which ſhe juſtly thought they would be diſeppointed of; and with- all expoſed ro many ftrairs and troubles, and on that occaſion re- volt from the True Religion, which would be far worſe than ne- "ver fo have embraced it. And therefore ſhe doth juſtly and wiſe- | Ty;and pivufly in repreſenting to them the Truth of the buſineſs, and the ourward incanveniences which would accompany the Change © of their Place, and Religion ; as alſo our blefled LORD CHRIST | did, Mat: $8: 20. : : + Heb: ..- #3 Would ye Þ tarry for them till they were grown? | hopes ' would ye ſtay for them from having husbands o, nay,
| + Heb; 7 my daughters : for Þ it grieveth me much for your | have much ſakes p, that * the hand of the LORD is gone out a- | qt painſt me. |
* © 8 It is unreaſonable for me to expett it, or for you to perform it. Ep p Thar you are I:fe without the comfort of Husbands or Children ; - That I muſt part with ſuch dear and affeQionate Daughters; and
. that my Circumſtances are ſuch, that I cannor invite, nor incourage you to go along with me. For her condition was fo mean ar this ' Time, that Ruth, when ſhe came to her Mothers City, was forccd to _ Glean for a living, Chap: 2: 26] þ wp 114 And they lift up their voice, and wept again : and Orpah kifled her mother in law q, but Ruth clave unto her. 9 i. e. Departed from ker with a-kiſs, asthe manner was,Gene31:28. 1 Kings ig; 20. : i ; | 15 And ſhe ſaid, Behold, thy ſiſter in law is gone * 5:e Joſ-- back unto her people, and unto her gods 73 * return . 247 15+ _ thou after thy fiſter in 1aw. | 2 King-2:2, » Waich ſhe ſaith, partly to try Ruths ſincerity and conſtancy ; Luke 24+ partly, that by upbraiding Orpay with her Idolatryy ſhe might con- 28, {:quently turn her from it ; an4 partly, that ſhe might intimate to her, that if ſhe went with her, ſhe muſt embrace the True GOD
and Religions - ; | Or, b-. 16 And Ruth faid, || Intreat me not to leave thee,
mt again® or to return from following after thee, for whither Mer - thou goeſt, I will go: and where thou lodgeſt, I will lodge : thy people fhail be my peeple, and thy God my God 5s:
5s IT renounce thoſe Idols which my Siſter hath returned to, and T will wrſhip no other GOD bur thine, who 15 indeed the only
GOD. herd Where thou dieſt, will I die, and there will I be
buried : the LORD do ſo to me and mcre allo, if ought but death part thee and me: + Heb: 38 When tbe ſaw that ſhe + was ſtedfaſtly minded to frengrhmed £0 With her, then the lefr ſpeaking unto her, her ſelf. 19 © So they two went until they came to Bethle- hem : and i: cameto paſs when they were come to beth- I| 7at is,- Jehem, that all the city was moved about them, and || the woman. they ſaid, Is this Naomi * ? e Is this ſhe that formerly lived in ſo much Plenty and Honour ? Oh how marvellouſly is her condition changed, that ſhe is returned , in this forloin and deſolate condition !
20 And ſhe ſaid unto them, Call me not Naomi z,
call me || Mara xs for the Almighty hath dealt very bit- with me.
: _ 216 Sara ienifies pleaſant, or chearſul, or amiable, x» Which ſig-
bitter. nifies bitter or [orrowful.
21 I went out full y, and the LORD hath brought me home again empty : why then call ye me Naomi, ſeing the LORD hath teſtified againſt me z, andthe Almighty hath afflicted me ?
y With my Husband and Sons, and a plentiful Eſtate for our ſup-
ort. Z i. c. Harh born witneſs, as it were in Judgement, and gi- ven Sentence againſt me, and declared my Sin by my Puniſhmenr,
32 So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabiteſs her daughter in law with her, which returned out of the countrey of Moab, and they came to Bethlehem in the
beginning of barley harvelt.
ap. þ
|| That is
ar leaſt, that it became her modeſtiy and humbly to acknowledge
: H. Chap.. IL CHAP. IL |
Ruth gleaning in the fields of Boaz, her deceaſed Husband's mea Kinſman, Te tabeth knowledge of her, 1 - '7. He ſbeweth her great kinaneſs, and bleſſeth her, '$—— 16. That which ſhe got ſhe brings to Naomi ;
and telleth her what had befallen her : She giveth GOD thanks, ons! exhorteth Ruth to continue in the field, 19 —— 23-
Nd Naomi hada kin{man of her hasbands,a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech, and his name was Boaz. | 2 And Ruth the Moabiteſs ſaid unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field and glean « ears of corn after him, in whoſe ſight I ſhall find grace b,And ſhe ſaid unto her, Go, my daughter,
2 Which was permitted to the Poor, and the Stranger, Deur. 24: 19. both which ſhe was; nor was ſhe aſhamed to confeſs her Pover. ty.nor would ſhe eat the bread of idleneſs: whereby {ke ſheweth her ſelf to be a prudent,and diligent,and vertuous Woman,as ſhe is cal- leds Ruth 3:11. b For though it was their duty to permit this, Lew; 19: 9. and 23: 22+ yet either ſhe was ignorant thereof, or thought, that being a Stranger, it might be grudged, or demicd to ker; or
their kindneſs herein.
3 And ſhe went, and came, and gleaned in the field afrer the reapers : and her + hap was c to light on a f Het; part of the field belonging unto || Boaz, who was of the ppm,
kindred of Elimelech. ns c Forit was indecd a chance in ref:rence to ſecond Cauſes, but or- "ty of dered and defigned by GOD'S Providence. F
4 5 And behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and ſaid unto the reapers, The LORD be with you: and they anſwered him, The LORD bleſs thee &.
ad They exprefſ:d and profeſſed their Piery, even in their civil Converſation, and worldly TranſaQtions; which now ſo many are alhamed of, and call it Hypocriſie or vain Oſtentation thus to dos
5 Then faid Boaz unto his ſervant that was ſet over the reapers, Whoſe damfel x this ? |
6 And the ſervant that was ſet over the reapers anſwered and faid, It # the Moabitiſh damſel, that _— back with Naomi e out of the countrey of Mo- ab. |
e 1.e. That came with Naomi when ſhe came back: for c-
therwiſe, as Ruth did not go from thence, ſo ſhe could not properly be faid to come back.
7 And ſhe ſaid, T pray you, let me glean f, and ga- ther after the reapers amongſt the || ſheaves : {olbe came || Org)ard and hath continued even from the morning until now fu. g, that ſhe tarried a little in the houſe h.