Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	according_a	good_a	work_n	2,753	5	6.1002	4	true

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30857	A sermon preach'd at St. Trinity's in Kingston, upon Hull To a society there for the reformation of manners, September 20. 1699. By Robert Banks, A.M. Vicar of St. Trinity's in Hull, and prebendary of York.	Banks, R. R. (Richard R.)	1700 (1700)	Wing B672A; ESTC R217213	16,591	54

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to_o pieâ—â—_n and_o devotion_n if_o the_o cheat_n and_o pâ—â—_n jury_n and_o oppression_n under_o whicâ—_n the_o nation_n groan_v if_o the_o filthy_a speech_n and_o lewd_a action_n if_o the_o drunkeâ—nesses_n adultery_n whoredom_n and_o immorality_n of_o all_o sort_n which_o some_o aâ—_n so_o far_o from_o be_v afraid_a to_o commit_v iâ—_n secret_a that_o for_o want_v of_o other_o witness_n they_o will_v evidence_n against_o themselves_o by_o declare_v their_o sin_n as_o sodom_n isa_n 3._o â—_o in_o short_a if_o all_o the_o profane_a raillery_n anâ—_n abuse_v which_o be_v daily_o put_v upon_o the_o scripture_n and_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v sacred_a particular_o the_o ridicul_v and_o expose_v the_o mystery_n of_o our_o most_o holâ—_n faith_n can_v provoke_v god_n to_o abandon_v â—_o people_n to_o lay_v they_o waste_v to_o remou_v his_o church_n and_o gospel_n from_o amongst_o they_o and_o to_o make_v they_o the_o scorn_n anâ—_n derision_n of_o those_o who_o be_v round_o about_o 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spectator_n we_o may_v expect_v that_o god_n will_v not_o like_v we_o desert_n but_o maintain_v his_o own_o cause_n take_v the_o matter_n into_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o because_o we_o will_v not_o help_v to_o reclaim_v the_o wicked_a from_o their_o way_n thereby_o to_o hinder_v their_o misery_n and_o destruction_n involve_v we_o likewise_o in_o the_o same_o inevitable_a ruin_n with_o they_o to_o prevent_v which_o and_o if_o possible_a to_o engage_v we_o further_o to_o carry_v on_o the_o necessary_a work_n of_o reform_v the_o profaneness_n and_o debauchery_n of_o the_o age_n in_o our_o station_n and_o according_a to_o our_o capacity_n let_v we_o consider_v 2._o that_o the_o law_n both_o of_o god_n and_o man_n as_o well_o as_o the_o countenance_n and_o encouragement_n of_o our_o legislator_n be_v on_o our_o side_n to_o strengthen_v our_o heart_n and_o hand_n in_o this_o worthy_a and_o generous_a undertake_n we_o usual_o say_v that_o ill_a manner_n procure_v good_a law_n which_o have_v be_v as_o full_o verify_v in_o this_o nation_n i_o believe_v as_o in_o any_o country_n under_o the_o canopy_n of_o heaven_n but_o then_o it_o be_v very_o odd_a though_o obvious_a to_o remark_n that_o the_o profane_a and_o dissolute_a of_o this_o age_n and_o climate_n have_v strong_o attempt_v to_o invert_v the_o maxim_n by_o be_v guilty_a of_o the_o most_o profligate_v manner_n in_o defiance_n of_o the_o most_o excellent_a law_n both_o of_o god_n and_o man._n this_o be_v a_o reproach_n upon_o we_o which_o we_o ought_v to_o endeavour_v by_o all_o possible_a lawful_a mean_n to_o wipe_v off_o for_o the_o future_a that_o the_o boldness_n of_o offender_n may_v no_o long_o offer_v such_o avow_a affront_n to_o the_o law_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n that_o our_o prudently-contrived_a english_a law_n may_v no_o far_o be_v scandalize_v for_o cobweb_n which_o catch_v the_o little_a fly_n the_o diminutive_a sinner_n only_o but_o suffer_v the_o great_a and_o bold_a

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