Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
father_n	king_n	prince_n	son_n	18,335	5	5.4465	4	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13341	Of the markes of the children of God and of their comforts in afflictions. To the faithfull of the Low Countrie. By Iohn Taffin. Ouerseene againe and augmented by the author, and translated out of French by Anne Prowse.; Des marques des enfans de Dieu. English	Taffin, Jean, 1529-1602.; Prowse, Anne.	1590 (1590)	STC 23652; ESTC S118085	100,800	270

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this_o elect_a of_o god_n in_o who_o we_o ourselves_o have_v be_v elect_v who_o have_v die_v for_o the_o elect_a shall_v sanctify_v preserve_v and_o lift_v they_o up_o into_o heaven_n to_o the_o enjoy_n of_o this_o felicity_n who_o be_v not_o only_o man_n holy_a and_o just_a but_o also_o true_a god_n especial_o behold_v he_o in_o his_o glory_n to_o be_v unite_v in_o one_o person_n to_o the_o godhead_n then_o shine_v in_o his_o majesty_n sure_o if_o we_o love_v other_o elect_a as_o ourselves_o shall_v have_v as_o much_o joy_n of_o the_o happiness_n of_o each_o of_o they_o as_o of_o our_o own_o what_o shall_v be_v the_o joy_n that_o we_o shall_v receive_v of_o the_o happiness_n and_o glory_n of_o this_o sovereign_a elect_a jesus_n christ_n

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