Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
scripture_n	apostle_n	call_v	spirit_n	2,556	5	4.9072	4	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30035	The pilgrim's progress, from Quakerism to Christianity containing, a farther discovery of the dangerous growth of Quakerism, not only in points of doctrine, but also in their politicks, respecting their government, and opposite to it, together with their fund or common bank to support the same : with a remedy proposed for this malady, and the cure of Quakerism : to which is added an appendix, discovering a most damnable plot, contriv'd and carrying on by New-Rome, by an united confederacy, against the reformed religion and professors thereof, as will appear from the designs of their silent meetings, their monthly, quarterly, second-day, six-week, and yearly meeting, all which are particularly herein treated on / by ... Fr. Bugg.	Bugg, Francis, 1640-1724?	1700 (1700)	Wing B5383; ESTC R20744	232,865	530

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this_o plea_n if_o any_o one_o shall_v say_v i_o see_v no_o evil_a in_o pay_v tithe_n to_o hireling_n priest_n in_o that_o they_o be_v not_o claim_v by_o divine_a right_n but_o by_o the_o civil_a law_n of_o the_o land_n i_o see_v no_o evil_n say_v another_o in_o marry_v by_o the_o priest_n for_o he_o be_v but_o a_o witness_n i_o see_v no_o evil_n say_v a_o three_o in_o decline_v a_o public_a testimony_n in_o suffering-time_n for_o i_o have_v christ_n be_v and_o paul_n be_v example_n i_o see_v no_o evil_n say_v a_o four_o in_o respect_v the_o person_n of_o man_n for_o whatever_o other_o do_v i_o intend_v a_o sincere_a notice_n that_o i_o take_v of_o those_o i_o know_v i_o see_v no_o evil_n faith_n a_o five_o in_o keep_v my_o shop_n shut_v upon_o the_o world_n holiday_n fast-day_n for_o i_o will_v not_o willing_o give_v offence_n to_o my_o neighbour_n etc._n etc._n reader_n i_o have_v be_v the_o large_a on_o this_o quotation_n because_o it_o may_v evident_o appear_v beyond_o all_o 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well_o ask_v if_o the_o moral_a law_n be_v a_o rule_n to_o christ_n for_o the_o christian_n life_n and_o rule_n be_v christ_n etc._n etc._n meaning_n the_o light_n within_o quest_n to_o professor_n etc._n etc._n p._n 27._o and_o this_o be_v much_o like_a be_v pennington_n who_o say_v that_o the_o name_n jesus_n and_o christ_n belong_v to_o every_o member_n as_o well_o as_o to_o the_o head_n and_o if_o so_o whitehead_n be_v in_o the_o right_n on_o it_o they_o may_v as_o well_o indeed_o carry_v the_o ten_o commandment_n to_o christ_n as_o to_o the_o quaker_n for_o on_o their_o own_o hypothesis_n there_o be_v as_o much_o reason_n for_o the_o quaker_n love_n to_o be_v equal_a with_o christ_n if_o not_o above_o he_o see_v p._n 10._o what_o be_v attribute_v to_o that_o body_n meaning_n the_o son_n of_o mary_n we_o acknowledge_v and_o give_v to_o that_o body_n in_o its_o place_n according_a as_o the_o scripture_n attribute_v it_o which_o be_v throuhg_a and_o because_o of_o that_o which_o 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a_o inward_a resurrection_n with_o the_o light_n within_o but_o deny_v the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n lay_v in_o the_o grave_a book_n of_o the_o quaker_n which_o prove_v these_o to_o be_v their_o tenet_n and_o a_o hundred_o time_n as_o much_o be_v these_o geo._n fox_n jun.'s_n work_v edw._n burrough_n work_v saul_n errand_n g._n fox_n journal_n truth_n defend_v the_o quaker_n etc._n etc._n a_o lamentation_n by_o one_o of_o england_n prophet_n etc._n etc._n judgement_n fix_v etc._n etc._n jos_n coal_n work_n the_o quaker_n refuge_n etc._n etc._n w._n smith_n primer_z etc._n etc._n a_o discovery_n of_o man_n return_n by_o w._n d._n ishmael_n and_o his_o mother_n cast_v out_o by_o g._n whitehead_n and_o three_o other_o chief_a speaker_n a_o brief_a discovery_n of_o a_o threefold_a estate_n of_o antichrist_n etc._n etc._n news_n come_v up_o out_o of_o the_o north_n ste._n crisp'_v primer_n print_v 1682._o the_o apostate_n incendiary_n w._n penn'_v serious_a apology_n the_o quaker_n 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