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read_v the_o treatise_n de_fw-fr cura_fw-la pro_fw-la mortuis_fw-la agenda_fw-la shall_v find_v nothing_o else_o but_o doubt_n and_o question_n of_o that_o matter_n as_o cap._n 5._o cum_fw-la ergo_fw-la mater_fw-la fidelis_fw-la filij_fw-la defuncti_fw-la corpus_fw-la desyderavit_fw-la in_o basilicam_fw-la martyris_fw-la poni_fw-la si_fw-la quidem_fw-la credidit_fw-la eius_fw-la animam_fw-la meritis_fw-la martyris_fw-la adiwari_fw-la hoc_fw-la quod_fw-la ita_fw-la credidit_fw-la supplicatio_fw-la quaedam_fw-la fuit_fw-la &_o haec_fw-la profuit_fw-la si_fw-la quid_fw-la profuit_fw-la therefore_o when_o the_o faithful_a mother_n desire_v the_o body_n of_o her_o faithful_a son_n depart_v to_o be_v lay_v in_o the_o church_n of_o the_o martyr_n if_o she_o believe_v that_o his_o soul_n may_v be_v help_v by_o the_o metite_n of_o the_o martyr_n this_o that_o she_o so_o believe_v be_v a_o certain_a supplication_n and_o this_o profit_v if_o any_o thing_n profit_v here_o augustine_n doubt_v whether_o supplication_n to_o the_o martyr_n profit_v any_o thing_n or_o no._n morever_o he_o can_v not_o
worthy_a will_n her_o son_n augustine_n so_o allow_v that_o he_o set_v it_o forth_o in_o the_o nine_o of_o his_o confession_n to_o her_o eternal_a memory_n in_o these_o word_n my_o mother_n say_v he_o when_o the_o day_n of_o her_o pass_v hence_o be_v now_o at_o hand_n much_o regard_v not_o how_o her_o body_n may_v curious_o be_v cover_v or_o with_o costly_a spice_n be_v powder_v neither_o do_v she_o count_v upon_o any_o gorgeous_a tomb_n or_o sepulchre_n these_o thing_n she_o charge_v we_o not_o with_o all_o but_o her_o whole_a &_o only_a desire_n be_v that_o a_o memory_n may_v be_v keep_v for_o she_o at_o thy_o holy_a altar_n good_a lord_n it_o at_o which_o she_o miss_v no_o day_n to_o serve_v thou_o where_o she_o know_v the_o holy_a host_n be_v bestow_v by_o which_o the_o bond_n obligatory_a that_o be_v against_o we_o be_v cancel_v mark_v good_a reader_n as_o we_o go_v by_o the_o way_n what_o that_o be_v which_o in_o the_o bless_a sacrifice_n of_o the_o altar_n be_v offer_v how_o 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