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sulpitium_fw-la in_o vita_fw-la martini_n ariopag_n et_fw-fr eub._n hierare_fw-la ecclescap_n 7._o igraunt_a indeed_o we_o may_v sorrow_n and_o weep_v for_o the_o wicked_a not_o only_a when_o they_o be_v dead_a but_o even_o when_o they_o be_v alive_a but_o we_o must_v sing_v and_o rejoice_v for_o the_o godly_a not_o only_a when_o they_o be_v alive_a but_o even_o when_o they_o be_v dead_a and_o why_o because_o they_o be_v alive_a be_v dead_a but_o these_o be_v dead_a be_v alive_a according_a to_o that_o say_n of_o the_o hebrew_n rabbin_n etc._n rabbin_n tsaddikim_n bemetham_fw-la caijm_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o godly_a even_o in_o their_o death_n be_v alive_a but_o the_o wicked_a even_o in_o their_o life_n be_v dead_a therefore_o david_n when_o his_o son_n absalon_n die_v who_o he_o know_v to_o be_v a_o wicked_a man_n weep_v for_o he_o say_v absalon_n my_o son_n o_o my_o son_n absalon_n will_v to_o god_n i_o have_v die_v for_o thou_o but_o when_o his_o young_a son_n die_v who_o he_o know_v to_o be_v a_o innocent_a babe_n he_o be_v well_o pay_v and_o arise_v from_o the_o ground_n and_o anoint_v his_o face_n and_o look_v cheerful_o and_o say_v i_o shall_v go_v to_o he_o he_o can_v not_o return_v to_o i_o whereby_o he_o warrant_v that_o of_o fulgentius_n who_o say_v that_o the_o godly_a decease_a be_v praemissi_fw-la be_v non_fw-la amissi_fw-la sed_fw-la praemissi_fw-la not_o lose_v for_o ever_o but_o leave_v for_o a_o time_n not_o go_v away_o from_o we_o but_o send_v to_o god_n before_o us._n for_o if_o that_o be_v true_a which_o ignatius_n say_v that_o life_n without_o christ_n be_v death_n 〈◊〉_d death_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o this_o be_v true_a also_o which_o i_o shall_v say_v that_o death_n with_o and_o in_o christ_n be_v life_n the_o death_n of_o the_o saint_n be_v no_o funeral_n but_o triumph_n cypr._n triumph_n exercitia_fw-la suntasta_fw-la non_fw-la funera_fw-la cypr._n so_o that_o