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appoint_v a_o place_n on_o earth_n for_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n and_o in_o heaven_n to_o wit_n in_o his_o palace_n a_o place_n for_o angel_n 113_o psal_n 113_o for_o the_o heaven_n of_o heaven_n be_v to_o our_o lord_n but_o the_o earth_n he_o have_v give_v to_o the_o child_n of_o man_n whereupon_o our_o lord_n in_o st._n 24_o math_n 24_o matthew_n call_v they_o the_o angel_n of_o heaven_n and_o in_o st._n luke_n he_o say_v there_o shall_v be_v joy_n in_o heaven_n upon_o one_o sinner_n that_o death_n penance_n 15_o luke_n 15_o and_o a_o little_a after_o there_o shall_v be_v joy_n before_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n upon_o one_o sinner_n that_o do_v penance_n god_n also_o have_v so_o tie_v the_o soul_n to_o the_o body_n that_o it_o can_v without_o it_o remove_v from_o place_n to_o place_n but_o angel_n be_v not_o tie_v to_o any_o body_n but_o haâ—e_v power_n give_v they_o to_o pâ—sse_v from_o heaven_n to_o earth_n and_o from_o earth_n to_o heaven_n or_o whether_o soever_o they_o will_v 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