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the_o faithful_a separate_v from_o their_o body_n do_v present_o enjoy_v perfect_a bliss_n and_o consummate_a happiness_n unto_o which_o he_o make_v this_o answer_n satis_fw-la sit_fw-la nobis_fw-la scire_fw-la illicô_o à _fw-la discessu_fw-la è_fw-la corpore_fw-la spiritum_fw-la redire_fw-la ad_fw-la deum_fw-la qui_fw-la dedit_fw-la illum_fw-la eccles_n 12.7_o esse_fw-la cum_fw-la christo_fw-la philip._n 1.23_o in_o paradiso_n luke_n 23.43_o in_o pace_n sapien._n 3.3_o in_o requie_n heb._n 4.3_o in_o consolation_n luke_n 16.25_o in_o refrigerio_fw-la sap._n 4.7_o in_o securitate_fw-la job_n 11.15_o in_o manu_fw-la dei_fw-la ut_fw-la minime_fw-la attingit_fw-la eum_fw-la cruciatus_fw-la sapien._n 3.1_o in_o glorificatione_n wisd_v 5.1_o thus_o english_v let_v it_o be_v enough_o for_o we_o to_o know_v that_o present_o upon_o the_o departure_n of_o it_o out_o of_o the_o body_n the_o spirit_n return_v to_o god_n that_o give_v it_o that_o it_o be_v with_o christ_n that_o it_o be_v in_o 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