reapers

And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her happe was to light on a part of the fielde belonging vnto Boaz, who was of the kinred of Elimelech.

1611 marginal noteHeb, happe happened.

1611 marginal noteCalled Mat. 1.5.Booz.

¶ And behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said vnto the reapers, The LORD bee with you; and they answered him, The LORD blesse thee.

Then said Boaz vnto his seruant, that was set ouer the reapers, Whose damosell is this?

And the seruaunt that was set ouer the reapers, answered and said, It is the Moabitish damosell that came backe with Naomi out of the countrey of Moab:

And she said, I pray you, let mee gleane and gather after the reapers amongst the sheaues: so shee came, and hath continued euen from the morning vntill now, that she taried a little in the house.

And Boaz sayde vnto her, At meale time come thou hither, and eate of the bread, and dip thy morsell in the vineger. And shee sate beside the reapers: and he reached her parched corne, and she did eate, and was sufficed, and left.

¶ And when the child was growen, it fell on a day that hee went out to his father, to the reapers.

Let both grow together vntil the haruest: and in the time of haruest, I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and binde them in bundels to burne them: but gather the wheat into my barne.

The enemie that sowed them, is the deuill. The haruest, is the ende of the world. And the reapers are the Angels.

1611 marginal noteIoel. 3.13. reue 14.15.