Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
child_n	word_n	yoke_n	young_a	14	3	6.3552	4	false

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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much_o corrupt_v in_o that_o ordinance_n as_o appear_v from_o that_o place_n ezek._n 44.7_o therefore_o to_o baptize_v our_o child_n to_o succee_a generation_n iâ—_n the_o parent_n wicked_a because_o the_o visible_a unbelief_n of_o parent_n cut_v off_o their_o seed_n and_o their_o visible_a believe_v ingraff_v they_o in_o and_o thus_o we_o find_v john_n repulse_v visible_a unbeliever_n that_o come_v to_o be_v baptize_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o abraham_n covenant_n so_o that_o it_o appear_v that_o m._n p._n be_v aâ—_n ignorant_a of_o the_o ground_n of_o our_o practice_n as_o he_o be_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o own_o 4_o neither_o be_v it_o the_o set_n up_o again_o of_o the_o partition_n wall_n betwixt_o the_o natural_a branch_n and_o those_o that_o be_v wild_a by_o nature_n for_o the_o partition_n wall_n be_v the_o legal-ordinance_n eph._n 2.14_o 15_o give_v to_o the_o jewish_a nation_n only_o and_o shuâ—ting_v out_o all_o nation_n beside_o so_o much_o be_v employ_v by_o paul_n 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