox_n have_v their_o hole_n and_o the_o fowl_n of_o the_o air_n have_v nest_n buâ—_n the_o son_n of_o man_n have_v not_o where_o to_o lay_v his_o head_n this_o cold_a comfort_n present_o quench_v his_o forward_a zeal_n and_o he_o never_o appear_v 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shall_v be_v my_o god_n yea_o but_o one_o may_v say_v how_o come_v ruth_n to_o know_v who_o be_v the_o god_n of_o naomi_n i_o answer_v as_o god_n say_v of_o abraham_n i_o know_v that_o abraham_n will_v instruct_v his_o child_n so_o may_v one_o confident_o say_v of_o naomi_n i_o know_v that_o naomi_n have_v catechise_v and_o instruct_v her_o daughter_n in_o law_n and_o often_o teach_v she_o that_o the_o god_n of_o the_o israelite_n be_v the_o only_a true_a god_n who_o make_v heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o that_o all_o other_o be_v but_o idol_n the_o work_n of_o man_n hand_n yet_o as_o the_o samaritan_n believe_v our_o saviour_n first_o upon_o the_o relation_n of_o the_o woman_n that_o come_v from_o the_o well_o john_n 4._o 42._o but_o afterward_o say_v unto_o she_o now_o we_o believe_v not_o because_o of_o thy_o say_n for_o we_o have_v hear_v he_o ourselves_o and_o know_v thâ—t_v this_o be_v indeed_o the_o christ_n the_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n so_o happy_o ruth_n be_v induce_v first_o to_o the_o like_n of_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n upoâ—_n the_o credit_n of_o naomies_n word_n but_o afterward_o her_o love_n of_o he_o proceed_v from_o a_o more_o certain_a ground_n the_o motion_n of_o god_n holy_a spirit_n in_o her_o heart_n where_o thou_o die_v will_n i_o die_v here_o ruth_n suppose_v two_o thing_n first_o that_o she_o and_o her_o mother_n in_o law_n shall_v both_o die_v it_o be_v appoint_v for_o all_o once_o to_o die_v second_o that_o naomi_n as_o the_o elder_a shall_v die_v first_o for_o according_a to_o the_o ordinary_a custom_n of_o nature_n it_o be_v most_o probable_a and_o likely_a that_o those_o that_o be_v most_o strike_v in_o year_n shall_v first_o depart_v this_o life_n yet_o i_o know_v not_o whether_o the_o rule_n or_o the_o exception_n be_v more_o general_a and_o therefore_o let_v both_o young_a and_o old_a prepare_v for_o death_n the_o first_o may_v die_v soon_o but_o the_o second_o can_v live_v long_o and_o there_o will_v i_o be_v bury_v where_o she_o suppose_v two_o thing_n more_o first_o that_o those_o that_o survive_v she_o will_v do_v she_o the_o favour_n to_o bury_v she_o which_o be_v a_o common_a courtesy_n not_o to_o be_v deny_v to_o any_o it_o be_v a_o epitaph_n write_v upon_o the_o grave_a of_o a_o beggar_n nudus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d vivus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ecce_fw-la tegor_fw-la second_o she_o suppose_v that_o they_o will_v bury_v she_o according_a to_o her_o instruction_n near_o to_o her_o mother_n naomi_n observation_n as_o it_o be_v good_a to_o enjoy_v the_o company_n of_o the_o godly_a while_o they_o be_v live_v so_o it_o be_v not_o amiss_o if_o it_o will_v stand_v with_o conveniency_n to_o be_v bury_v with_o they_o after_o death_n the_o old_a prophet_n bone_n escape_v a_o burn_a by_o be_v bury_v with_o the_o other_o prophet_n and_o the_o man_n who_o be_v tumble_v into_o the_o grave_a of_o eâ—isha_n be_v revive_v by_o the_o virtue_n of_o his_o bone_n and_o we_o read_v in_o the_o act_n and_o monument_n that_o the_o body_n of_o peter_n martyr_n wiâ—e_n be_v bury_v in_o a_o dunghill_n but_o afterward_o be_v take_v up_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n it_o be_v honourable_o bury_v in_o oxford_n in_o the_o grave_a of_o one_o frideswick_n a_o popish_a shee-saint_n to_o this_o end_n that_o if_o popery_n which_o god_n forbid_v shall_v overspread_v our_o kingdom_n again_o