Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	people_n	read_v	word_n	2,947	5	4.1038	3	true

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17912	A necessitie of separation from the Church of England, prooved by the nonconformists principles Specially opposed vnto Dr. Ames, his Fresh suit against humane ceremonies, in the point of separation only. Also Dr. Laiton, Mr. Dayrel, and Mr. Bradshaw, are here answered, wherein they have written against us. With a table in the later end, of the principal occurrents in this treatise. By Iohn Canne, pastor of the ancient English church, in Amsterdam.	Canne, John, d. 1667?	1634 (1634)	STC 4574; ESTC S117015	174,263	303

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year_n 64._o the_o oath_n ex_fw-la officio_fw-la 65._o apccripha_n book_n which_o have_v in_o they_o error_n lie_n blasphemy_n magic_a contradiction_n to_o the_o canonical_a scripture_n 66._o a_o antichristian_a discipline_n 67._o private_a communion_n 68_o their_o administer_a of_o it_o not_o with_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n institution_n but_o with_o other_o take_v out_o of_o the_o pope_n portuis_fw-la 69._o read_v homily_n 70._o corrupt_v the_o scripture_n in_o mistranslate_n many_o place_n add_v to_o the_o text_n and_o leave_a quite_o out_o many_o part_n thereof_o many_o score_n of_o vile_a error_n beside_o these_o i_o can_v name_v from_o their_o write_n but_o this_o be_v enough_o for_o the_o time_n only_o i_o request_v the_o reader_n to_o observe_v the_o bad_a deal_n which_o be_v here_o show_v the_o corruption_n which_o mr._n johnson_n mention_v in_o his_o treaâ—ises_n to_o be_v in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v only_o such_o which_o he_o take_v out_o of_o their_o own_o 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