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4 And behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said vnto the reapers. The Lorde be with you: and they aunswered him, the Lord blesse thee.
5 Then said Boaz vnto his seruant that was ap∣pointed ouer the reapers, whose mayd is this?
6 And the seruaunt that was appointed ouer the the reapers answered, and sayd, it is the Moa∣bitishe mayde, that came with Naomi out of the countrey of Moab.
7 And she said vnto vs, I pray you let me gl••ane and gather after the reapers, among the Sheues: so shee came, and hath continued from that time in the morning vntill now, saue shee taried a little in the house.
WE haue declared before that RVTH hauing first gotten leaue of her mother in lawe to gather eares after the rea∣pers, came by fortune, or (that I may speake more truely) by the prouidence of God, into the field of BOAZ her kins∣man: but what befell to her there, the holy Ghost doth diligently set downe, in these wordes following. In the first place here is shewed, howe BOAZ com∣ming