Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
child_n	father_n	israel_n	tribe_n	4,559	5	10.6477	5	true

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A97212	Caleb's inheritance in Canaan: by grace, not works, an answer to a book entituled The doctrine of baptism, and distinction of the covenants, lately published by Tho. Patient: wherein a review is taken, I. Of his four essentials, and they fully answered; ergo II. Dipping proved no gospel practice, from cleer scripture. III. His ten arguments for dipping refuted. IV. The two covenants answered, and circumcision proved a covenant of grace. V. His seven arguments to prove it a covenant of works, answered. VI. His four arguments to prove it a seale onely to Abraham, answered: and the contrary proved. VII. The seven fundamentals that he pretends to be destroyed by taking infants into covenant, cleeered; and the aspersion proved false. VIII. A reply to his answer given to our usual scriptures. For infant-subjects of the kingdom, in all which infant-baptism is cleered, and that ordinance justifyed, / by E.W. a member of the army in Ireland.	Warren, Edward, Member of the army in Ireland.	1655 (1655)	Wing W956; Thomason E856_2; ESTC R9139	117,844	134

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worshipper_n spiritual_a worshipper_n be_v câ—eer_n because_o israel_n be_v a_o sepa_n ated_a people_n from_o all_o nation_n and_o be_v also_o to_o be_v separate_v among_o themselves_o from_o all_o moral_a and_o typical_a uncleanness_n either_o in_o person_n or_o thing_n in_o order_n to_o a_o spiritual_a enjoyment_n of_o god_n in_o his_o worship_n they_o be_v then_o as_o we_o now_o to_o offer_v up_o spiritual_a sacrifice_n to_o god_n holy_a and_o acceptable_a see_v 2_o cor._n 6.16_o 18._o compare_v with_o leu._n 26.22_o isa_n 52.11_o ezek._n 37.27_o ch_n 44.7_o and_o the_o have_v child_n in_o that_o spiritual_a house_n do_v not_o at_o all_o diminish_v from_o the_o worship_n to_o make_v it_o the_o less_o spiritual_a isa_n 56.7_o the_o allusion_n of_o the_o spiritual_a house_n under_o the_o gospel_n be_v draw_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n spiritual_a house_n under_o the_o law_n my_o house_n shall_v be_v call_v the_o house_n of_o prayer_n of_o all_o nation_n it_o be_v not_o so_o 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he_o will_v blush_v at_o his_o own_o boldness_n blindness_n and_o ignorance_n p._n three_o when_o christ_n the_o true_a isaac_n be_v name_v i._n e._n come_v unto_o the_o ministry_n than_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharise_n persecute_v christ_n â—pon_n which_o the_o freewoman_n or_o covenant_n cast_v out_o the_o bondwoman_n and_o her_o son_n i_z e._n the_o covenant_n of_o work_n and_o her_o child_n by_o nature_n which_o be_v the_o national_a church_n of_o the_o jew_n a._n all_o this_o while_n he_o have_v carry_v on_o the_o parallel_n of_o the_o two_o covenant_n till_o he_o have_v cast_v out_o all_o the_o jew_n and_o their_o offspring_n that_o plead_v a_o right_a to_o abraham_n covenant_n in_o the_o flesh_n but_o m._n p._n forget_v that_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o there_o be_v some_o never_o break_v off_o nor_o never_o cast_v out_o when_o as_o some_o of_o the_o branch_n be_v break_v off_o rom._n 11.17_o and_o he_o forget_v that_o the_o natural_a branch_n i._n e._n the_o jew_n and_o their_o child_n shall_v be_v take_v in_o again_o ver_fw-la 24_o 25_o 26_o 27._o which_o must_v be_v therefore_o into_o the_o oâ—d_a flock_n or_o root_n which_o remain_v p._n four_o the_o freewoman_n or_o covenant_n do_v now_o testify_v that_o the_o bondwoman_n i._n e._n the_o covenant_n of_o work_n and_o her_o child_n shall_v never_o remain_v in_o god_n church_n now_o but_o only_o the_o child_n of_o the_o freewoman_n shall_v remain_v in_o god_n house_n a._n by_o child_n of_o the_o freewoman_n he_o understand_v real_a and_o true_a believer_n so_o that_o the_o inference_n rise_v thus_o that_o in_o the_o gospel-house_n and_o church_n of_o christ_n there_o shall_v be_v none_o that_o belong_v to_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n that_o be_v abolish_v and_o the_o seed_n cast_v out_o that_o now_o thâ—_n church_n be_v all_o saint_n be_v all_o heir_n all_o freeborn_a no_o hypocrite_n and_o thus_o what_o paul_n write_v to_o the_o roman_n galatian_n philippian_n and_o tell_v we_o that_o in_o those_o gospel-churche_n there_o be_v many_o under_o that_o covenant_n and_o yet_o church-member_n be_v by_o m._n p._n reprove_v for_o falsehood_n for_o the_o free-covenant_n of_o grace_n have_v cast_v out_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n and_o her_o seed_n long_o before_o p._n five_o now_o rejoice_v then_o barren_a that_o bare_a not_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n be_v become_v fruitful_a in_o all_o nation_n therefore_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v above_o be_v free_a which_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o we_o all_o i._n e._n of_o we_o the_o primitive_a church_n bear_v by_o faith_n in_o a_o promise_n a._n the_o reader_n may_v remember_v he_o have_v often_o before_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o spiritual_a covenant_n of_o grace_n as_o it_o do_v not_o run_v upon_o entail_v so_o be_v it_o make_v indifferent_o to_o all_o nation_n and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o confine_v to_o the_o jew_n for_o in_o that_o spiritual_a covenant_n all_o nation_n have_v a_o like_a share_n and_o benefit_n in_o thy_o seed_n all_o 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v._o 22._o and_o so_o hagar_n bring_v forth_o child_n to_o abraham_n as_o well_o as_o sarah_n the_o â—ree_a intent_n of_o this_o place_n appear_v to_o be_v this_o the_o apostle_n in_o this_o chapter_n bring_v this_o allegory_n to_o convince_v those_o galatian_n which_o have_v embrace_v christ_n be_v fall_v back_o to_o the_o law_n ceremonial_a and_o to_o seek_v for_o justification_n by_o work_n and_o therefore_o he_o call_v they_o fool_n and_o tell_v they_o they_o be_v bewitch_v to_o fall_v back_o from_o gospel_n ordinance_n to_o the_o law_n from_o the_o spirit_n to_o the_o flesh_n from_o liberty_n to_o bondage_n ch_n 3.11.5.1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o and_o have_v use_v many_o press_a argument_n in_o the_o precede_a chapter_n he_o at_o last_o come_v in_o with_o this_o example_n of_o sarah_n and_o hagar_n to_o show_v that_o as_o hagar_n when_o she_o think_v to_o mistress_n it_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o abraham_n family_n so_o so_o the_o law_n ceremonial_a when_o make_v a_o covenant_n of_o work_n 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