and_o if_o the_o papist_n shall_v go_v about_o to_o unâ—ombe_n peter_n martyr_n wife_n boneâ—_n they_o shall_v be_v puzzle_v to_o distinguish_v betwiâ—â—_n this_o woman_n body_n and_o the_o relic_n of_o their_o saint_n so_o good_a it_o be_v sometime_o to_o be_v bury_v with_o those_o who_o some_o do_v account_v pious_a though_o perchance_o in_o very_a deed_n they_o be_v not_o so_o the_o lord_n do_v so_o to_o i_o and_o more_o also_o to_o ascertain_v naomi_n of_o the_o seriousness_n of_o her_o intention_n herein_o ruth_n back_n what_o former_o she_o have_v say_v with_o a_o oath_n line_v with_o a_o execration_n observation_n whence_o we_o 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stranger_n of_o moab_n must_v be_v leave_v to_o the_o adventure_n of_o hazard_n how_o come_v the_o holy_a spirit_n to_o use_v this_o word_n hap_v answer_n thing_n be_v say_v to_o happen_v not_o in_o respect_n of_o god_n but_o in_o respect_n of_o we_o because_o oftentimes_o they_o come_v to_o pass_v not_o only_o without_o our_o purpose_n and_o forecast_n but_o even_o against_o our_o intention_n and_o determination_n it_o be_v lawful_a therefore_o in_o a_o sober_a sense_n to_o use_v these_o expression_n it_o chance_v or_o it_o fortune_v luke_n 10._o 30._o nor_o can_v any_o just_a exception_n be_v take_v against_o those_o word_n in_o the_o collect_n through_o all_o change_n and_o chance_n of_o this_o mortal_a life_n provide_v always_o that_o in_o our_o form_n of_o speech_n we_o dream_v not_o of_o any_o heathen_a chance_n it_o be_v observe_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o use_v in_o all_o the_o work_n of_o homer_n but_o sure_a s._n austin_n in_o the_o first_o of_o his_o retract_v complain_v that_o he_o have_v too_o often_o use_v the_o word_n fortuna_n and_o therefore_o in_o the_o pagan_n sense_n thereof_o we_o ought_v to_o abstain_v from_o it_o observation_n now_o whereas_o ruth_n by_o chance_n light_v on_o boaz_n his_o field_n we_o may_v observe_v admirable_a be_v the_o providence_n of_o god_n in_o the_o order_n of_o contingent_a event_n to_o his_o glory_n and_o his_o child_n good_a the_o scripture_n swarm_v with_o precedent_n in_o this_o behalf_n which_o at_o this_o time_n i_o surcease_v to_o recite_v and_o conclude_v with_o the_o psalmist_n o_o lord_n how_o wonderful_a be_v thy_o work_n in_o wisdom_n have_v thou_o make_v they_o all_o the_o earth_n be_v full_a of_o thy_o riches_n to_o which_o i_o may_v add_v oh_o that_o man_n will_v therefore_o praise_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o show_v forth_o the_o wonderful_a work_n that_o he_o do_v for_o the_o child_n of_o man_n and_o behold_v boaz_n come_v unto_o his_o reaper_n he_o have_v a_o man_n 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own_o business_n and_o let_v the_o daughter_n of_o sâ—rah_n who_o the_o meekness_n of_o their_o sex_n have_v privilege_v from_o follow_v without_o door_n affair_n imitate_v the_o wise_a woman_n proverb_n 37._o 15._o 27._o she_o rise_v while_n as_o yet_o it_o be_v night_n and_o give_v her_o meat_n to_o her_o household_n and_o their_o portion_n to_o her_o maid_n she_o look_v well_o to_o all_o the_o way_n of_o her_o household_n and_o eat_v not_o the_o bread_n of_o idleness_n and_o such_o servant_n which_o have_v careless_a master_n let_v they_o look_v better_o to_o their_o master_n estate_n than_o their_o master_n do_v to_o their_o own_o let_v they_o be_v neither_o idle_a nor_o unfaithful_a in_o their_o place_n know_v that_o though_o their_o earthly_a master_n be_v negligent_a to_o eye_v they_o yet_o they_o have_v a_o master_n in_o heaven_n who_o both_o behold_v and_o will_v punish_v or_o reward_v they_o according_a to_o their_o desert_n and_o as_o for_o the_o son_n of_o the_o prophet_n 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