The 6. Sermon.
14 Then they lift vp their voyce and wept again, & Orpah kissed her mother in law, but Ruth abode still with her.
15 And Maomi said, behold thy sister in law is gone back vnto her people and vnto her Gods: returne thou after thy sister in law.
NOwe afterwardes, here is de∣clared, what NAOMIE preuai∣led by her speeche with her daughters in lawe, or rather what befell after she commanded them to returne home. ORPAH returned to her mothers house, but RVTH taryed with her mother in law. Let vs heare what maye bee gathered out of these wordes for our edification. After NAO∣MIE had exhorted them both, with ma∣ny reasons to returne home, they wept agayne very much, which was a signe of great sorrow which they tooke of thys, that they were to part asunder. For sor∣row bringeth forth tears: as bloud sprin∣geth