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ipse_fw-la caput_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la ascendit_fw-la in_o coelum_fw-la he_o be_v the_o head_n we_o be_v his_o member_n the_o whole_a church_n which_o be_v disperse_v every_o where_o be_v his_o body_n whereof_o he_o be_v the_o head_n and_o not_o only_o the_o faithful_a which_o be_v now_o but_o also_o they_o which_o have_v be_v before_o we_o and_o which_o shall_v be_v after_o we_o unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n all_o pertain_v to_o his_o body_n of_o which_o body_n he_o which_o have_v ascend_v into_o heaven_n be_v the_o head_n again_o caelestis_fw-la jerusalem_n 20._o civis_fw-la sunt_fw-la omnes_fw-la sanctificati_fw-la homines_fw-la qui_fw-la fuet_fw-la unt_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la futuri_fw-la sunt_fw-la that_o be_v all_o sanctify_a man_n which_o have_v be_v which_o be_v and_o which_o shall_v be_v citizen_n of_o the_o heavenly_a jerusalem_n cyprian_n say_v ecclesia_fw-la nunquam_fw-la à _fw-la christo_fw-la discedit_fw-la &_o ijsunt_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la 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