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the_o grave_a may_v sleep_v in_o jesus_n and_o in_o the_o great_a resurrection_n may_v both_o in_o body_n and_o soul_n be_v take_v up_o into_o heaven_n to_o be_v for_o ever_o with_o the_o lord_n in_o perfect_a happiness_n amen_n finis_fw-la job_n 1.21_o psal._n 39.8_o paula_n marcelia_n euslochium_fw-la etc._n etc._n act._n 7_o 57_o eccl._n 12.7_o anima_fw-la eorum_fw-la sint_fw-la colligate_v in_fw-la horto_fw-la edenis_fw-la amen_o amen_n amen_n selah_n rev._n 6.9_o 10._o heb._n 12.23_o euseb._n lib._n 5_o cap._n 11_o the_o book_n be_v call_v psychopannychia_fw-la qui_fw-la animam_fw-la vivere_fw-la fatentur_fw-la illamque_fw-la omni_fw-la senâ—u_fw-la spoâ—â—ant_fw-la prorsus_fw-la animam_fw-la fingunt_fw-la quae_fw-la nihil_fw-la animae_fw-la habcat_fw-la aut_fw-la animam_fw-la ipsam_fw-la a_o se_fw-la ipsa_fw-la avellunt_fw-la cum_fw-la cjus_o natura_fw-la sincqua_fw-la consistere_fw-la ullo_fw-la modo_fw-la ucquit_v sit_v moveri_fw-la sentire_fw-la vigere_fw-la intelligere_fw-la atque_fw-la ut_fw-la ait_fw-fr tertulliâ—ous_fw-fr animae_fw-la anima_fw-la sensus_fw-la slt_fw-la dormit_fw-la omnis_fw-la mortuus_fw-la &_o bone_fw-la &_o malus_fw-la sed_fw-la quomodo_fw-la interest_n in_fw-la ipsis_fw-la qui_fw-la quotidie_fw-la dormiunt_fw-la &_o exurgunt_fw-la quid_fw-la cuique_fw-la videat_fw-la in_o somnis_fw-la alii_fw-la sentiunt_fw-la laeta_fw-la somnia_fw-la alii_fw-la torquentia_fw-la it_o a_o ut_fw-la evigilans_fw-la dormire_fw-la timeat_fw-la ne_fw-la ad_fw-la ipsa_fw-la iterum_fw-la redeat_fw-la sic_fw-la unusquisque_fw-la hominum_fw-la cum_fw-la causae_fw-la sua_fw-la dormit_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la causa_fw-la sua_fw-la surgit_fw-la &_o interest_n quali_fw-la cuique_fw-la custodia_fw-la recipiatur_fw-la ad_fw-la judiceâ—_n postea_fw-la recipiendus_fw-la etc._n etc._n habent_fw-la omines_fw-la animae_fw-la cum_fw-la de_fw-la seculo_fw-la exierint_fw-la divers_a as_o receptiones_fw-la svas_fw-la haebent_fw-la guadium_fw-la boni_fw-la &_o malâ—_n tormenta_fw-mi tract_n 49._o in_o joan._n isa._n 57.2_o rev._n 14.13_o 2_o pet._n 2.7_o 8_o psal_n 63.3_o peccatum_fw-la peperit_fw-la mortem_fw-la &_o silia_fw-la devoravit_fw-la matrem_fw-la homo_fw-la non_fw-la moritur_fw-la sed_fw-la peccatum_fw-la moriâ—ur_fw-la &_o miseria_fw-la k_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d joh._n 11.11_o mors_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la mors_fw-la sed_fw-la somnus_o &_o doâ—mitiâ—_n temporaria_fw-la homil_n 22._o ad_fw-la populum_fw-la antinchenum_fw-la somnus_fw-la est_fw-la mors_fw-la quaedam_fw-la brevior_fw-la mors_fw-la vero_fw-la somnus_o longior_fw-la consanguineus_fw-la lethi_fw-la sope_a scriptura_fw-la choose_fw-la qui_fw-la mortui_fw-la sunt_fw-la vocat_fw-la dormicute_v ob_fw-la spem_fw-la resurrectionis_fw-la qua_fw-la celerimâ—â—vigilabunt_fw-la obligatory_n somno_fw-la mortis_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la lecto_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la ex_fw-la sepulchro_fw-la serm._n 32._o de_fw-fr verbis_fw-la apostoli_fw-la tom_n 10._o rev._n 14.13_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o coâ—_n 3.21_o 22_o 23._o psal._n 116.15_o job_n 28.6_o num_fw-la 23_o 10_o rom._n 8.38_o 2_o sam._n 21.10_o psal._n 34.20_o rom._n 8.23_o rev._n 6.10_o isa._n 26.19_o joh._n 5.28.29_o 1_o cor._n 15.53_o job_n 19.27_o 1_o cor._n 15.2_o 1_o cor._n 15.20_o 1_o cor._n 15.42_o 43_o 44._o mat._n 13.43_o 1_o cor._n 6.2_o 3._o 1_o thes_n 4.13_o 1_o cor._n 15.17_o gen._n 46.4_o job_n 18_o 14._o rom._n 6._o rome_n 5._o heb._n 9.27_o phil._n 1.23_o mors_fw-la piorum_fw-la est_fw-la natalis_n aquavitae_fw-la eâ—erna_fw-la obstetrix_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la melioris_fw-la profect_v o_o ad_fw-la civitatem_fw-la dei_fw-la janua_fw-la ad_fw-la vitam_fw-la eternam_fw-la porta_n gloriae_fw-la medicamentum_fw-la immorâ—alitatis_fw-la hos._n 13.14_o eph._n 48._o act_n 28._o 1_o cor._n 15.55_o 56_o 57_o rom._n 8.1_o rom._n 12.13_o 2_o king_n 22.20_o luke_n 2.29_o 30._o mors_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la exitus_fw-la sed_fw-la transiâ—us_fw-la non_fw-la obitus_fw-la sed_fw-la abitus_fw-la mortui_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la amissi_fw-la sed_fw-la praemissâ—â—_n cypr._n de_fw-fr mortalitate_fw-la profectio_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la putas_fw-la mortem_fw-la tert._n de_fw-fr patientia_fw-la luke_n 2.29_o qui_fw-la gloriatur_fw-la in_o viribus_fw-la corporis_fw-la gloriatur_fw-la in_o viribus_fw-la carceâ—is_fw-la judg._n 18.23_o 24._o job_n 11.7_o luke_n 12.19.20_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d job_n 32.22_o