The. 18. Sermon.
10 Then sayd hee, Blessed be thou of the Lorde my daughter, thou hast shewed more goodnesse in the latter end, then in the beginning, in as∣much as thou followest not yong men were they poore or riche.
11 And now my daughter, feare not: I will doe to thee all thou requirest: for all the Ci∣tie of my people doth know, that thou art a ver∣tuous woman.
12 And now it is true that I am they kinseman, howbeit, there is a kinseman neerer then I.
13 Tarry to night and when morning is come, if hee will do the duetie of a kinseman vnto thee, well, let him do the kinsemans duty: but if he•• will not do the kinsemans part, then will I doe the dutie of a kinseman, as the Lord liueth, sleepe vntill the morning.
THE notable woman RVTH asked of BOHAZ here first hus∣bands kinsman, that he shuld marry her, as it is immediately